Laboratory Renovation: 20/20 Hindsight

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Apr 20, 2021 in Labs & Profiles

Inspiring Interiors is an ongoing series in LMT. We asked laboratory owners whose facilities we’ve previously profiled to explain the features that still thrill them and what they wish they had done differently. Their perspectives provide pearls of wisdom from those who have been down the renovation road.


Reed Nunnally, President
Derby Dental Laboratory, Louisville, KY


Still thrilled with…our overall open layout and the fact that we only have separate rooms for functions that create a lot of dust and fumes. This has kept our facility very clean and the overall improvement in the air quality is greatly appreciated by the employees. The Zubler central suction system also helps keep noise to a minimum so we feel our air quality and noise level is top notch.


Do over: I wish I had bought laboratory-specific benches that are modular and easily reconfigured instead of making our own. The ones we made work great...

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