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Constructing Science standards providing construction guidance

Constructing Science standards providing construction guidanceConstructing Science standards providing construction guidanceConstructing Science standards providing construction guidance

We publish construction guidance to enable the construction of science buildings. 


Constructing Science standards providing construction guidance

Constructing Science standards providing construction guidanceConstructing Science standards providing construction guidanceConstructing Science standards providing construction guidance

We publish construction guidance to enable the construction of science buildings. 


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How should we be designing science buildings?

In 2021, the UK Government outlined its ambition for the country to become “the leading global hub in Life Sciences”.  The new government has reinvigorated the emphasis on life science as part of the one health approach. To enable this vision and provide accessible guidance on the construction of science buildings, we have come together as a consortium of experts to provide construction guidance to set up the building of science standards.

We brought together a consortium of experts in the Life Sciences sector to address the question. Recognising the need for a common language and approach to assist in the sector, we want to enable all the industry players to communicate.

Our general construction standards include nomenclature and definitions for terms such as "lab-ready", "lab-enabled", all aligned to the RICS New Rules of Measurement. Apart from our science standards, our periodic publications share guidance and content on current topics, such as Operational Readiness, Sustainability and  manufacturing. Our Guidance publication is updated annually to ensure it remains in line with the market evolving standards .

Providing guidance for the construction of Science

What's the purpose?

To address this need, we have produced the first-of-its-kind building dynamic model and building standard guidance that enables decision makers to quickly determine whether an existing or proposed lab building is suitable for the type of scientific work planned for the space. Our science standards are regularly updated and we welcome contributions from partners.

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Our general guidance is a report that aims to provide general guidance to the industry including a standardised Nomenclature and a general recommendation. We supplement this with additional guidance, published throughout the year. You can access all our publications for free below.

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Our dynamic model takes around 4 million data points and allows to query the data to provide an initial assessment of viability.

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