Lab Flexibility

Construction options that create savings.

Published May 2007 Floor-mounted bollards and oversized ducting are being seen in more projects.

In seeming contradiction to the idea of extreme lab flexibility being achieved with overhead services and no floor penetrations, the idea of floor-mounted bollards as being an extreme flexibility feature has emerged in some very noteworthy projects. This is a big issue worthy of some serious debate and understanding before you next build. And by making a long-term flexibility investment in over-sized duct work, you also get near-term energy savings by virtue of lower velocity air circulation.

- From Tradeline's Research Buildings 2007 Conference