{"product_id":"9780470505526","title":"Guidelines for Laboratory Design Health, Safety, and Environmental Considerations","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGuidelines for Laboratory Design\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHealth, Safety, and Environmental Considerations\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLouis J. DiBerardinis | Janet S. Baum | Melvin W. First | Gari T. Gatwood | Anand K. Seth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProven and tested guidelines for designing ideal labs for scientific investigations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its \u003ci\u003eFourth Edition, Guidelines for Laboratory Design\u003c\/i\u003e continues to enable readers to design labs that make it possible to conduct scientific investigations in a safe and healthy environment. The book brings together all the professionals who are critical to a successful lab design, discussing the roles of architects, engineers, health and safety professionals, and laboratory researchers. It provides the design team with the information needed to ask the right questions and then determine the best design, while complying with current regulations and best practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Laboratory Design\u003c\/i\u003e features concise, straightforward advice organized in an easy-to-use format that facilitates the design of safe, efficient laboratories. Divided into five sections, the book records some of the most important discoveries and achievements in:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart IA, Common Elements of Laboratory Design, sets forth technical specifications that apply to most laboratory buildings and modules\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart IB, Common Elements of Renovations, offers general design principles for the renovation and modernization of existing labs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart II, Design Guidelines for a Number of Commonly Used Laboratories, explains specifications, best practices, and guidelines for nineteen types of laboratories, with three new chapters covering nanotechnology, engineering, and autopsy labs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart III, Laboratory Support Services, addresses design issues for imaging facilities, support shops, hazardous waste facilities, and laboratory storerooms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart IV, HVAC Systems, explains how to heat, cool, and ventilate labs with an eye towards energy conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart V, Administrative Procedures, deals with bidding procedures, final acceptance inspections, and sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final part of the book features five appendices filled with commonly needed data and reference materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eFourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable for all laboratory design teams, whether constructing a new laboratory or renovating an old facility to meet new objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOUIS J. DiBERARDINIS, BS, MS, CIH, CSP,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Environment, Health, and Safety at MIT. He is a visiting lecturer at Harvard University School of Public Health and Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the Department of the Work Environment. He received his BS in chemical engineering from Northeastern University and an MS in industrial hygiene from Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANET S. BAUM, BS, MArch, AiA,\u003c\/b\u003e currently teaches part-time at Harvard University School of Public Health and at both the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design and the Institute of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis. She earned her BS in architectural sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and her master of architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eMELVIN W. FIRST, ScD, CIH, PE,\u003c\/b\u003e was a researcher and professor of environmental health Engineering at the Harvard School of Public Health for almost sixty years and was actively involved in research until a week before his death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGARI T. GATWOOD, BSME, CSP (retired),\u003c\/b\u003e is a consultant in safety engineering. He has forty years of safety experience in missile defense, commercial chemicals, laboratories, and university programs. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla, Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnand K. Seth, BS, MS, PE, CEM, CPE,\u003c\/b\u003e is currently an Engineering Principal in Cannon Design, an international architectural\/engineering firm. Seth worked at Massachusetts General Hospital as director of engineering and at Harvard University. 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