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BEST PR AC TICES FOR LIFE SCIENCES DESIGN
design for discovery Best Practices for the Design of Life Sciences Buildings: Architects from six top firms share the best practices they have identified for space planning, capturing mechanical energy efficiencies, and creating flexible interiors, and reveal their thoughts on designing the next era of laboratories. By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, contributing writer
The 850 Phoenix Bioscience Core (850 PBC) at the University of Arizona, designed by HKS, is BD+C Core & Shell LEED Goldcertified and offers fully-enabled lab space with 14-ft. 8-in. floor-to-ceiling heights and abundant natural light. Photo courtesy of Bill Timmerman/HKS
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