dry laboratory
Space for testing and experimentation of electronics and other inorganic and non-reactive materials.
NOTE: this usage is being phased out, and is being replaced with the distinct research sectors which use dry labs.
A dry laboratory is a laboratory space that is specific to work with dry stored materials, electronics, and/or large instruments with few piped services. The laboratories defined by this space type are analytical laboratories that may require accurate temperature and humidity control, dust control, and clean power.
The laboratory arrangement depends on the equipment and dry materials being analyzed. Controlled environmental conditions may be needed even with few piped services; the limited wet-service requirement does not mean that the space has no technical requirements.
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measurement station
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medical testing
Places designated for laboratory testing for medical purposes, usually not in the presence of patients. -
product testing
Facilities where inventions, new technologies, and manufactured products are tested. -
scientific research
Spaces dedicated to professional research in medicine and the pure sciences, including laboratory and observational inquiry. -
technological research
Places for academic, institutional, or commercial research and development in technology and applied sciences. -
wet laboratory
Laboratory space needing water, direct ventilation, and special piped utilities, with the stated biosafety-level exclusions.