Electrical Infrastructure for
Life Sciences Facilities
Life sciences facilities depend on electrical systems that are reliable, resilient, and designed around highly sensitive operations. Laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotech environments, medical research facilities, and other critical environments require dependable power for analytical equipment, environmental controls, emergency systems, HVAC, cold storage, and other infrastructure that cannot simply shut down when utility power is interrupted.
Hobbs & Company has delivered complex electrical construction since 1940, bringing healthcare-grade reliability, laboratory experience, and critical-power expertise to demanding facilities throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Our experience includes electrical systems for research laboratories, occupied healthcare environments, mission-critical facilities, UPS installations, standby generation, emergency power distribution, isolated power systems, and sensitive equipment.
Representative Laboratory & Critical Environment Experience
Representative Laboratory & Critical Environment Experience
Ivory V. Nelson Center for the Sciences: Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania | 113,500 SF Science Building
Hobbs & Company provided electrical work for Lincoln University's Ivory V. Nelson Center for the Sciences, a 113,500-square-foot science facility serving chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science programs.
The building combines teaching and research laboratories with classrooms and faculty spaces. Hobbs' work included electrical infrastructure supporting normal and emergency power distribution, laboratory equipment and bench circuits, fume hoods and laboratory exhaust systems, and laboratory lighting and controls.
This project provides directly relevant experience for modern laboratory and life sciences fit-outs.
Nemours Children's Hospital: Interventional Radiology Lab
Wilmington, Delaware | Electrical Subcontractor to HSC Builders
Hobbs delivered the complete electrical scope for a new bi-plane interventional radiology suite inside the occupied Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
The project required phased construction around active hospital operations and included:
- Normal and emergency power distribution
- Life-safety, critical, and equipment branch segregation
- Connection to a 1,600 A emergency automatic transfer switch
- Isolated power systems
- 75 kVA UPS with bypass cabinet and battery support
- Power for sensitive imaging equipment
- Room-pressure monitoring
- HVAC equipment connections
- Fire alarm and life-safety systems
Work was performed under infection-control protocols and included an enabling phase associated with adjacent Nuclear Medicine and Hot Lab areas.
Nemours Children's Hospital: 2W ADU Renovation
Wilmington, Delaware | Electrical Subcontractor to Turner Construction
Hobbs completed the Division 26 electrical scope for the renovation of an inpatient unit containing operating rooms and other critical patient-care environments.
Electrical work included normal and emergency distribution, isolated power panels, transformers, feeders, equipment grounding and bonding, Megger/NETA testing, arc-flash labeling, HVAC connections, variable-frequency drives, fire alarm systems, and other critical infrastructure.
Construction was completed in phases inside an occupied hospital using off-hours shutdowns, tie-ins, and extended standby coverage to protect ongoing operations.
Critical UPS Installation: DELCORA
Hobbs installed a new UPS system supporting Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority operations.
The project included integration of the UPS with existing transformers, switchgear, conduit, wiring, and SCADA monitoring infrastructure to provide conditioned, continuous power for processes that cannot tolerate interruption.
What We Understand About Life Sciences Power
Electrical Infrastructure for Environmental Controls
Environmental systems are fundamental to laboratory and life sciences operations. HVAC equipment, exhaust systems, room-pressure monitoring, clean environments, controlled storage, and other facility systems all depend on properly coordinated electrical infrastructure.
Hobbs' project experience includes electrical connections and controls supporting:
- Laboratory exhaust and fume hoods
- Air-handling units
- Variable-frequency drives
- Room-pressure monitoring
- HVAC equipment
- Emergency and standby systems
- Building and equipment controls
- Fire alarm and life-safety systems
We understand that electrical work in these environments must be coordinated with the mechanical, controls, safety, and operational systems that depend on it.
Electrical Systems Built for Critical Life Sciences Environments
The electrical infrastructure supporting a life sciences facility has to do more than distribute power. It must help maintain operating continuity, protect sensitive equipment, support environmental conditions, and allow critical systems to remain operational through outages, maintenance, and infrastructure transitions.
Hobbs brings experience from some of the most electrically demanding environments, including hospitals, university science facilities, municipal infrastructure, and 24/7 mission-critical operations.
Backup Power & Infrastructure Resilience
A power interruption can compromise sensitive equipment, environmental conditions, research activity, and critical facility operations. Hobbs designs and installs electrical infrastructure with reliability and continuity at the forefront.
Our critical-power capabilities include:
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) installation and integration
- Standby and emergency generator systems
- Automatic transfer switches and emergency power distribution
- Battery and critical-power infrastructure
- Normal and emergency power system coordination
- Redundant power distribution
- Load coordination and system testing
- Planned shutdown and tie-in coordination
- Power monitoring and controls integration
Hobbs' experience ranges from a dedicated UPS installation supporting uninterrupted municipal treatment operations to the replacement of a mission-critical 4,160 V generator plant incorporating three 2,500 kW diesel generators, paralleling gear, and a 3 MW load bank.
Power Quality for Sensitive Laboratory Equipment
Research laboratories, imaging systems, analytical instruments, and other sensitive equipment require stable, dependable power.
Hobbs has installed dedicated laboratory circuits, isolated power systems, conditioned UPS power, emergency distribution, equipment grounding and bonding, and other electrical infrastructure designed around sensitive equipment and high-consequence operations.
Capabilities include:
- Dedicated circuits for laboratory and analytical equipment
- UPS and conditioned power for sensitive equipment
- Isolated power systems
- Equipment grounding and bonding
- Power distribution for laboratory benches and equipment
- Harmonic testing and mitigation coordination
- Electrical testing and system verification
- Power monitoring and controls integration
Why Life Sciences Organizations Choose Hobbs
Healthcare-Grade Electrical Reliability
Hospitals are among the most electrically demanding facilities in operation. Hobbs' healthcare experience includes essential electrical systems, emergency and standby power, automatic transfer, isolated power, sensitive-equipment power, and critical system coordination.
We bring that same reliability mindset to laboratory and life sciences electrical projects.
Proven Laboratory Experience
Our work at Lincoln University's Ivory V. Nelson Center for the Sciences included teaching and research laboratories, laboratory equipment circuits, fume-hood and exhaust connections, emergency power, and lighting and controls.
That experience provides a strong foundation for laboratory renovations, expansions, and life sciences facility fit-outs.
Critical Power Expertise
From UPS installations to multi-generator standby plants, Hobbs has extensive experience with electrical systems designed to keep critical operations running.
We understand how UPS systems, generators, automatic transfer equipment, distribution, controls, and sensitive loads need to work together as a coordinated system.
Experience Working Where Downtime Isn't an Option
Complex electrical work often has to happen while the facility remains operational.
Hobbs has completed major electrical projects through carefully planned shutdowns, weekend work, phased construction, temporary conditions, and system transitions designed to maintain continuity.
More Than 85 Years of Electrical Construction Experience
Hobbs & Company has been providing electrical construction services since 1940. Our workforce brings decades of institutional knowledge to complex installations where safety, reliability, coordination, and execution matter.
Qualifications & Contractor Compliance
Life sciences organizations require contractors that meet rigorous standards for safety, compliance, insurance, and contractor performance. Hobbs & Company maintains qualifications with leading contractor and supplier management platforms used by organizations to evaluate and manage contractors working in complex, safety-sensitive environments.
ISNetworld (ISN)
Hobbs & Company maintains its qualifications through ISNetworld (ISN), a contractor management platform used by organizations to evaluate contractor safety, compliance, insurance, and other requirements.
Avetta
Hobbs & Company also maintains qualifications through Avetta, supporting the contractor compliance and safety requirements of organizations with rigorous supplier and contractor management programs.
These qualifications complement Hobbs' more than 85 years of electrical construction experience and our work in healthcare, laboratory, mission-critical, and other highly controlled environments.
Life Sciences & Critical Facility Types We Support
Hobbs' electrical construction capabilities are applicable to:
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities
- Biotechnology facilities
- Research and development laboratories
- Academic and university research laboratories
- Medical research facilities
- Medical device facilities
- Healthcare and hospital research environments
- Clinical and diagnostic environments
- Cold storage and controlled-environment facilities
- Contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs)
- Mission-critical and 24/7 facilities
Planning a Life Sciences Electrical Project?
Whether you are developing a new laboratory, renovating an existing facility, expanding electrical capacity, upgrading emergency power, or addressing aging critical infrastructure, Hobbs can help evaluate the electrical requirements and develop a practical path forward.
Our team can review existing infrastructure, identify power and resiliency concerns, and help determine what will be required to support your facility's current and future electrical loads.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What electrical services does Hobbs & Company provide for life sciences facilities?
Hobbs & Company provides electrical infrastructure services specifically tailored to life sciences environments, including precision power and UPS integration for sensitive instrumentation, redundant power design for critical environmental systems, backup power architecture, regulatory-compatible installation documentation, and ongoing maintenance. We serve pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech research, medical device production, CROs, CDMOs, and clinical environments throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Does Hobbs & Company have experience with laboratory electrical systems?
Yes. For example, Hobbs provided electrical work for the 113,500-square-foot Ivory V. Nelson Center for the Sciences at Lincoln University. The science facility includes teaching and research laboratories and requires normal and emergency power, dedicated laboratory equipment and bench circuits, fume hood and laboratory exhaust connections, and laboratory lighting and controls.
How does Hobbs & Company protect environmental control systems — cleanrooms, biosafety cabinets, and controlled storage — from power interruptions?
We design electrical systems with redundant power feeds for critical HVAC and environmental systems, integrate emergency power for cleanrooms and BSL environments, and coordinate generator and UPS sequencing to maintain environmental continuity — including during planned maintenance events and utility transitions. Interlock systems and sequence-of-operations planning are included as part of our standard approach.
What backup power solutions does Hobbs & Company provide for life sciences facilities?
We architect layered backup power solutions combining UPS systems for instantaneous response, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for peak load resilience. Automatic transfer switch systems with defined transfer sequences tie the layers together into a coordinated, maintainable infrastructure.
What makes Hobbs & Company qualified to work in pharmaceutical and biotech environments?
Our technicians have direct experience working in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech research, and clinical environments — and understand the protocols, sensitivities, and compliance stakes involved. We hold OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, and NICET Level II certifications, and we deliver installation documentation structured to support validation and regulatory review. We are licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.