It’s worth remembering that the vacuum lines in the central vacuum system serving your lab are sucking gases and vapors and maybe bio-aerosols into a common conduit. Once there, they mix with the emissions from other vacuum applications. As long as they stay in the vacuum lines, they will cause you little problem (except for the [...]
In this post, we'll outline a few of the most important strategies to consider when operating an energy efficient laboratory. New construction Architects who pay careful attention to building design will be able to significantly limit heat gains and losses. Leveraging technology like exterior shading, high-reflectivity window films, low energy lighting and insulated door and window [...]
Looking closely at some of today's older lab buildings can give you a hint of the design philosophy when they were constructed. Labs in many older buildings consist of confined, small – sometimes windowless – spaces in which a lone researcher or two would toil away. Work was performed insularly, and technology changed only slowly, making [...]
When choosing a vacuum pump for their laboratory, many people find vacuum technology a bit confusing. Rather than wrestle with the details of vacuum pump specifications and how they relate to the application at hand, the temptation may be to choose the pump they had before (even though it may reflect aging technology), look for the [...]
