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Planning Science Facilities For Education • Laboratory Design Concepts & Furniture

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www.longolabs.com - Longo offers a comprehensive planning series dedicated to science labs in education. Featured here is an excerpt of a science facilities planning program directed towards architects and interior designers interested to learn about the most common designs available - it is also available to schools interested in renovating their current science labs and/or building new lab space.

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Planning Science Facilities For Education

• Laboratory Design Concepts & Furniture

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Variables• Educational level

– Elementary– High School– College– University / Research

• Discipline– General Science– Chemistry– Biology– Physics– Technology

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This presentation will focus primarily on high school level science facilities

• Design Criteria– Laboratory Safety– Student Supervision– Student/Teacher Sight Lines– Instructor Preparation Time– ADA Requirements– Proper Utilization Of Floor Space– Mechanical Costs

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General Guidelines

• Limit class sizes to no more than 24

• 45 sq.ft. per student minimum– For laboratory only

• 60 sq.ft per student minimum– For laboratory / classroom combination

• Number of accidents increase considerably when area / student ratio drops below 1:41

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General Guidelines

• Chemical storage guideline of 1 sq.ft. per student

• Preparation area guideline of 9 – 10 sq.ft. per student

• Horizontal work surface guideline of 9 sq.ft. per student

• Ceiling height of 10’– For ventilation, visibility, projection

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General Guidelines

• 48” minimum aisles• 36” minimum between fixed objects• Wall cases: mount 18” – 24” above work

surface (varies with lab level)• Avoid alcoves • Address secondary egress

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Pier Table Lab Design

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Pier Table Lab Design

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Wood Pier Lab with Sinks & Fixtures

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Wood Pier Stations

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Maple Pier Tables

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Plastic Laminate Pier Tables

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Plastic Laminate Pier Tables with Wood Grain Appearance

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Pier Lab Design Concerns

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Laminate Laboratory Casework

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Laminate Pier Tables

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Trifacial Island Lab Design

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Trifacial Island Lab Design Details

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Trifacial Construction Details• 34-gallon sink• Designed especially for earth and

life sciences, with a large wash-up sink for easy clean up

• Available in molded fiberglass or with a chemically resistant, epoxy-resin top

• Available in fixed and moveable models

• The Trifacial is adjustable at the time of installation, allowing the island to be installed at the optimum height for planned working conditions.

• Equipped with three vandal-resistant Unicast cold water and gas fixtures and three GFI duplex electrical receptacles

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Trifacial Unit with Fiberglass Understructure & Steel Pedestal

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Trifacial Island Center in Biology Lab Setting

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TE II Laboratory Design

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TE II Construction Details

• 9” Wide Molded Epoxy Resin Trough And Raised Turrets

• Epoxy Resin Countertop With• Molded Raised

Perimeter Edge• Modular Storage Cubicles• 14 Ga. Steel Pedestal• Formed Fiberglass Support• Vandal Resistant Fixtures• With Powder Coat

Finish• ADA Version

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TEII Student Lab Tables with Gray Epoxy Resin Counter Tops

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TE II Tables with Black Epoxy Resin Tops

Iona Preparatory High School in New Rochelle, NY

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TEII Lab Tables with Storage Option

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TE II Lab Centers in Combination Chemistry/Biology Laboratory

Academy of Holy Angels in Demarest, NJ

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Lab Design Best Practices

• Students should face teachers

• Share support / prep space (with adjacent lab spaces)

• Avoid raised reagent shelves

• Allow access to shared storage from hallways (without entering lab)

• Provide windows to general storage

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Axis Infinity Laboratory Tables

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Axis Table Characteristics

• Table height adjusts from a sitting height of 30″ to a standing height of 36″

• Infrared remote control for adjustable table-surface height• Molded, raised-edge, chemically resistant top• Sink assembly with two vandal-resistant Unicast cold water

and gas fixtures• Available with or without sink• Frontal ADA wheelchair accessible at all points of use• Optional mobile storage cubicles designed specifically to

work with the Axis Table are available and are sold separately.

• Two-tiered 19-gallon ADA compliant sink• Student privacy panels available

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Modern Chemistry Lab Design

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High School Chemistry Lab

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High School Science Lab

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Reference Sources

• National Science Teachers Association

• National Science Educational Leadership Association

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• Prudent Practices in the Laboratory

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Longo Contact Information

[email protected]

• (800) 635-6646

• (860) 904-4408 Connecticut, Rhode Island

• (201) 825-1500 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

• (508) 635-4354 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont