General Session: The Broad Institute's five most influential design decisions that impact operational efficiency

The Broad Institute was 2007 Lab of the Year High Honors award winner. Armed now with two years of operating perspective, David Erlandson revisits the five most influential design decisions made for this facility, the rationales behind those decisions , and the impact those decisions have had on operations and science productivity, He particularly examines features for quick and less costly lab reconfigurations and high space utilization. He documents program, space, equipment, and utilization changes that have occurred since occupancy, and he identifies particular decisions that will be made differently in future projects.

• David Erlandson , Director of Facilities Planning and Operations - The Broad Institute