Though the transition to greener power is complicated, incremental steps such as more efficient cooling and reduced water usage can significantly lighten the environmental burden over time.. Urban vs. remote sites: A changing landscape.
At the same time, they’re trying to stop the spread of the disease and protect life.That’s the outcome and the problem we’re trying to fix..
The second important aspect to consider is value itself.In other words, what do you value about the outcome?When we talk about value, people tend to focus on economic factors like cost and return on investment (ROI).
However, value is actually much more than that.It includes things such as the expected lifetime of components and materials, the wellbeing of the workforce, and the impact on the environment and climate change.
On top of this, there’s the value of aesthetics and how things make us feel, as well as the value derived from doing; the personal development or learning someone might gain as a result of working on a project.
There are a lot of value aspects to be considered when implementing a Design to Value approach.. 1.Capacity modelling may also be necessary to better forecast the amount of equipment, benching, storage, desks, lockers, etc.
over the long-run.. Capacity model for a biopharma QC lab showing utilisation of individual equipment items over time.. 2.Height.. Limited headroom in existing offices may be insufficient for taller lab equipment or increased services distribution.. An ideal starting-point for a lab is a floor-to-floor height between 4.2 and 4.5m, with an office typically being in the 3.6 to 4.2m range.. Taller items such as fume cabinets and MBSCs can normally be accommodated under a 2.7m high ceiling (similar to what you might find in a modern office), however some specialist or larger-scale equipment will require additional headroom or maintenance and withdrawal space, and localised raised ceilings may be necessary, or the equipment simply might not fit.. Labs require many more services than an office, which normally means a deeper ceiling void.
Limited risers in offices can also result in more service crossovers and congestion, increasing this depth further still.It is often possible to mitigate some of this through good design, such as lowering ceilings in corridors to accommodate main ductwork runs or positioning lower height rooms close to risers.