Architects often call Longo after specifying Sheldon’s wood laboratory casework and ask for a detailed, point-by-point comparison between the cabinet they selected and those contractors wishing to substitute another cabinet. Sheldon is the only company in the industry that provides a full top and bottom frame on all their cabinets – base, tall and wall. From a quality standpoint (not to mention installation concerns) this almost certainly eliminates or reduce the chance of damage that might occur as the frame is strengthened significantly by the overall construction of the cabinet.
Unknown to many, cabinets are typically shipped long distances in trucks and then unloaded off the trucks to be brought into schools. Not to mention the fact that once the cabinets enter the school that they are not moved frequently once within the school. All this handling tends to have an adverse effect on cabinetry.
Please direct all inquiries with regards to specifying laboratory cabinetry, counter top selection, and fume hood design to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). To request a consultant & laboratory space evaluation, email Nat Longo (nlongo@longoinc.com). Nat Longo has been building school science labs and commercial laboratories for over 25 years. Project lists are available from Longo if you wish to see where we have worked in NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA & RI.
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.
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.
Iona Prep selected Longo because of our committment to delivering a high quality laboratory environment on-time and within budget. Longo had previously completed the biology & chemistry labs at the school in 2007.
To learn more about the programs offered at Iona Preparatory School, please visit http://www.ionaprep.org/
Please direct all inquiries with regards to the Iona Prep School construction project to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com). Longo offers full turnkey services to all private schools in the Westchester-Rockland-Dutchess-Putnam-Orange area, along with Fairfield County in Connecticut.
Purchasing By General Contractor – public/competitively bid project.
School district had asked Longo to assist in the design of middle school science labs in early 2009 for that summer delivery – and WE DELIVERED!
Longo’s laboratory consulting team works with school district officials, architects and construction managers to professionally design lab space for optimum saftey and functionality. Please direct all inquiries with regards to the laboratory planning, furniture and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com)
Importance of post: All 2010 Longo science lab projects utilizing Sheldon’s Axis Student Lab Stations will be converted to the new Axis Infinity Model – this change will not result in additional costs, increased lead times or any other issues that might have occurred if not for the swift project manangment by the combined efforts of Longo and Sheldon’s design & engineering team.
A Look Back On Why The Axis3 was so important…
Sheldon’s groundbreaking Axis 3® design combined separate lab and lecture areas into a single, dynamic learning center, making maximum use of space and streamlining the laboratory/classroom experience.
The patented Axis 3 was the first lab station designed to accommodate the latest in computer technology. The table was available in a variety of models that allow for the integration of standard desktop computers, flat-screen monitors or individual laptops.
The tabletop’s unique shape allowed four students to work in pairs facing the instructor or individually around the perimeter of the table, with access to the sink and services. The tabletop quickly and smoothly adjusts from a sitting to a standing height. Contoured edges eliminated the sharp corners found on traditional lab tables, allowing students and teachers easy movement around the table.
At Longo, we’ve been providing superior laboratory and educational solutions for 40 years. We design and build state-of-the-art teaching labs for any discipline, any educational level, virtually anywhere in the country.
We understand that the same lab equipment is not conductive to all teaching goals, so our knowledgeable specialists work closely with you to identify specific needs and recommend appropriate products and materials. We also offer turnkey services-from consultation and concept to construction and completion.
Whether you’re planning a new lab space or upgrading an existing one, use our experience to your advantage. Call us today for a free consultation (800-635-6646), or email info@longoinc.com. Because planning and building an educational laboratory is a complicated and costly undertaking – and we can help you get it right the first time.
Longo – from elementary through higher education, laboratories are our business.
