Energy Efficiency and Modular Design
One of the most important strategies to incorporate flexibility in a laboratory-type facility is to provide modular systems. The main energy-use benefit of the modular research laboratory is the flexibility it provides to arrange the environmental conditioning systems efficiently. The modules can accommodate a wide range of mechanical and electrical systems with a broad variety of energy-efficiency features. These modules can expand incrementally to provide enough physical space for initial use, and for future growth. [Lindner, 1990; Cooper, 1994]
Fume hoods and laboratory modules
Cleanroom isolation technology
