Dear colleagues

For those institutions with a "life science" building that combines space for teaching and research, a question. In either research or teaching lab space, how much square footage is allocated towards BSL-1 and/or BSL-2 areas? Do you have a certain number of BSL-2 labs available only in research areas or is it accessible to all researchers? Would this only be available in a vivarium?

Given the myriad of designs and space  use, I'm just looking for a general consensus on how institutions use such space. Our campus is planning on constructing such a facility in the future and this question came up. I appreciate your insight.

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Tim

Timothy Sparklin, MSW, CIM, CIP
Office for Research Protections and Compliance
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410-455-2737
410-455-3868 (fax)
www.umbc.edu/research/ORPC

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