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Solvents and acids are particularly good at corroding metal, such as the metal fixing a fire damper to a wall..The electrical engineer should review with the client the earthing requirements, including static discharge within the floor construction or electromagnetic interference for sensitive equipment, and inform the lab design architect.
Some client laboratory equipment can be damaged or become dangerous if there’s a loss of power, so understanding any Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) requirements early on is essential.. As usual, the coordination between the MEP services becomes the difficult part of the latter stages.It’s not unusual to have an extremely busy ceiling void, so it is important to start with the drainage and then the ventilation.We have to bear in mind the coordination below the ceiling too, with dropping services, wall-mounted isolation and panels, shut-off valves and emergency stop buttons, all competing for space on the walls.
Internal windows will be needed in labs with dangerous atmospheres to ensure line of sight for occupant safety, which will further impact the below ceiling coordination.While external windows will need to be maintained to introduce daylight, this can lead to solar heat gains.
Blinds can be used but they can trap dirt, so we will place them between secondary glazing.
Alternatively, we use solar film and external blinds, and if possible, design the building so the lab is north-facing..This is a lot to accomplish, but it offers Bryden Wood an opportunity to make great steps towards this goal and lead by example, by promoting methods to reduce emissions in the chemical engineering sector.. We started studying this problem to see if it would be possible to produce plastics more sustainably.
And we have found that existing carbon capture technologies have the potential to change the way industrial plastics are produced.. Industrial Plastic Production: Reducing Carbon Emissions.As we know, industrial plastics are used in many items we use every day.
From nylon stockings to Teflon-coated cooking pans, we all use these types of plastics in some form or other.Industrial plastics have become so prevalent precisely because of their wide range of uses.
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