Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities, 1st Edition

Readership

Researchers, postdocs and graduate students who work in research animal facilities and those involved in the architecture, engineering, construction and programmatic requirements
programmatic requirements of animal research

Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities, 1st Edition

I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

1.Goals and Objectives for Research Animal Facilities
2. Master Planning & Animal Facility Location
3. A Team Process from Programming to Commissioning
4. The Planning, Design and Construction Process
5. Pre-Occupancy Planning, Commission, Qualification and Validation Testing
6. Regulatory Issues
7.Environmental Considerations for Research Animals
8. Cost

II. DESIGN CONCEPTS AND CONSIDERATIONS

9. Circulation
10. Functional Adjacencies
11. Vivarium Aesthetics and Visual Design
12. Ergonomic Considerations and Allergen Management
13. Interstitial Mechanical Space
14. Hazard-Resistant Building Construction
15. Animal Isolation Cubicles
16. Modular Buildings
17. Common Facility Design Errors & Problems

III. FACILITY DESIGN

A. General

18. Animal Care and Administration Space
19. Animal Use Space

B. SPECIES SPECIFIC HOUSING SPACE

20. Rodent Facilities and Caging Systems
21. Facilities for Nonhuman Primates
22. Facilities for Dogs, Swine, Sheep, Goats, and Other Species
23. Aquatic Facilities

C. SPECIAL FACILITIES

24. Barrier Housing for Rodents
25. Biohazards: Safety Practices, Operations and Containment Facilities
26. Quarantine Facilities and Operations

IV. SYSTEMS

27. Introduction to Specifications: General Considerations, and Division 1
28. Structure
29. Doors & Hardware: Practical Choices
30. Finish Decisions
31. Fixed Equipment for Research Animal Facilities
32. Plumbing: Special Considerations
33. Electrical: Special Considerations
34. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC): Special Considerations
35. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Laboratory Animal Facilities