RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES SYMPOSIUM 

NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number 1, January 26, 1996

 

P.T. 42



Keywords:

  RESEARCH RESOURCES 

 

National Cancer Institute

Office of Research Services, NIH

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

 

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the International Society

for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) ( a non-profit group) will

sponsor a symposium to introduce the NIH biomedical facility design

guidelines.  The emphasis will be on the design of biomedical

research laboratories, the application of the NIH guidelines, and arm

chair tours of the most recently constructed NIH laboratories.

Attendance at this symposium will benefit researchers, architects,

engineers, research management, and others involved with the design

or operation of biomedical research facilities.

 

The NIH has pioneered the development of design guidelines for the

intramural NIH biomedical research facilities.  As a result, NIH

receives many questions asking how NIH designs facilities and what

design changes NIH anticipates in response to emerging research

needs.  The intent of this symposium is to share NIH~s current

expertise and experiences with the broader biomedical community.

 

DATES:  March 4-6, 1996

 

LOCATION:  Natcher Conference Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD

 

REGISTRATION FEE:  $595 (before December 15); $645 (after December

15).  Space is limited and confirmation will be on a first-come,

first-served basis.  Payment must be included with registration.

 

Topic 1 - NIH Guidelines:  Technical Overview

 

These sessions will present an introduction and overview of the

technical aspects of the NIH guidelines for biomedical research

facilities, followed by break out sessions for in-depth discussions.

In the breakout sessions, NIH~s senior design staff and consultants

will present the technical architectural and engineering requirements

included in the new NIH Guidelines.  Presentations will include the

discipline-specific information for the design and construction of

biomedical research facilities at NIH.

 

Topic 2 - NIH Guidelines:  Application

 

These sessions will describe how NIH applies the NIH Guidelines to

the planning, design, and construction of new and renovated

biomedical research facilities.  These sessions will include an

introduction, brief summaries of the detailed presentations to

follow, and breakout sessions.

 

In the breakout sessions, NIH~s senior design staff and consultants

will discuss NIH~s planning, design, and construction of biomedical

research facilities, including the guidelines for the laboratories,

the vivaria, and the other support spaces within the facilities.

There will be sessions on the planning for new and renovated

facilities, the design and construction of new facilities, and the

design and construction of renovations to existing facilities.

 

Topic 3 - Armchair Tours

 

These sessions will Include ~armchair tours~ of three of NIH~s newest

facilities as representations of different aspects of NIH~s design

and construction of biomedical research facilities.  These tours will

be preceded by an introduction and followed by a look into the future

of the design and construction of biomedical research facilities from

the perspective of the research and of the facility requirements.

 

INQUIRIES

 

For more information and to register, contact:

 

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering Headquarters

3816 W. Linebaugh Avenue, Suite 412

Tampa, FL 33624

Telephone:  (813) 960-2105

FAX:  (813) 264-2816

 

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