Designing laboratory space is more than just choosing fume hoods and benches. The best laboratories require careful thought about movement of people and materials, pressurization and air balancing, and energy-saving ideas such as reducing airflow at night.

The professionals at GBA use their decades of experience to design laboratories that meet owners' goals. From conventional laboratories to biocontainment, GBA’s engineers know what works and what doesn’t. They focus on making the laboratory environment safe, accessible, flexible, and maintainable.

Key laboratory design services include:

• Space planning and layout
• Traffic patterns for users, equipment, and materials
• Types of surfaces and finishes
• Interstitial space requirements
• Waste categorization, handling, and disposal
• Ventilation and pressure balance relationships
• Ventilation control
• Controlled humidity and temperature environments
• Chemical fume hoods
• Biosafety cabinets
• Specialized sterilization, washing and purging systems
• Specialized gases and vacuum systems
• Ultra-pure water systems
• Noise attenuation
• Power conditioning
• Uninterruptible power
• Communications, monitoring, and alarm systems
• Fire protection systems