An Introduction to Precision Measurement Laboratories

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Learning about internal and site layouts, and location of interfaces between the facility structure and equipment items
• Understanding the commissioning process and its importance in ensuring that a facility and its components will perform as designed and intended
• Learning how to ensure that mission and user requirements, as well as occupant health and safety are considered during design, construction and operations for material selection and environmental systems
• Learning how to locate rooms, spaces, and equipment to ensure orderly workflow, and provide security and property management
• Understanding why a facility site must be isolated from sources of vibration such as railroads, local heavy vehicle or aircraft traffic, crane or machine operations, foot traffic, or similar disturbances
• Learning how to use expansion/isolation joints in the concrete floor on the outside toe of the walls defining the conditioned area to isolate the thermal mass of the floor and reduce vibration transmission
• Learning how to use specialized shock mounts, air bag supports, or isolated massive blocks in your design
• Understanding the importance of including a covered equipment entry in your design