Laboratories
Engineering for Facilities
Where Innovation Takes Shape
Where Innovation Takes Shape
Laboratories drive discoveries that shapes the world, sustained by systems engineered for adaptability, reliability, and resilience.
Featured Project
NREL Energy Systems Integration Facility
Golden, CO

Laboratory Engineering
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Essential Infrastructure
Laboratories are among the most complex facilities in the built environment, blending science, technology, and collaboration. They require engineering solutions that balance precision, safety, and flexibility to support discovery and innovation.
Scientific discovery demands environments where precision is constant, and reliability is uncompromised. From teaching labs to advanced research centers, we design and commission mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems to safeguard accuracy, control conditions, and enable innovation. At Cator Ruma, we have national experts who make science possible while actively participating in national and local organizations dedicated to advancing sustainable laboratory design.
Our process is collaborative, responsive, and informed by decades of work in research and technology environments. We engage with owners, architects, universities, and scientists to create labs that are precise, flexible, and resilient. By anticipating future needs and evolving technologies, we ensure facilities remain at the forefront of discovery.
Laboratory design offers a unique opportunity for sustainable design in an industry known for its high energy consumption. We believe labs can be sustainable and align with owners’ energy and sustainability goals, as well as state and local guidelines.
Case Studies
Laboratory Projects
We design for complex environments,
and we deliver — every time.
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Colorado State University – New Chemistry Building – LEED Platinum
- Project size
- 61,200
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Plumbing
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Colorado State University – Suzanne and Walter Scott Jr. Bioengineering Building
- Project size
- 120,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Plumbing
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Colorado State University – Biology Building
- Project size
- 152,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
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Charter Communications Technology and Engineering Center
- Project size
- 100,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Technology
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Boise State University, Micron Center for Materials Science Research
- Project size
- 90,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Plumbing
- Technology
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State of Wyoming Combined Laboratory
- Project size
- 110,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Technology
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TerumoBCT Office Building
- Project size
- 67,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Technology
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility
- Project size
- 27,000
- Services
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- Electrical
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF)
- Project size
- 90,000
- Services
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- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Plumbing
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Metropolitan State University Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building
- Project size
- 140,000
- Services
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- Mechanical
Meet the Experts
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Laboratory Principals
Meet the principal engineers who lead our laboratory work — the same people you’ll collaborate with from day one.
Sean Convery, PE
Lilly Johnson, PE
