Operating Cost
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Designing Space for Nomadic Workers
1-16-2019More and more, workers aren’t going to an office and sitting at the same desk Monday through Friday.
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Energy-Efficient, Sustainable, Cost-Effective Facilities Start with Asking the Right Questions Early
12-5-2018Key questions asked during the planning process can drive the design of new and renovated research facilities, creating a high-performance, sustainable building with predictable operating costs. Questions from the building owner and stakeholders should focus on upfront costs, energy efficiency, long-term savings, safety, potential risks, construction materials, carbon reduction, zero waste, and performance vs. sustainability. For example: What energy efficiency measures should be explored? What safety strategies will have the most impact? What would it take to create a net zero lab?
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Creating a Disaster-Resilient Biomedical Facility
11-28-2018The nation’s academic biomedical research facilities are largely unprepared for natural and man-made disasters that could damage buildings, equipment, IT systems, and materials, and ultimately jeopardize research and scientific careers. A recently released study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for institutions and scientists to focus on risk assessment and resilience planning to secure their capital and research investments. In order to do that successfully, institutions need to expand their emergency response and recovery plans and think beyond current building codes, which focus on the life safety needs of the occupants but have yet to account for the significant risks posed to their research programs.
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University of Virginia Optimizes Energy Performance to Reduce Operational Costs
11-21-2018The University of Virginia has reduced the annual operating cost of Clark Hall by $1.2 million by optimizing the facility's energy performance. Located in Charlottesville, Clark Hall originally opened in 1932 and houses the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Charles L.
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Bringing a Mid-Century Engineering Facility into the 21st Century
8-15-2018The College of Engineering, one of 15 colleges and schools at Cornell University, has 21 percent of the undergraduate population, 32 percent of the graduate population, and 10 percent of the square footage of the campus. As part of the college master plan, Upson Hall, originally built in the 1950s, and one of the largest buildings on the engineering quad, was in line for modernization. The plan called for improving energy efficiency, providing student and faculty collaborative space, and creating wet, hybrid, nano-, bio-, and chemical engineering labs. Since the building is well-located and structurally sound, with good floor-to-floor heights for labs, the decision was to renovate the existing structure, rather than undertake new construction. The project, a complete gut and renovation of the 160,000-gsf building, scheduled in two approximately year-long phases, was completed in August 2017.
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London Health Sciences Centre Utilizes Honeywell Vector Space Sense
6-28-2018London Health Sciences Centre is utilizing Honeywell Vector Space Sense to optimize facility utilization and reduce operational costs.
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Kewaunee Scientific and Rainlight Launch CODA Modular Lab Bench System
6-4-2018Kewaunee Scientific has partnered with international design studio Rainlight to create the CODA laboratory furniture benching system.
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Bentley University Arena Attains LEED Platinum Sustainable Design Certification
5-16-2018Bentley University has been awarded LEED Platinum sustainable design certification for the $45 million Bentley Arena in Waltham, Mass.
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Los Angeles Community College District Sets BIM Mandate for Massive Construction Program
3-11-2018Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has mandated that Building Information Modeling (BIM) be implemented in the final phase of its $9 billion construction program.
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American National Standards Institute Publishes Total Cost of Ownership Standard
2-1-2018The American National Standards Institute published APPA 1000-1 in January of 2018, creating the first national standard for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in the United States.
