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First and most important, INSULATE the whole place as much as you can afford. I think mine is at R-80. Use an insulated garage door. All this will keep it cooler in Summer without AC and drastically cuts the amount of heat you need in Winter. A hanging 30,000 btu heater w/fan will keep the place at 60F all winter no matter where you live. For my 1000 sq. ft shop I tapped the natural gas line to my house and ran a spur 100 ft out to my shop, buried below the frost line with water and 220/100 amp service. Natural gas only runs at 2 psi in 3/4" black iron pipe.

Plumb your air compressor with sweat-soldered copper pipe & sink it into the walls for a neat appearance. Plastic pipe WILL leak in time from constant 100+ psi pressure, and if it's inside drywall behind benches and shelves, you have a real mess to get to it to fix.

By using an instant-on electric water heater for RVs, you avoid having to install a hot water heater. Hot water is really nice to wash up before returning to civilization (the house) especially in Winter.

And if you can, install a toilet if the shop will be a ways from the house. This will save many miles of walking back & forth.... There are RV-type toilet-waste pumps that will push wastes to your house sewer line or septic tank if you don't have the required slope for a sewer line to your home line. That also has to be buried below the frost line, which can be 24" deep in some areas.

Run electric outlets every 6 feet along with compressed air quick-disconnects in all 4 walls & the ceiling. Run at least 5 extra power or com wires out there from your house. You WILL forget something you need- telephone lines, security cameras, etc, and no one likes re-dos, especially if you have to trench.