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'Rapid Engineering Model' (REM).

Existing office buildings may struggle to accommodate new laboratory utility plant and distribution.. A typical lab will consume two to five times as much energy as an office and may also have additional back-up power requirements.This means more power and cooling, and therefore more plant (e.g.

chillers, heat pumps, generators, UPS) and distribution which can be difficult to install due to lack of space.Also, existing office utility plant may simply be too old, inefficient, or unreliable for lab use, making upgrades necessary..While purified water can be generated locally, drainage for lab sinks and equipment can be challenging due to a lack of risers in a standard office and difficulties achieving falls, so an overhead pumped system may be necessary.

Liquid waste may need to be collected and even treated on-site, which again means additional plant space, and potential spillage (e.g.from vessels or emergency showers) also needs to be assessed – particularly on upper-floor office conversions.. Lastly, labs will typically use a range of gasses.

These must be stored and distributed, and appropriate safety systems installed.

In some cases this can be relatively simple, while other gasses (e.g.Together, they discuss the.

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