Planning and designing research animal facilities. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jack R. Hessler and Noel D.M. Lehner.
• Other Names: Hessler, Jack R; Lehner, Noel D. M; American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.
• Contents: I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; ; 1.Goals and Objectives for Research Animal Facilities; 2. Master Planning & Animal Facility Location; 3. A Team Process from Programming to Commissioning; 4. The Planning, Design and Construction Process; 5. Pre-Occupancy Planning, Commission, Qualification and Validation Testing; 6. Regulatory Issues; 7.Environmental Considerations for Research Animals; 8. Cost; ; II. DESIGN CONCEPTS AND CONSIDERATIONS; ; 9. Circulation; 10. Functional Adjacencies; 11. Vivarium Aesthetics and Visual Design; 12. Ergonomic Considerations and Allergen Management; 13. Interstitial Mechanical Space; 14. Hazard-Resistant Building Construction; 15. Animal Isolation Cubicles; 16. Modular Buildings; 17. Common Facility Design Errors & Problems; ; III. FACILITY DESIGN; ; A. General; ; 18. Animal Care and Administration Space; 19. Animal Use Space; ; B. SPECIES SPECIFIC HOUSING SPACE; ; 20. Rodent Facilities and Caging Systems; 21. Facilities for Nonhuman Primates; 22. Facilities for Dogs, Swine, Sheep, Goats, and Other Species; 23. Aquatic Facilities; ; C. SPECIAL FACILITIES; ; 24. Barrier Housing for Rodents; 25. Biohazards: Safety Practices, Operations and Containment Facilities; 26. Quarantine Facilities and Operations; ; IV. SYSTEMS; ; 27. Introduction to Specifications: General Considerations, and Division 1; 28. Structure; 29. Doors & Hardware: Practical Choices; 30. Finish Decisions; 31. Fixed Equipment for Research Animal Facilities; 32. Plumbing: Special Considerations; 33. Electrical: Special Considerations; 34. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC): Special Considerations; 35. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Laboratory Animal Facilities
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (520 pages)
• Subjects: 636.0885; Laboratory animals -- Housing -- Planning; Laboratories -- Design and construction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080919218; 0080919219
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.