Money For vacant office buildings, research labs may offer a new lease on life during COVID July 26, 2021July 29, 2021Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on For vacant office buildings, research labs may offer a new lease on life during COVID Demand for scientific lab space has jumped 34% as money and demand for COVID research soar. That boom could mean a new use for empty office buildings.