08/15/2024
Health Challenges Necessitate Urgent Upgrades to Public Health Labs
The HOK article, Investing in the Future of Public Health: The New Wave of Lab Construction, outlined the importance of updating public health labs to accommodate high-tech equipment and keep pace with the latest in genome sequencing and diagnosing illnesses. Not to mention the importance of ensuring the highest safety and biocontainment standards. According to HOK's research, lab infrastructure requires urgent modernization and with this demand, they are currently designing three public health facilities. In conversation with David Schwartz, author contributor and AIA, LEED AP, regional leader Science in Technology in New York, he shares his insights for the top design trends they are implementing.
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