Project:  Stamford High School: 9th Grade Center (Stamford, CT)  

Architect Firm:  Perkins Eastman (www.peapc.com), http://www.peapc.com/projectDetails.aspx?p=2400136&c=2400017

Products Specified & Delivered:  Sheldon TEII Lab Centers, Metal Laboratory Casework, Sheldon Air Foil Fume Hood

Purchasing By General Contractor – public/competitively bid project.

The significance of the project does not revolve around the design & specification of a superior laboratory product, but in the architect’s recognition of Sheldon’s superior construction & material usage.  When the general contractor attempted to substitute an inferior product made of wood and in lieu of the specified metal base and resin top – the architect REJECTED the submittal. 

Longo’s laboratory design team works with school district officials, architects and construction managers to professionally design lab space for optimum safety and functionality.  Please direct all inquiries regarding laboratory planning, science furniture, and turnkey construction services to the marketing department, 800-635-6646 (info@longoinc.com).

If your lab space was constructed during the 1930s to 1970s, your laboratories’ fume hoods may contain asbestos materials. For the past 20 years, there has been steady progress made with respect to asbestos removal but fume hoods are often forgotten in this diligent effort. 

Fume hoods were lined with asbestos-containing materials up until the 1970s because of heat/fire resistant qualities. Now, most fume hoods are manufactured with a polyresin or a phenolic resin interior liner. In some cases, hoods are constructed out of stainless steel (radio isotope, perchloric), but the cost usually won’t justify the material’s usage in middle & high school science labs.

Longo can help!  To contact a fume hood specialist, please contact the Marketing Department at 800-635-6646, info@longoinc.com.

Longo’s laboratory casework division has been supplying the medical facilities in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT) with high quality stainless steel cabinetry and counter tops for over 25 years. 

Stainless Steel Cabinet & Top Details:  Stainless Steel Type #304

• Work Tops: 16 Gauge
• Body and Shelves: 18 Gauge
• Door Panels: 18 Gauge
• Drawer Body: 18 Gauge

Stainless steel cabinet bodies: flush seamless welded front. All bends channel formed for rugged use.

• All stainless steel base cabinets are 22″ deep. Heights available are 29 1/4″ and 35 ¼”.
• All stainless steel wall cabinets are 13″ deep. Heights available are 30″, 36″ and 48″.
• All stainless tall cabinets are 84″ tall. Depths available are 18″ and 23″.

Steel drawers: one piece body with double wall flush mounted insulated front, operating on stainless steel channel slides with nylon ball bearings.

Doors: Flush mounted double walled/sound deadened and mounted on stainless steel hinges mortised into door body. Glass doors of 1/4″ safety glass panels removable for replacement. Sliding doors are on overhead roller bearings.

Shelves: Channel edges on all sides. Adjustable on 1/2″ centers.

Work Tops: Die formed channel edges with steel channel under bracing/full sound deadened.

For more information on Longo’s hospital/medical lab planning services, stainless steel cabinets & counter tops offering, please call (800) 635-6646 or email info@longoinc.com.

Stainless steel cabinets and counter tops require a lead time of 6-8 weeks after Longo has received approved shop drawings, purchase order and deposit.

Stainless Steel Products: Base/wall/tall, cabinets, fume hoods, operating room cabinets, work tops, sinks, tables, and carts.

Project:  Cavalini Middle School, Upper Saddle River, NJ (Bergen County)

Products Specified & Delivered:  Sheldon Wood Laboratory Casework, Fume Hoods, Axis Infinity Laboratory Stations, TEII Lab Centers

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)

Project:  Leonia High School in Leonia, NJ (Bergen County)

Architect Firm:  None – Longo worked directly with district to design science labs and prepare specifications and drawings for bid.

Products Specified & Delivered:  Sheldon Wood Laboratory Casework, Fume Hoods, Axis 3 Laboratory Stations, TEII Lab Centers

Purchasing By General Contractor – public/competitively bid project.

School district had asked Longo to assist in the design of high school science labs in early 2007 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.

Projects:  Louis E. Dieruff High School, William Allen High School

Architect Firm:  USA Architects Planners Interior Designers (http://www.usaarchitects.com/)

Products Specified & Delivered:  Sheldon Wood Laboratory Casework, Fume Hoods, Axis 3 Laboratory Stations

Purchasing By General Contractor – public/competitively bid project.

Installation photos coming soon – project is multi-phased with the last Sheldon lab furniture to be installed in April 2010.  The two previous phases took place in July 2009 & December 2009.

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 and construction projects to the marketing department at Longo (info@longoinc.com)

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.

• Budgeting
• Planning
• Design
• Drawings
• Project Management
• Construction
• Furnishings & Equipment

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