HIGH-PERFORMANCE LABS, RIGHT-SIZED BUDGETS
- May 28
- 1 min read
By Raffe Khazadian, AIA, NCARB | Principal, Science & Technology Practice Leader
& Dan Madru | Principal, Science & Technology
In Science & Technology projects, “value engineering” has long been misunderstood as a late-stage exercise in cost cutting, often at the expense of performance, safety, or long-term flexibility.
But in highly technical environments like laboratories, cleanrooms, and advanced manufacturing facilities, those trade-offs can be costly in ways that far exceed initial savings.
Check out our article in Lab Design News to read more about our effective approach to value design—a proactive, integrated process that aligns quality and functionality with cost from the very beginning.

