HERA | Health, Education Research Associates

Our forensic experience includes clients from federal, state, and local branches of government as well as academic institutions in partnership with municipalities. As we program and design, we work closely with the forensic scientists and staff of these institutions.

Our specific experience includes, but is not limited to: lab design for DNA/forensic biology, toxicology, firearms/toolmarks, chemistry, trace evidence, latent print, computer crimes, questioned documents, explosives, and video analysis.

We also have experience in areas such as:

Crime Lab Design

HERA has a strategic alliance with Harley Ellis Devereaux, a leading national architecture and engineering design firm, called Crime Lab Design. We are a comprehensive resource for the planning and design of forensic science and medical examiner facilities.

Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab

Courtesy Harley Ellis Devereaux

Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab

Los Angeles, California

Client: Los Angeles County

Size: 209,080 GSF

Construction Cost: $78.7 million

Completed: 2007

HERA Services: Lab programming, planning, and design; construction administration

For more information on this select example and other forensic laboratory projects, please visit www.crimelabdesign.com.