Renovation launches activity-based models for science, engineering, and office environments

A legacy building renovation at McGill University is creating a state-of-the-art research, teaching, and learning hub, and serving as a catalyst for dissolving boundaries between disciplines. Anna Bendix demonstrates the application of activity-based models to maximize the value of spaces, equipment, resources, and knowledge, deliver facility adaptability for rapidly evolving needs, and bring researchers of multiple departments and faculties under one roof. She examines the new metrics for laboratory planning and support spaces, and how the activity-based model is being extended to office spaces.