With sustainable labs requiring active participation from users, new initiatives such as My Green Lab® formalize a comprehensive management approach. Addressing how lab design can integrate this approach, this presentation will explore optimal lab environments for efficient operations. Looking at a radical new approach of managing lab space and equipment illustrates how far lab management can advance, taking a holistic approach at how labs are designed and operated.

Dirk von Below has over 30 years of comprehensive architectural experience delivering science buildings to private and institutional clients. He has managed large laboratory projects that balance state-of-the-art design, efficiency, and environmental design within a tight financial framework. Clients include several DOE National Laboratories, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Stony Brook University.