Optimizing emissions and immissions as early as the laboratory designing phase
Device waste heat and noise can reduce laboratory performance
Laboratories are not always quiet. Whether it's a centrifuge, scanner or fume cupboard - all of these devices cause noise and other emissions such as vibrations during operation and these can disrupt work processes.
If a device is loud, this can have a negative impact on working directly next to it in the long term. Employees' ability to concentrate decreases and errors creep in. The heat generated by various devices can also be disruptive - not only for employees, but also for the experiments.
This is because sensitive experiments can be distorted by changes in ambient conditions such as temperature changes or vibrations. Emissions from the devices should therefore be kept to a minimum.
Unfortunately, however, such causes of interference do not become apparent during the designing stage, but usually only later during operation. And as it is often not possible to insulate, enclose or relocate the equipment in the existing laboratory, employee satisfaction and laboratory efficiency suffer in the long term.
Considering equipment emissions right from the start
To ensure that laboratory work is as efficient and error-free as possible, it's worth incorporating emissions and immission control directly into the designing of your laboratory modernization or new lab construction. At Infraserv, we work with you to analyze your future workflows and match them with the required equipment. If a piece of equipment is expected to emit more noise or heat, for example, we must always consider how to minimize the impact on laboratory processes.
Do the process and the room allow the device to be set up somewhere else if necessary? Enclosures may also help to shield the device from its surroundings and thus reduce the noise level. For heat that is generated, for example, a fume cupboard can also be provided in the designing, through which the heat can be dissipated directly.
In our laboratory designing, we therefore consider both the spatial layout and the selection and placement of laboratory equipment , taking into account emission and immission control.
In this way, optimal laboratory designing also helps to improve the concentration and work results of employees and to ensure the reproducibility and precision of experiments.
Laboratory design: Questions you should answer before starting construction
If you want to know what else there is to consider in the process, simply read through our guide to laboratory design.
