Introducing fumehoods.info: The Knowledge Base Fume Hood Users Have Been Waiting For

A New Kind of Resource for Lab Safety Professionals

In a world where nearly every website is designed to capture your email address or steer you toward a purchase, we decided to try something different.

We built fumehoods.info — a free, comprehensive knowledge base and AI-powered chatbot dedicated entirely to one of the most critical pieces of laboratory safety equipment: the fume hood.

There's no form to fill out. No sales rep follow-up waiting for you. Just deep, reliable, expert-level information on demand.

Why Fume Hoods Deserve Their Own Resource

Fume hoods protect researchers from hazardous vapors, gases, and particulates every single day. They are among the most important safety systems in any laboratory — yet finding truly independent, technical information about them is surprisingly difficult.

Most resources online are product pages dressed up as education. Selection guides that happen to end with a quote request. Blog posts written to rank for keywords, not to actually inform.

We wanted to change that. The team at ICI Scientific has spent decades working alongside laboratory professionals, and we've seen firsthand how a misunderstood spec or a misapplied standard can create real safety risk. So we built a resource that puts knowledge first — full stop.

What's Inside fumehoods.info

The site is built around two core pillars:

A deep knowledge base — covering fume hood types (ducted, ductless, biosafety cabinets), face velocity standards, ASHRAE 110 testing, energy efficiency, VAV vs. constant-volume systems, installation considerations, maintenance, and much more. Whether you're a lab manager evaluating a new build or a safety officer reviewing existing equipment, the content is built to answer real questions at a real technical depth.

An AI-powered chatbot — trained on that same body of knowledge, available 24/7 to answer your specific questions in plain language. Not sure whether you need a perchloric acid hood? Wondering what sash height affects face velocity measurements? Ask it. You'll get a substantive, informed answer — not a redirect to a contact form.

Built for Learning, Not for Leads

This is worth saying plainly: fumehoods.info is one of the very few resources in this space that is not designed to collect sales leads or funnel you into a purchasing conversation.

It exists because we believe the laboratory community deserves access to unbiased, expert-level information about the equipment that keeps them safe. Knowledge shouldn't be gated behind a demo request.

If you're a scientist, safety officer, facilities manager, or simply someone trying to understand fume hood technology more deeply — this was built for you.

Go Explore It

Head over to fumehoods.info and ask it something. We think you'll be impressed by both the depth of the content and the quality of the answers the chatbot provides.

As always, the ICI Scientific team is here if you ever want to talk through a real application — but that's a conversation you initiate on your terms. In the meantime, go learn something.