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May 15 | News
PDF files of all the presentations from the recent Pittsburgh Laboratory
Design Conference are now available for purchase on either an
individual-use or organizationwide-use basis.
Jan 31 | News
The full agenda and online registration tool are now available for
Laboratory Design Spring 2012, to be held in Pittsburgh April 16 and 17,
with optional laboratory tours on April 18.
Jan 9 | News
Keep moving forward with the 2012 Laboratory
Design Conference.
12/6/2011 | News
Is LEED Platinum passé? Meet the next hurdle: the super-sustainable
International Living Building Challenge.
9/20/2011 | News
The 46th annual Laboratory of the Year competition, sponsored by R&D
Magazine, is now open for entries, with a final deadline of Feb. 1,
2012.
8/15/2011 | Articles
It is probably safe to say that most people would not advocate
deliberately damaging the
environment, especially if there is no advantage in doing so. But profit
and value also play a
role in many of the choices we have to make. If the design solutions we
advocate to help preserve
the natural world are not financially feasible, they are not likely to
be implemented. We have to
evaluate what our ideas will cost, both initially and in the long term,
as well as how well they
will work.
2/7/2011 | News
Keep moving forward with the Laboratory Design Conference 2011
6/14/2010 | News
The Environmental Protection Agency is debating waste-handling rules
that could affect the use of fly ash, a byproduct of coal plants that
has found its way into many “green” building products such as wallboard,
concrete and bricks.
5/18/2010 | Articles
The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, Chicago
Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Ill. 37,700 ft2 facility devoted to
plant conservation research and education. $20.6 million.
5/18/2010 | News
The City by the Bay now offers the nation’s biggest PACE (Property
Assessed Clean Energy) program, making $150 million in bonding capacity
available for businesses and homeowners who want to make retrofit
improvements in the areas of building efficiency, water conservation and
renewable energy.
