As the year comes to a close, designers are busier than ever. This festive time of the year is when many lab designers — including the specialists at OnePointe Solutions — review the past 12 months of development within their field. For laboratory designers, the past few years have been filled with new and unique
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Virology, the study of viruses, is a field with ever-increasing importance. According to the World Health Organization, of the 30 new types of pathogens discovered in recent decades, 16 are viruses. Viruses are responsible for a great number of highly dangerous diseases, including avian influenza, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, SARS, shingles, and COVID-19,
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When you’re tackling a remodeling project, — whether it’s a simple redesign, a complete overhaul, or a complex relocation — you want to design for the future. Laboratories should fit the needs of occupants, workers, and the surrounding community. To ensure these standards, two major design certifications were established: LEED and WELL. Today, we’ll examine
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Before the advent of the home computer in the 1980s, schools were often the only place kids and teens ever had access to computers. Now, in an age where smartphones are ubiquitous, the computer lab might seem like an outdated concept. But this is not true! The modern computer lab is a space that can
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Laboratory expansions are exciting, but they’re also complex. As fantastic as it may be to embrace the promise of increased space and resources, the process must also be viewed from a practical perspective. How will the expansion impact future workflows? What will happen while the laboratory is being renovated? What features should the updated expansion
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As institutions dedicated to advancing our understanding of the world, scientific laboratories should be pillars of advancement. That’s why OnePointe Solutions is always eager to improve a laboratory’s sustainability. When working on a sustainable lab design, lab designers must examine multiple points of view. As important as it may be to reduce energy consumption, scientific
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In a perfect world, your laboratory’s space would be perfect from the start and meet your lab’s needs for the duration of your operations. But we all know that this isn’t how things usually happen. Sometimes you have to downsize, or a larger space becomes available. Sometimes your operations move around, your building is renovated,
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For many people, the high school or middle school science lab is a core memory. Whether it was learning the basics of chemistry through the interactions of acids and bases or dissecting a frog, science labs are a vital part of education. School science labs are more than just a memory, though– they are an
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Though your laboratory ideally won’t have any issues to speak of, it’s just not possible to avoid each and every possible slip-up. These slip-ups don’t have to be catastrophic, however. By developing a system to deal with mishaps whenever they occur, you can mitigate them before they spiral out of control. This process is known
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