This certainty from testing should continue to reduce the risk profile, making us more attractive to investors.. What role does government play in the future of construction Platforms?.

The equipment is the primary point of a lab.This equipment is often heavily serviced, so the services take priority; perhaps much more so than in other building types.

It’s the services engineer’s responsibility to coordinate the disciplines and disseminate information to all the relevant parties to ensure their services can be properly provided..Following a review of the functional spaces, we will set out the basis of laboratory design in zoning diagrams for the different rooms, including any ISO or GMP requirements, pressure regimes, temperatures, air change rates, lux levels, circuit zoning, and keep all this information on a set of drawings.These types of drawings are often created at RIBA Stage 2 then never carried through the project, but it’s vital information which develops the basis for the calculations and lab design.

For labs we will therefore update this drawing at every design stage and use for quick reference..Maintaining the client lab equipment list with all the necessary services is a must.

As the information becomes more detailed, the list should be updated to reflect the latest information.

Most issues we come across on a project are due to missing services or undefined duties within the laboratory equipment list.. Labs without extracting equipment can follow the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) guidance for air change rates, with supplementary cooling required from internal units such as fan coil units.At the moment, there are conversations happening with partners and stakeholders about how best to achieve the goal..

The RIPA project started at the simple end of planning applications with permitted development, which might include something like an application for a slightly larger kitchen, or a loft extension.Permitted development is a technical assessment that provides yes or no answers based on aspects like allowable depths and heights.

This makes codification easier.At the other end of the scale, work for a case study was also undertaken on an example development of 50 flats, mapping it against the common themes that run through planning applications.