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Figure 14. Nanopolis Facility Services REVIT Model

the ultimate success or failure of have seen HVAC solutions that are so solutions with the aid of advanced
an advanced technology research overly complex that they are nearly p l a n n i n g t o o l s , a n a l y s i s a n d
facility's design in a given location. impossible to reconfigure or repurpose comput at ion a l te ch n ique s. A s
research processes continue to evolve,
without massive disruption and cost
For example, in the past two years maintaining sustainability and
when research missions change even
our project teams have designed flexibility within a reasonable cost
slightly.
n a no t e c h no l o g y f ac i l i t i e s i n structure will continue to present
Ch i n a , Au st r a l i a , t he M id d le Each one of the variations noted the greatest challenges for facility
East, the UK and the U.S., each here translate into different design designers.
of which involved variations in approaches that can make or break
s uc h c r it ic a l r e q u i r e me nt s a s the success of a finely tuned research
climatic conditions, variations in facility. None of these projects could
ma nu fact ur i ng equipment a nd have achieved excellence by merely
m a nu f act ur i n g env i r on ment s , replicating a design applied in one of
regulatory requirements, vibration the other projects. Applying a "one
and electromagnetic fields. The size fits all" Basis of Design approach
design of these facilities needed to to projects of such complexity and
accommodate carefully targeted variety in function and location would
st u d e n t a n d r e s e a r c h f a c u l t y be perilous.
populations. Some were publ ic
institutions and some were part
of private enterprise. Some sought
commercialization of research and
other were purely academic in nature. Summary
Some were Greenfield and some were
retrofit.
We have seen cleanrooms designed to The trends in Nano/MEMS research
technically meet the base cleanliness and development facilities will
criteria, but are then either difficult continue to be engaged in critical
to operate and maintain or are so processes, human activities and
expensive to operate that they end creatively challenging research
up being used at classifications well endeavors. The ever-increasing
below their design intention, or in complexity of these pursuits requires
a worse case, completely useless for a blend of technical competencies
their intended purpose. Similarly we for architectural and engineering

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