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The Tradeline BLOG is an online exchange of quick bits of breaking information, intelligent “briefs”, promising technologies, emerging trends, HOT concepts “overheard” at Tradeline conferences, and some rare, practical stats that will help you keep tuned to the capital projects and facility management profession.
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Protective guard rails prevent damange.
Extend protective guard rails on corridor walls all the way to the door frames to keep door frames from being damaged by rolling carts passing in and out of rooms.
- From Tradeline's Animal Research Facilities 2005 Conference...
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Tips for Animal Facilities
In vacuum automated waste systems, corn-cob bedding and plastic pipes don't mix -- a problem of abrasion. Also, replacing steel blades in an automated waste transport system with hard rubber blades will prevent shutdowns caused by hard objects that inadve...
| | 11.29.05
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Design Criteria for Facility Planning
Achieve long-term science program flexibility by planning facilities for some multi-species use. For BSL-3 facilities, build in flexibility by planning for multi-pathogen, multi-protocol operations. For large animal facilities, plan for 80% occupancy to a...
| | 11.29.05
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How to Measure your Room Cage Density
To normalize cage density metrics for rooms with different heights of racks, consider using the metric of "cages/shelf/room square foot" (developed by Jack Hessler and used for an NCI facility analysis) for your measure of room cage-density. Thi...
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Plan for Expansion
The populations of rodents used at research institutions are growing faster than most people are planning for. Revisit your population assumptions and plan accordingly.
Are transgenic rats the next rodent population to plan for?...
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A new product idea.
A new product idea on the horizon -- "Disposable Cages." No cleaning, just dispose of the cage and the bedding together....
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European Animal Facility Trends
The European standard for ergonomics is "no cage lifting above the head, nor lifting from below the knees." Has implications for room designs, automation, worker health and well-being.
- From Tradeline's Animal Research Facilities 2005 Confere...
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Standards for Animal Housing
In Europe it is expected that standards for enriched animal housing and animal facility work environments will soon become a matter of law. It already is in Denmark. Don't rule out that possibility for the U.S. and Canada.
- From Tradeline's Animal Rese...
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A key investment decision.
Consider spacious, upscale locker rooms as an employee well-being investment....
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Biggest Cost Reduction Opportunity
The biggest operating cost reduction comes through decreasing the frequency of changing cages. Has implications for cage-type selection and caging system investments.
-From Tradeline's Animal Research Facilities 2005 Conference
Learn about animal cage...
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Biggest Project Decisions
The three biggest decisions to make for any animal facility project are: 1) The animal models to be used; 2) Protocols to be performed; and 3) Caging system. From those three decisions all other decisions flow.
Learn how to construct efficient, long-last...
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A plan for animal facilities.
A proven capital savings strategy for animal facilities: Leave shell space in the base project and establish "trigger" points for fit-out projects justified by future grant applications.
- From Tradeline's Animal Research Facilities 2005 Confe...
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A Strategy
You may be able to get a waiver on your project's Environmental Impact Statement (save money and time) if you are pursuing LEED™ certification for your project.
-From Tradeline's Animal Research Facilities 2005 Conference
What is LEED&trade...
| | 11.20.05
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Tips and Tools
Suggestions for commissioning:
Make a video of the commissioning process (i.e. the commissioning and equipment validation people doing those tasks) to use as a training video for new operations hires.
After initial commissioning, re-testing ...
| | 11.19.05
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Expectations for Animal and BSL Facilities
Commissioning an animal facility is an essential part of project success. The cost of commissioning is estimated at ¾% to 1.5% of cost of construction. For a BSL facility, expect 4-5% of construction cost. The cost of commissioning cost is in addit...
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Material Options and Installation Tips
There are an increasing number of animal facilities that are using vinyl flooring in animal rooms -- citing durability and ease of repair -- U.S. and Europe. For epoxy floors, the steps for successful installation are:
A completely cured slab
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