by Mark Paskanik, AIA
Truly state-of-the-art lab facilities don’t exist in a vacuum. They’re a function of factors big and small, from internal design choices to external funding and talent retention. Increasingly, a holistic approach to the project, one that considers its context and stakeholder needs at early stages of planning, is needed for a facility to be competitive long term.
At CRB, we call this approach the Lab Ecosystem. As in nature, there are key qualities that maintain the ecosystem’s functioning, and extend beyond the physical blueprint. Asking yourself some of the following questions can help ensure you’re building up an ecosystem that has the resources, adaptability, habitat, and resilience to thrive.
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