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Owners and managers of laboratory facilities were among the first to embrace the commissioning process due to the critical and complex nature of the mechanical and electrical systems with which they work. The principals of KLG Jones have been designing laboratories for over 30 years and commissioning laboratory facilities since 1993, implementing sophisticated quality control and testing methods to ensure that the systems are installed, programmed and tested to function as designed.
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Our laboratory experience includes:
  • Agricultural Labs
  • Biology Labs 
  • Biosafety Level (BSL) 3 and Enhanced-BSL 3 Labs
  • Chemistry Labs
  • Electronics Labs
  • Clean Rooms
  • Vivariums
  • Weapons Research Labs
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Case Study

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YERKES NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH FACILITY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, Georgia

Architect: O’Neal, Inc.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Project Size: 91,256 square feet
Construction Cost: $21 Million

The new Yerkes primate research facility at Emory University consists of a new 5-story, 91,256 square foot research laboratory building that houses vivarium spaces for several species, cage washing facilities and both wet and electronic laboratories, in addition to testing, administrative and support spaces. The project received LEED Silver certification.

All of the labs are air conditioned and achieve pressurization control through the use of manifolded variable volume supply and exhaust systems using Phoenix air valves. Labs contain a mixture of biological safety cabinets and fume hoods.

KLG Jones provided full commissioning services to support the LEED certification and the requirements of the owner’s commissioning program. Services included design reviews, commissioning specifications, a commissioning plan, pre-commissioning checklists, functional performance testing, final commissioning, owner’s training and final documentation.

Systems commissioned include HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire alarm, and security systems. Systems included chillers, cooling towers, steam and hot water boilers, energy recovery custom air-handling systems, laboratory systems, fume hoods, VAV lab exhaust systems, VAV terminals, pumps, a HEPA filtration unit, a fire pump and controller, an emergency generator and automatic transfer switchgear.

KLG Jones provides expert commissioning services for the following critical systems:

  • VAV supply and exhaust systems
  • DDC and Pneumatic Control Systems
  • Electrical
  • Emergency Power
  • Fume Hoods
  • Bio Safety Cabinets
  • Laboratory Gases
  • Pressurization Controls
  • Sterilization
  • Central Utility Plants