Archive for Category: Lab Design

By the OnePointe Solutions Lab Design Team Traditional lab layouts tie utilities to fixed walls or floor plumbing penetrations. That works for a static workflow. It falls apart the moment research priorities shift. A bench reconfigure often means trenching concrete, opening drywall, and weeks of trade downtime. Overhead service carriers for labs pull those utility

A wall out of plumb by half an inch. A slab that has settled a quarter inch across twenty feet. An unrecorded chilled-water line running right where the overhead service carrier needs to hang. On paper, none of these show up. On install day, they can delay a lab build more than expected. So sometimes

Head-to-head 2026 spec guide: cleanroom vs wet lab. ISO 14644-1, ACH, filtration, casework, worksurfaces, sinks, gowning, and cleaning across ISO 5/7/8 and chemistry wet labs.

Lab work is precise, physical work. Techs pipette hundreds of micro-samples. They stand at fume hoods for hours. They hunch over microscope stages. It all adds up. So preventing RSI in research labs should be a top priority for any lab manager. According to OSHA data, musculoskeletal disorders and repetitive strain injuries make up more

Modern scientific breakthroughs rarely happen in isolated silos. Today, a single drug discovery pipeline might require organic chemists synthesizing compounds, molecular biologists running cell assays, and computational data scientists modeling molecular structures—all working back-to-back. With the rise of collaborative research, multi-disciplinary lab design has become increasingly essential in supporting these dynamic work environments. According to

Lab redesign guide for lab managers — the five signals your lab has outgrown its design, the four drivers behind it, and how to choose between reconfigure, renovate, and relocate.

Hematology lab design guide for 2026 — zoning, bench materials, biosafety, and CAP-compliant workflow. Includes reference CAD plan and downloadable checklist.

Personal care lab design in 2026: the formulation and emulsion bench — high-shear mixing, jacketed kettles, stability chambers, and viscosity QC — anchored to FDA, MoCRA, ISO 22716, ASTM, USP, OSHA, and ICH standards.