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Title Buildings for advanced technology / Ahmad Soueid, E. Clayton Teague, James Murday, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 185 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Science policy reports, 2213-1965
Science policy reports, 2213-1965
Contents Introduction -- Design Criteria -- Temperature and Humidity Control -- Vibration Isolation -- Acoustic Noise -- Building Mechanical Systems Disturbances -- Electric Power Grounding and Conditioning -- EMI/RFI: Electromagnetic and Radio-Frequency Interference -- Airborne Contamination -- Bio-containment -- Case Studies and Building Statistics
Summary This book deals with the design and construction of buildings for nanoscale science and engineering research. The information provided in this book is useful for designing and constructing buildings for such advanced technologies as nanotechnology, nanoelectronics and biotechnology. The book outlines the technology challenges unique to each of the building environmental challenges outlined below and provides best practices and examples of engineering approaches to address them:? Establishing and maintaining critical environments: temperature, humidity, and pressure? Structural vibration isolation? Airborne vibration isolation (acoustic noise)? Isolation of mechanical equipment-generated vibration/acoustic noise? Cost-effective power conditioning? Grounding facilities for low electrical interference? Electromagnetic interference (EMI)/Radio frequency interference (RFI) isolation? Airborne particulate contamination? Airborne organic and chemical contamination? Environment, safety and health (ESH) considerations? Flexibility strategies for nanotechnology facilities The authors are specialists and experts with knowledge and experience in the control of environmental disturbances to buildings and experimental apparatus
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 12, 2016)
Subject Laboratories -- Design and construction.
Buildings -- Environmental engineering.
Nanotechnology.
Precision instruments manufacture.
Civil engineering, surveying & building.
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Buildings -- Environmental engineering
Laboratories -- Design and construction
Form Electronic book
Author Soueid, Ahmad, editor
Teague, E. C. (Edgar Clayton), 1941- editor.
Murday, James, editor
ISBN 9783319248929
3319248928