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Elevate Your Lab Design with Hixson!

At Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, our integrated blend of inspiring design and advanced engineering helps our clients address a broad range of science + technology and lab design needs…from development, testing, and pilot plants to production and quality assurance, and everything in between. Want to learn more? Check out this video from Hixson to learn […]

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Three Common Sense Design Strategies for Hybrid Workspaces

In today’s world of hybrid work and flex spaces, the dichotomy of creating a space that “wows” and still supports the needs of the employee body has never been a more challenging assignment for you as a facility owner or for us as workplace designers. In the latest issue of Hixson’s Workplace Insights newsletter, we […]

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Seven Trends Shaping the Future of Modern Lab Design

Hixson Project Architect Shuting Zhao and Interior Designer Lauren Michaels recently took part in the 2024 Lab Design Conference, held this year in Phoenix, Arizona. While there, Shuting and Lauren attended an array of sessions, hearing from their fellow industry professionals on the latest trends shaping laboratory design. Discover these trends and other key findings […]

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Staying Safe: A Reminder from OSHA

Does your facility use meat grinders? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently sent out a reminder to keep your team members’ safe when working with this machinery. OSHA recommends that employees working with this equipment be trained to: Only use a proper plunger when feeding meat into grinders. Operate grinders only when feeding […]

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The Essentials of Roof Load Capacity

Since original drawings for older buildings are often lost or discarded over time, many renovation project teams must spend significant time trying to determine whether a roof can sustain additional weight. Yet trying to get more load capacity from an existing roof can be difficult even for more modern facilities where drawings do exist. If […]

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SARA 313/Toxic Release Inventory: Five Things You Need to Know

The annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports under SARA 313 for the 2023 calendar year must be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) by July 1, 2024! Now is the time to begin reviewing the amounts your facility used, processed, or manufactured last year. In the Spring issue of Hixson’s EH&S From […]

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