Other areas of the high bay are used for mechanical development and other projects. In addition to regulated storage for chemicals and wastes, services are available for waste storage, packaging, manifesting and shipping. The high bay is also serviced with hot and cold water, vacuum, and clean compressed air. APEL provides opportunities for efficient and effective business startup and development, validation and commercialization of new product lines. Entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and businessmen developing new businesses, as well as university staff will all have access to the facility.
Equipment can be skid mounted and quickly plugged into building services and effluent systems.
Fourteen-foot high rollup doors and a 25,000 sq.ft. APEL facilitates commercialization decisions. Data packages from APEL testing are also expected to be adequate for regulatory acceptance. APEL's permit allows testing with hazardous wastes and contaminated environmental media. Procedures and protocols are in place for storage, packaging, manifesting, and shipping of waste materials.