The final judges of how well a vivarium has been designed and constructed are its users - the staff, managers, researchers and maintenance personnel who work in it on a daily basis and keep it operating 24/7/365.

By use of a case study of a facility completed and occupied since 2008, this presentation will look at how the users have adjusted to life in the new facility - which aspects of the facility met their expectations, which aspects maybe did not, and how protocols and SOP's have evolved in response to its design.

The presentation will include lessons learned about the facility for both the designers and users, and will offer suggestions to participants who are or will be designing new facilities.

Bio: James F. Cartwright, AIA, Principal - Health, Education + Research Associates, Inc.
Jim Cartwright is a Principal with HERA in St. Louis, Missouri.  As both an architect and research facility planner, Jim has over 25 years of experience designing vivaria, laboratories and other complex technically-challenging facilities.

Bio:  Bob Young - Facilities and Equipment Operation Manager - Indiana University School of Medicine - Laboratory Animal Resource Center
Bob Young is the Facilities & Equipment Operations Manager for the Lab Animal Resource Center at the IU School of Medicine.  Prior to working at IU he managed toxicology studies for a large CRO.   His education and work experience are helpful in bridging the gap between departmental needs and facility design and maintenance realities.