The SEFA Lab of the Year is proud to sponsor the Day 2 Breakfast at the Reserch Facilities Conference in Scottsdale Arizona. 

Please be sure to visit our SEFA Member Exhibitors / Sponsors and attend their featured presentations listed below -- 

SEFA Member

SEFA Member

SEFA Member
BICASA North America Hamilton Lab Solutions SmithGroup
Cramer HOK The SLAM Collaborative
DURCON LABCONCO ZGF
Eagle MHC L'Oréal   
Fundermax North America RFD  

 

Monday, April 20, 2026 

Time Presentation
9:05AM Emory University of Medicine's SEFA Lab of the Year:  A blueprint for the next generation of research facilities - Chirag Mistry, AIA LEED AP (HOK) HOK and Deirdre A Thauer Sr. Director Space & Facilities (Emory) 
11:10AM Quantum Labs that flex:  Building competitve research infrastructure for grant success and net-zero goals - Sean McGreal, AIA (ZGF) and Jeremy Barrette PE/CV (Affiliated Engineers)
1:10 PM Lab buiding renovation: Critical decision making criteria for optial project outcomes - Terry David Brown, Assoc. AIA (RFD) and Michael J. Davison, AIA NCARB LEED AP (RFD)
2:20 PM Consolidate to Compete: L'Oréal's state of the art Research and Innovation Center - Paul A. Baldinger, AIA (SLAM); Alexis Dennis-Huether, NCIDQ, IIDA (SLAM) and Linda Lemarie, Campus Manager (L'Oréal)

 

Tuesday April 21, 2026

8:05AM Lab buiding renovation: Critical decision making criteria for optial project outcomes - Terry David Brown, Assoc. AIA (RFD) and Michael J. Davison, AIA NCARB LEED AP (RFD)
11:45AM Advanced manufacturing research facilities: Strategic infrastructure for innovation and workforce readiness  - Adam Denmark, AIA, LEED AP B+D (SmithGroup); Mark Kranz, FAIA LEED BD+C (SmithGroup) and Dan Olson, RA, LEED AP (Arizona State)
1:45 PM Consolidate to Compete: L'Oréal's state of the art Research and Innovation Center - Paul A. Baldinger, AIA (SLAM); Alexis Dennis-Huether, NCIDQ, IIDA (SLAM) and Linda Lemarie, Campus Manager (L'Oréal)
1:45 PM Quantum Labs that flex:  Building competitve research infrastructure for grant success and net-zero goals - Sean McGreal, AIA (ZGF) and Jeremy Barrette PE/CV (Affiliated Engineers)