Labs (Laboratories) in UT & HT vs. Labs in Spaceships. What gives?

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

Anyway, the price discrepancy sort of came up when I designed a base using the expanded Pyramid rules, and its 3 or 5 labs accounted for 20% of its total cost. It was weird in that those rooms cost so much compared to the hangars, power plant and other stuff.

I don't find it particularly shocking that laboratories where you can safely examine alien microbes demand a level of care in construction and engineering that is far beyond the standard required for hangars or engine rooms.

Other rooms just don't require the same safety protocols, with multiple layers of airlocks and suchlike.