Nat Longo comments on an upcoming science lab renovation that is to be started where he happens to find asbestos wrapping of plumbing pipes after checking underneath the flooring…very common in labs built in the 1950s through the 1960s. So, while on this project the crawlspace provides Nat with an opportunity to avoid having to saw-cut through concrete, he will have to be dealing with the abatement of asbestos.
Have a science lab renovation upcoming? Looking for laboratory planning assistance? Need new science lab furniture? Longo can help!
Please direct all inquiries with regards to laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com).
Longo offers laboratory planning, budget and full turnkey services to industrial/commercial clients and private schools in New Jersey (Bergen-Passaic-Essex-Hudson-Morris Counties), New York (Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield County). Please contact us for your laboratory design and furniture requirements (info@longoinc.com).
I thought these were decent videos regarding operating a fume hood. The quality of the video is not great, but the information provided is correct.
Interested to learn more about renovating the fume hoods in your laboratory? A Longo Laboratory Consultant is available to advise you about your fume hoods and other lab equipment and the options available to you regarding lab design, purchasing new furniture, etc.
Please direct all inquiries with regards to laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com).
Longo offers laboratory planning, budget and full turnkey services to industrial/commercial clients and private schools in New Jersey (Bergen-Passaic-Essex-Hudson-Morris Counties), New York (Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield County). Please contact us for your laboratory design and furniture requirements (info@longoinc.com).
School purchasing agents looking to obtain a quotation for Sheldon Laboratory Systems’ wood casework, fume hoods, student lab centers, science tables, lab workstations and resin counter tops should contact Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com, 800-635-6646). Longo offers science lab planning and installation for participating school districts.
Durcon Laboratory Tops has just introduced a new epoxy resin worksurfaced that incorporates recycled materials. The top composition contains no less than 10% post consumer recycled content and may contribute to certain LEED credits. This pioneering nonporous laboratory product has heat and chemical resistance levels comparable to epoxy resin.
Some key points about Greenstone:
Nonporous material
High resistance to heat, chemicals and staining
Homogenous composition – avoid the issue of delamination that can happen with plastic laminate tops.
Can be used in laboratory areas for schools, healthcare, hospitality and science.
Greenstone worksurfaces, sinks and accessories are available in a variety of styles which can be configured to fit any casework system and layout. In addition, Greenstone is available in all sever standard Durcon colors (black onyx, white, graphite, gray, forest green, steel blue, tan). Custom colors are also available – will require a square footage/quantity and be subject to upcharges.
Architects and interior designers looking to learn more about Durcon’s Greenstone product should contact Longo at 800-635-6646, info@longoinc.com. Longo’s laboratory consultants are qualified to assist you with your laboratory planning, construction and furniture questions.
Subject: Asbestos flooring and fume hood liners used in school laboratories built in the 1950s & 1960s.
Nat Longo narrates regarding where asbestos can be found in a school laboratory constructed prior to 1980. Laboratory safety upgrades are central to Longo’s laboratory planning philosophy. We design and build science laboratory spaces that are both educationally correct and adhere to strict safety codes regarding air flow regulation and removal of pollutants, chemical storage requirements, and safety within in the lab.
Countertop assembly provides a sloped work surface, integral sink, service fixture ledge, raised perimeter edges and coved corners to retain spilled materials and liquids. The entire countertop assembly is one-piece molded, reinforced polyester fiberglass.
Sink assembly is provided with bi-level work surface (34” and 36”) to meet “ADA Guidelines for Wheelchair Accessibility” and in addition allow for stand up work.
Stand up work surface slopes toward wheelchair work surface that slopes toward integral sink. Service enclosure panel is a one-piece formed metal panel contoured for wheelchair access and shall provide minimum 30″ X 19″ clear floor space. This panel is provided to conceal services and to protect against contact with piping or sharp objects. Panel shall be removable to provide access to services.
Assembly shall have (2) 77350 base cabinets. Services include (1) G-5020 hand-held eyewash, (1) 80032-WB Unimix hot and cold water faucet with wrist blade and (2) 85101 duplex electrical outlets.
Please direct all inquiries with regards to laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com).
Longo provided both laboratory planning and construction services for this project. Science lab was gutted and new student lab tables and perimeter casework and resin counter tops were installed.
Location: Bogota, NJ (Bergen County)
Scope of work: New science lab tables, wood laboratory casework, resin counter tops
Longo is to be providing complete turnkey services for a science lab renovation at Albertus Magnus. Longo has already submitted permits to the town and is beginning “disconnects” of the electrical, plumbing and mechanicals. This precedes demolition work, which will be documented in the next 2 weeks.
In the video below is a short narration by Nat Longo at Albertus Magnus.
Interested to learn more about renovating science lab rooms? Want to speak to Nat Longo directly about your science lab and the options available to you regarding lab design, purchasing new furniture, etc.?
Please direct all inquiries with regards to laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com).
Longo offers laboratory planning, budget and full turnkey services to industrial/commercial clients and private schools in New Jersey (Bergen-Passaic-Essex-Hudson-Morris Counties), New York (Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield County). Please contact us for your laboratory design and furniture requirements (info@longoinc.com).
Nat Longo has been designing and building laboratory spaces for over 25 years in both the private school and commercial sectors. Below is some information extracted from a lab meeting Nat has recently had with a private school administrator considering laboratory space updates/renovations for Summer 2011. The school’s current science labs were built in 1965.
In an effort to improve high school science education standards & scores, it is important to have the proper learing environments and training facilities available – all of this requires planning ahead to create educationally-correct teaching spaces for the sciences.
In some instances, changes needed to better support academic programs may just require the purchasing of new equipment, replacing outdated furniture. However, most changes will require a more in-depth review of the facility and dictate that construction/renovation services are necessary.
In anticipation of renovating a laboratory space or building a new science wing, guidelines must be agreed upon (and followed) to ensure that the end product will deliver satisfactory results. There is rarely a second chance to correct mistakes. The time spent in the planning process is an excellent investment for any lab renovation project, regardless of size.
Getting started, it is recommended that a planning committee be formed representing both teachers and administrators. This is necessary to define project assumptions – and they should reflect the mission statement of the school, the vision for the future of the school and the goals of the science department.
There are important questions that must be answered before a lab space can be designed.
What do you want your students to learn and your method of teaching them?
What teaching & support lab facilities will be required now? In The future?
What are the school’s priorities? Does the proposed construction project’s results fall into line with the school’s goals?
Interested to learn more about renovating science lab rooms? Want to speak to Nat Longo directly about your science lab and the options available to you regarding lab design, purchasing new furniture, etc.?
Please direct all inquiries with regards to laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com).
Longo offers laboratory planning, budget and full turnkey services to industrial/commercial clients and private schools in New Jersey (Bergen-Passaic-Essex-Hudson-Morris Counties), New York (Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield County). Please contact us for your laboratory design and furniture requirements (info@longoinc.com).
Here is a quick video of Sheldon Laboratory System’s newest Laboratory Workstation: The Axis 26000
This lab table’s unique ability to combine laboratory and lecture areas – creating dynamic learning environments where once space constraints limited the facility’s ability to be renovated.
Does your child’s private school’s laboratories need an upgrade? Do you think they should be taught science in a 21st century designed laboratory with educationally-correct science lab furniture? If you answered “YES” to both of those questions, please forward this web post over to your private school administrator. Or email us and we will reach out to them – Longo’s consultants are able to provide free laboratory evaluations and meet with school administrators to determine the safest course of action while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Longo offers laboratory planning, budget and full turnkey services to industrial/commercial clients and private schools in New Jersey (Bergen-Passaic-Essex-Hudson-Morris Counties), New York (Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield County). Please contact us for your laboratory design and furniture requirements 800-635-6646, (info@longoinc.com).
The laboratory is a complex environment with many variables. It is also extremely expensive space. When measurements are made in microns, there is no such thing as a small or insignificant detail and a poorly planned laboratory will certainly result in a functional and economic disaster. Laboratory planning requires many years of experience and each facility has a unique set of design parameters. There are, however, a number of general factors that must be considered and prioritized. This program identifies some of the basic parameters that are important for an efficient laboratory plan. It includes a photographic presentation of common problems and overlooked details.
Longo’s laboratory consultants offer free laboratory design services to interested architect/design firms. If your firm is interested in meeting with a representative from Longo, please email info@longoinc.com with details.
Headmasters and Presidents of private schools looking to build new science lab facilities (or renovate current lab space) during the summer of 2011 should be aware that the upfront work is required to be done NOW – why is that? There should be plenty of time as school ends in 2010 to get our project off the ground and running. Please see below what must be taken into account when considering laboratory renovations.
The age of the school building
The scope of the work to be performed
Time allowed to gather appropriate work permits
Town/State regulations
Ability to line up quality contractors
Lab furniture manufacturing time frames
After reviewing just a few of the factors above, you start to see a picture regarding all that must taken into account to get a laboratory construction project moving in the right direction. So do you really want to leave the lab planning and construction up to just any firm? Make the intelligent choice! At Longo, our consultants work direct with private school administrators and building committees to create construction schedules that are accurate and necessary to complete the job on-time and within budget.
Architects, interior designers, and school officials looking for assistance designing their laboratory spaces, and then purchasing the lab furniture specified for their projects should email (info@longoinc.com) for a free consultation.
Please direct all inquiries with regards to laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Anthony Stellatos (anthonys@longoinc.com).
Longo offers laboratory planning, budget and full turnkey services to industrial/commercial clients and private schools in New Jersey (Bergen-Passaic-Essex-Hudson-Morris Counties), New York (Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange Counties) and Connecticut (Fairfield County). Please contact us for your laboratory design and furniture requirements (info@longoinc.com).
Sellstrom is a leading U.S. manufacturer of protective eye wear, emergency shower & eye wash equipment for the laboratory environment.
Please direct all inquiries with regards to the laboratory planning and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com).
Guardian is a leading U.S. manufacturer of emergency shower & eye wash equipment for the laboratory environment. Many Longo designed laboratory spaces includes safety equipment from manufacturer. We continue to support products manufactured here in the U.S.
Please direct all inquiries with regards to the laboratory planning and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com).
