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For obvious technical reasons, each client cannot be serviced separately, so each one has to be monitored separately for energy, airflow and water usage..The existing plant was 20 years old, and at the end of its useful life.

But you can’t simply replace an old plant with a new one – mechanical and electrical engineering machines are so much more advanced and efficient now so some take up less space, but others are larger due to the need to reduce energy (for example, air-handling units).We have taken the opportunity to reconfigure the building to some extent.But in the case of the air handling units, the building was more or less built around them so it was difficult and financially unviable to remove them.

So we have taken a mixed replace and refurbish approach to the plant machinery..But the building management system is all brand new.

We have completely changed the philosophy of how the building operates.

It's a much more slimmed down version of what it used to be, using fan coil units for the basic cooling.It’s important to work with the client team to agree the lab furniture and necessary finishes, as there may be specific Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requirements or chemical properties which can dictate the solution..

There are lots of specialists for lab furniture, with the lab users being a good resource for their preferred manufacturer or issues with their current furniture.Understanding what the users want the laboratory furniture for will enable us to provide the correct solution.

Often it’s just a worktop for a piece of lab equipment to sit on or for writing-up, but sometimes it’s storage or mobile benching.For storage solutions, we will always try to find out what users plan to store in the unit, as sometimes it may require ventilation to prevent the build-up of gases.. We have had issues with the floor specification not being suitable for specific chemical spills, and even with the impact resistance for when the client installs their laboratory equipment.