1. Vivarium Planning – a Pain and a Joy

2. Baseline • Design Focus • The Animal Model(s) • Cost of flexibility • Animal Care & Vet Care • Barrier/Containment levels • Environmental parameters • End User & Institutional needs • One time Vs Lifetime • Regulatory – current & future • Aesthetics, functionallity, operational – access, cost

3. Classical Approach • Institutional Requirement & scope • Program & planning • Schematic design • Design drawings • Construction drawings • Construction contract • Commissioning

4. Value Added • Master Plan • Institutional Requirement & Scope • Program & planning • Initial Schedule • Functional Program Planning • BOD 1 • Benchmarking • Site visits

5. Schematic design • Cx • BOD 2 • Sustainable design • Design drawings • Mock-ups • BOD 3 • Construction drawings • Review/CO • Cx • Construction contract • Commissioning

6. Who knows best • A series of images to illustrate the dynamics of vivarium construction & operations