It's best to work very closely with your building engineers.  Sometimes
there is a limit to the amount of ventilation (hoods) that can be added, or
placed, in a room without installation of additional fans, etc.  Also, the
air flow in the room can be drastically altered if not careful.
Good luck.  Sounds like a fun job.

> ----------
> From: 	Kolman, Kim[SMTP:Kim.Kolman@med.va.gov]
> Sent: 	Thursday, May 27, 1999 7:18 AM
> To: 	'Histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu'
> Subject: 	remodeling
> 
> 	
> 	Hi fellow netters;
> 
>             It's great to have somewhere to go for help and advice; I've
> learned alot from you all
>             the last few months.
>   
>             Now I need some help myself.  Here's my dilemma:  We are in
> the
> process of 
>             designing a new lab.  Histology/Cytology will be moved to
> another floor that will
>             be remodeled for us.  I am looking for a way to ventilate as
> much equipment and
>             processes as possible, without overkill and a lot of expense.
> I
> have a gross station
>             that is ventilated and a cytoprep hood, I want to include a
> sink
> too.  Are new labs
>             venting FS staining and cryostat?  I also need to cover manual
> staining set-ups for
>             H&E and PAP, microwave, and coverslipping.  Any suggestions
> for
> a sensible and
>             economical solution?  That's around 30 feet of bench space.  I
> don't want to see
>             wall to wall hoods, or have to wear lead-weighted shoes to
> keep
> me from being
>             sucked up into an exhaust system!   Any help is appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
>             Kim Kolman, HT (ASCP)
>             VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System
>             Eisenhower VA Medical Center
>             Leavenworth, Kansas    66048
>             (913) 682-2000 x 2537
> 
>