Equilibrium

Equilibrium provides Program Management on laboratory facilities from the initial programming stages, through design and construction.  We bring a unique “end-user” perspective to laboratory projects with direct bench research experience in the life sciences.  This scientific background allows us to act as a liaison with the scientific users of a laboratory facility and to truly “translate” their needs to an efficient and effective laboratory facility.

This Program Management often times takes many different forms.  The projects that we have performed in the past have ranged from equipment installations to facility needs assessments to complex construction projects.  We feel that each project is different and requires a closer look to determine the correct approach to facilitate its success.

Laboratory facilities are notorious “energy hogs”, resulting in often times double and triple the utility costs compared to traditional office buildings.  There are numerous ways to mitigate these elevated utility costs and the intention of our audit is to seek out these potential cost savings.  We handle this through physical inspection of the facility, interviews with key facility personnel and department heads, plan and document review, and review of past and current utility bills.   

In today’s competitive environment, it is important to trim costs wherever possible.  As utility costs continue to increase over time, energy saving implementation becomes paramount to creating an efficient operation.  In addition, there are ancillary benefits to these cost saving plans.  There is the inherent “good will”, which will aid in public relations and promote an organization as a steward of environmental awareness.  Another benefit is realized in employee retention and recruitment, as many workers will prefer to work within an organization that stresses “Green” in their operations.