High-Tech Project Management for High-Tech Facilities

Unlike more conventional buildings that are program-driven, high-tech facilities are often driven by the technical specifications that the building must deliver. As a result, the common practice of starting with a general design for, say, a library or a museum and then filling in the technical details can be insufficient for a biotech facility.

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