A host of new Canadian research buildings and science teaching facilities (recently completed, and nearly completed) demonstrate innovative, cost-effective solutions for a broad spectrum of growing and fast-changing science programs. Specifically, they reveal how scientific vision, design concepts, and building operations plans are shaping decisions on:
• Costs & budgets
• Performance metrics
• Flexibility features
• Efficient space utilization
• Multi-discipline, multi-tenant building solutions
• Biocontainment, vivariums and other specialized embedded spaces
• Sustainable (“green”) design
• Mechanical and electrical systems
• Operations & maintenance
Here you’ll learn the occupancy plans, lab and lab/office schemes, mechanical designs, sustainable design criteria, security, project planning, management strategies, and bottom-line costs that are shaping the facilities side to Canada’s major new science and research initiative.
Attend this conference to get ahead of the planning curve for your next major science building project, facility renovation program, or facilities management initiative.
The end of May in Ottawa is a great time and place to meet. I hope to see you there!
Steve Westfall, President
Tradeline, Inc.
This is an open-invitational conference for science building owners, architects, and contractors to examine and benchmark best Canadian practices for design, construction, and operation of science buildings.
