As in previous years, the Labs21 conference included
plenary and panel sessions to discuss ways in which successful strategies
and technologies are being implemented to improve the energy efficiency
and environmental performance of laboratories. This was a paperless
conference.
Labs21 2001 Annual Conference
Final Agenda
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Tuesday, January 8, 2002
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8:00 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:30 AM
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Morning Plenary
Welcome and Logistics
Bucky Green, Chief, Sustainable Facilities Practices
Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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8:35 AM
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Update on Labs21 Program & Conference Review
Rich Lemley, Director, Facilities Management &
Services Division, U.S. EPA
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8:50 AM
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Federal Perspective on Improved Laboratory Performance
Beth Shearer, Director, Federal Energy Management
Program, U.S. Department of Energy
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9:00 AM
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Restoring Our Nation's Energy Vitality
David Garman, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department
of Energy
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9:15 AM
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Keynote Address
Challenges of Implementing Long-Term Industrial Energy Productivity
Peter Garforth, Owens Corning
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10:00 AM
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Break
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10:30 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions
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Session A-1
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Introduction to High Performance Laboratories
Moderator: Will Lintner, DOE
Victor Neuman, Tek-Air Systems
Joe Phillips, CUH2A, Inc.
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Session A-2
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Tools for Energy-Efficient Research Laboratories
Moderator: Phil Wirdzek, EPA
John Varley, Sear Brown
Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL)
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11:30 AM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions
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Session B-1
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Measuring Laboratory Operations
Moderator: Dale Sartor, LBNL
Sensor Selection By Design
Marc Portnoff, Carnegie Mellon University
Dynamics of Laboratory Energy Use: Understanding Power,
Fume Hood and HVAC Utility Diversities in Building Design
and Operation
Martin Wendel and J. Patrick Carpenter, Kling Lindquist
Measuring Laboratory Operations at Sandia: 21st Century
Lab, One Year Later
Ralph Wrons, Sandia National Laboratories
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Session B-2
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Case Studies
Moderator: Frank Kutlak, NIH
The EPA's New England Regional Lab: It's Done, But How
Did We Do It?
Jeffrey Dewey, Acquest Development
Utility Consumption Reduction in a Large Biomedical Research
Laboratory: A Case Study
Anand Seth and Teerachai Srisirikul, Partners HealthCare
Systems, Inc. & Massachusetts General Hospital
Energy Conservation: The Next Big Gold Rush. Find Out
Where to Stake the Best Claims
James Walker, P.E., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center
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2:30 PM
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Break
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3:00 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions II
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Session C-1
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Risk Management in the Operations & Maintenance of
Laboratory Facilities
Moderator: Warren Wilson, Intersol Limited
Risk Management in the Design and Construction of a High
Containment Laboratory Facility
Alec Reichert, Public Works & Government Services
Canada (PWGSC)
Operation and Maintenance of a High Containment Laboratory
Facility
Gilles Tremblay and Les Wittmeier, Canadian Science
Centre for Human & Animal Health
An Owner's Perspective of Laboratory Operations and Maintenance
Scott Maynard, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
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Session C-2
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Green Laboratory Design & Retrofits I
Moderator: William O'Dell, HOK, Inc.
Sustainable Design for Laboratories: Balancing Environmental
& Energy Issues with Health & Safety Concerns
Don Posson, Kling Lindquist
Designing Energy Efficient Laboratories
Richard Price, Perkins & Will
Integrated Architectural & Engineering Methodology
for Sustainable Design in Research Facilities
Joseph Ferraro, AIA, Ferraro Choi & Associatesand
John Fyfe, MIE Aust, Lincolne Scott & Kohloss,
Inc.
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4:30 PM
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Adjourn
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5:30-7:30 PM
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Reception at the Hotel Washington
All are invited
(Reception will also recognize Labs21 Supporters)
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Wednesday, January 9, 2002
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7:30 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:00 AM
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Morning Plenary
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Session D-1
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Exhaust & Ventilation I: Fume Hoods
Moderator: Geoffrey Bell, LBNL
Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Optimize Airflow
& Energy Conservation in Laboratory Hoods & Vented
Enclosures
Alexy Kolesnikov and Ray Ryan, Flow Sciences,
Inc.
Douglas Walters, KCP, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Laboratory Fume Hood Energy Conservation
Project
Marc Estra, P.E., Bristol-Myers Squibb
Advanced Fume Hood Design
Victor Neuman, Tek-Air Systems
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Session D-2
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Laboratory Controls & Automation
Moderator: Peter Gardner, Torcon
Owners of VAV Laboratory Control Air Flow Systems Complain
They Are Not Achieving the Anticipated Energy Savings: How
To Get The Savings Back on Track
Ken Kolkebeck, Facility Diagnostics
Analysis of Post Installation System Performance for
EPA ESPC Lab Retrofit
Tim Kehrli, TLK Consulting
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9:30 AM
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Break
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10:00 AM
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Morning Plenary
Power Generation and Distribution Support
Steven Hauser, Battelle
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10:30 AM
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Labs21 Pilot Partner Recognition Ceremony
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11:30 AM
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Lunch (on own)
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1:00 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions
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Session E-1
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Commissioning
Moderator: Geoffrey Bell, LBNL
Energy-Efficient Laboratories: Realizing Performance Benefits
Through Commissioning
Tom Vannatta, E-Cube, Inc.
Developing & Implementing A Laboratory Ventilation
Management Program
Tom Smith, Exposure Control Technologies
Collaborative Laboratory Commissioning and Sustaining
the Optimal Building
E. Lon Brightbill, Facility Dynamics
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Session E-2
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Exhaust & Ventilation II: Air Flow
Moderator: J. Patrick Carpenter, Kling Lindquist
Variable Velocity Exhaust Stacks
Jon Romig, Payette Associates
Bill Smeaton, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin, Inc.
Assessing the Re-entry of Laboratory Pollutants Into the
Indoor Environment–Analytical, Computational Fluid Dynamics
or Wind-Tunnel Modeling?
Ron Petersen, Cermak Peterka Petersen, Inc.
How Low Can You Go? Low Pressure Drop Design In Practice
John Weale, Rumsey Engineering
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2:30 PM
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Break
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3:00 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions II
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Session F-1
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Emissions Tracking & Mitigation Strategies
Moderator: Anna Garcia, Center for Energy & Climate Solutions
(NREL)
Opportunities for Laboratory Participation in Emissions
Credit Trading
Anna Garcia, Center for Energy & Climate Solutions
(NREL)
DuPont's Voluntary Energy Efficiency and Emissions
Reduction Initiative
Ed Mongan, DuPont
ERC's and Performance Contracting
Elizabeth Exter, LBNL
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Session F-2
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Labs21 Centers of Excellence
Moderator: Kath Williams, U.S. Green Building Council
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Session F-3
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Reduced-Maintenance Laboratory Facilities
Moderator: Otto Van Geet, NREL
Maximizing Energy Performance in Reduced-Maintenance R&D
Facilities
Mark Maguire, Kling-Lindquist
Creating Renewable Assets: Towards Sustainability--The
Intelligent Workplace, The Building as Power Plant at Carnegie
Mellon University
Volker Hartkopf, Carnegie Mellon University
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4:00 PM
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Break
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4:30 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions III
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Session G-1
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Teaching Laboratory Roundtable
Moderator: Dale Sartor, LBNL
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Session G-2
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Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Laboratory Roundtable
Moderator: Jim Ricigliano, PWI Energy
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Session G-3
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Computers & Electronics Laboratory Roundtable
Moderator: Patrick Carpenter, Kling-Lindquist
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6:00 PM
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Adjourn
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Thursday, January 10, 2002
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7:30 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:00 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions
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Session H-1
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Future Views
Moderator: Sandra Mendler, HOK, Inc.
Changing the Conversation: Capitalizing on Current Opportunities
to Make Sustainable Design the New Standard of Practice
Joseph Weiss, CUH2A, Inc.
Overcoming Perceived Risk: The Great Challenge to Building
"Sustainable" Laboratories
Charlotte Matthews and Arlen Li, Payette Associates
Anticipating Changing Energy Markets in Laboratory Facility
Design
Jonathan Friedan, Ballinger
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Session H-2
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Considering the Laboratory's Lifecycle
Moderator: Nancy Carlisle, NREL
The Workstage Building Concept
E. Gerry Dudley, CB Richard Ellis/Pittsburgh and Brad
Huber, Workstage
Time to Market—How to Build 30,000 Square Feet of
R&D Space in 180 Days (And Live to Tell About It): A Case
Study of Alpha Vax Human Vaccines, Inc.
Jeffrey Schantz, Lord Aeck Sargent
Reducing Environmental Risk Associated with Laboratory
Decommissioning
Renee Dufault, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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9:30 AM
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Break
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10:00 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions II
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Session I-1
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Case Studies
Moderator: Trevor Moody, CSIRO Australia
Science & Technology Facility: A Case Study for Energy
Efficient & Sustainable Design (National Renewable Energy
Laboratory: Golden, Colorado)
Trevor Calarco and John Priebe, Abo Copeland
Architecture, Inc.
Sustainable Laboratory Design for the Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute's (STRI) Marine Biology Laboratory in Bocas
Del Toro, Panama
Colin Cathcart and Clare Miflin, Kiss + Cathcart,
Architects
Forestry Laboratory in the Netherlands
Stefan Behnisch, Behnisch, Behnisch, and Partner
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Session I-2
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Energy Benchmarking
Moderator: Joe Loper, Alliance to Save Energy
Performance Metrics for the National Benchmarking Data
Base
Dale Sartor, P.E., LBNL
Preview of User Interface to National Benchmarking Database
Satish Kumar, LBNL
Using Real Life Energy Benchmarks in Planning for a New
University Campus
Karl Brown, California Institute for Energy Efficiency
The Results Are In: Benchmarking Study of Energy Intensive
Cleanrooms
Bill Tschudi, P.E., LBNL
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11:30 AM
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Lunch (on own)
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1:00 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions
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Session J-1
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On-Site and Alternative Energy Resources
Moderator: Eric Oliver, EMO Energy Solutions
Integrated Laboratory Energy Systems: Emerging Methods
in Laboratory Energy Production, Recovery, & Distribution
S. Faruq Ahmed, P.E., NSPE, and Tom Donoghue, Burt
Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates
Combined Heat & Power & Energy Recovery Equipment
Configurations for Laboratories Utilizing Cogeneration
Gregory Dobbs, United Technologies
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Session J-2
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Energy Recovery
Moderator: Malcolm Verdict, Alliance to Save Energy
Advancements in Air-to-Air Energy Recovery in Labs
Keith Cockerham, P.E., Ewing Cole Cherry Brott
Experiences in the Design of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage
(ATES) for Laboratory Application
Tim Lee, PWGSC
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2:00 PM
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Break
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2:30 PM
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Afternoon Plenary Session
Environmental Performance Criteria for Labs21
Moderator: Dale Sartor, LBNL
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4:00 PM
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Break
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4:15 PM
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"Roll Up Your Sleeves-Lab Plan Critique and Discussion"
Conference attendees bring their design plans for an
informal critique and review by leading design experts and
other attendees.
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5:30 PM
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Adjourn
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