Larger Docks are much more efficient than having several small ones.
Your crew behave like real people would. They will be confused if unqualified workers get better housing than they themselves do for no reason. Qualified workers might be miffed if you stick them in with the working class.
To keep it simple, no stats about power involved yet. I promise that any one of these generators will be sufficient to power your entire station initially, although the Hydrogen Burner will require Hydrogen, which you can make yourself by running water through an Electrolysis Station.
Growing an individual crop or raising one kind of livestock requires two squares on any farm.
The type of station does not change the rate of production but rare minerals will often be buried in deep layers. Each station can only mine in the layer it is designated for. Mines that are placed within 6 squares of each other will interfere.
All kinds of labs cost the same. 1 advanced one is vastly superior to two similar simple ones. Labs are used to do research in one specific field of sciences, and can also be used by scientists to create blueprints, schematics and prototypes
Both kinds of workshops cost the same. 1 advanced one is vastly superior to two similar simple ones. Manufacturing workshops are used to create parts based on plans, assembly workshops are used to assemble goods from finished components.
All kinds of workshops cost the same. 1 advanced one is vastly superior to two similar simple ones. Construction halls are either used for construction, creating the components needed to construct buildings, vehicle construction halls are used to construct all kinds of ground vehicles and aerospace construction halls are used to construct space ships.
Keep your crew happy.