Fundamentals of Nanotechnology
We now jump from creating and operating a business and fi nding and securing employment to buildings that house them. Nanotechnology along with bio-technology are placing exceedingly stringent demands on laboratory design, manufacturing strategy, and construction. This section presents a short intro-duction into another world—the domain of architecture and construction—where our new facilities try to keep pace with the Nano Age.
Old buildings are constantly being replaced due to wear and tear, but a new paradigm of building design, construction, and operation is upon us nonetheless and on many fronts. New buildings need to be designed and constructed to accommodate the rapid changes brought about by new technologies in the fields of biology and nanotechnology , new technologies that rely on interdisciplinary cooperation in a big way.
New designs also include more effi cient means to improve indoor air quality, electricity production, energy effi ciency (heating),waste management, water conservation, and daylight lighting designs—some already enhanced by the new technologies.