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September 6-8, 2000
San Francisco, California
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. Breakout sessions
following the presentations provided opportunities to explore specific
issues in greater detail. As noted in pre-meeting materials, this
was a paperless conference.
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Wednesday, September 6, 2000
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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 Overview
Phil Wirdzek, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
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8:35 AM
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Introductory Remarks and Overview of Labs21 Initiative
Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., EPA
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8:50 AM
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West Coast Perspective
Felicia Marcus, EPA Region 9
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9:00 AM
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Improving the Energy Performance of U.S. Laboratories
Beth Shearer, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
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9:15 AM
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How Labs Use Energy
Don Prowler, Don Prowler & Associates
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9:45 AM
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Keynote Address
David Gottfried, WorldBuild Technologies, Inc.
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10:30 AM
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Break
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11:00 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions
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Session A-1
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Defining Laboratories for the 21st Century
Moderator: Phil Wirdzek, EPA
Labs21 Pilot Partner Program
Phil Wirdzek, EPA
ProjectXL and Labs21
Mark Samolis, EPA
Carbon Emission Credit Opportunities for Laboratories
Patrick Keegan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL)
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Session A-2
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An Introduction to the LBNL Laboratory Design Guide
Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL)
*This session provided an overview of "A Design Guide for Energy-Efficient Research Laboratories," a tool intended to assist facility owners, architects, engineers, designers, facility managers, and utility energy-management specialists in identifying and applying advanced energy-efficiency features in laboratory-type environments. |
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12:00 PM
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Break for Lunch
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1:30 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions
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Session B-1
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Promoting Energy Efficiency through Performance Contracting:
A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Beth Shearer, FEMP
*This session featured a panel discussion, encouraging audience
participation, for federal and private laboratory directors
and Energy Services Company (ESCo) representatives. The panel
provided an exchange of viewpoints on the advantages, disadvantages,
barriers, and strategies of performance contracting for energy
efficiency in laboratory facilities.
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Session B-2
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Emerging Laboratory Design and Retrofits I
Moderator: Otto Van Geet, NREL
Implementing a Wide Range of Energy Features With the Design-Build
Process
Mark Arney, Architectural Energy Corporation
Jeffrey Dewey, Acquest Development
Designing Energy Efficient Laboratories
Nicole Westerman, Public Financial Management
Water Resource Management in Laboratory Facilities
Mark Headley, AIA, Overland Partners
Sustainable Design at Sandia National Laboratories: Making
Progress
Ralph Wrons, Sandia National Laboratories
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3:15 PM
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Break
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3:30 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions II
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Session C-1
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HVAC Solutions I
Moderator: Geoffrey Bell, LBNL
Energy Efficient Laboratory Ventilation: One Size Doesn't
Fit All
Gregory DeLuga, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Designing a Green Lab Without Sacrificing Safety
Christopher Robertson, Phoenix Controls
EPICenter at Montana State University
Kath Williams, Montana State University
Jason McLennan, BNIM Architects
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis to Evaluate Laboratory
Air Flow and Ventilation
Scott Reynolds, CAES, a Division of BCK
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Session C-2
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Financing and Economics
Moderator: Phil Wirdzek, EPA
The Basic Economics of Heat Recovery in Laboratories
J. Patrick Carpenter and
Martin Wendel, Kling Lindquist
Cost Justifying the Green Laboratory Building
Victor Neuman, P.E.
Federal Laboratories' Use of FEMP Super ESPCs
Charles Williams, LBNL
Improving Efficiency of Leased Facilities
Michael Holda, LBNL
Chris Barlow, Wareham Development
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5:15 PM
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Adjourn
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5:30 PM
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Welcome Reception Hosted by Pacific Gas and Electric
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Thursday, September 7, 2000
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Morning Plenary
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8:30 AM
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Introduction to the Second Day Content
Shelley Fidler, White House Climate Change Task Force
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8:35 AM
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Labs21/Project XL Signing Ceremony
Jay Benforado, EPA
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9:00 AM
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Case Study One
Sustainable NREL: A Living Laboratory
Lynn Billman, NREL
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9:30 AM
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Case Study Two
A Laboratory for the 21st Century: The Vontz Center
for Molecular Studies
Carl Monzel, BHDP Architecture, Inc.
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10:00 AM
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California Perspective
Debra Bowen, California State Senator
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10:30 AM
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Break
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11:00 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions
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Session D-1
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Case Studies
Moderator: Doris Ellis, EPA
Thermal Storage for Large Laboratory Loads: A Case
Study
Jerry Savage, Sandia National Laboratories
EPA National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory Performance
Contract Innovative Design
Richard Lawrence, EPA
System Diagnostic Analysis Approach for Tracking HVAC System
Performance
Mark Arney, Architectural Energy Corporation
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Session D-2
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Architecture and Planning
Moderator: Don Prowler, Don Prowler & Associates
Evaluating and Designing Exhaust Systems to Avoid Fume
Reentry and Adverse Health Effects
Ron Petersen, Cermak Peterka Petersen, Inc.
CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Trevor Moody, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Organization (CSIRO)
The Louis Stokes Laboratories (Building 50) at NIH
Frank Kutlak, National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
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12:15 PM
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Lunch
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1:30 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions
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Session E-1
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Profiling Energy Use in Laboratory Buildings
Moderator: Otto Van Geet, NREL
Benchmarking Environmentally Friendly Laboratories
William Odell, HOK Architects
Energy Management Tools for Laboratory Operation and Maintenance
Jerry Mix, The Watt Stopper, Inc.
Chipping Away at Energy Costs of a Research Semiconductor
Facility
Ralph Wrons, Sandia National Laboratories
Emerging Benchmarking Techniques for Laboratories
Dale Sartor, LBNL
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Session E-2
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Emerging Laboratory Design and Retrofits II
Moderator: Nancy Carlisle, NREL
Experiences in the Design of Bio-Containment Facilities
Tim Lee, Public Works & Government Services Canada
Exciting Synergies: Environmental Health & Safety Advances
in Laboratory Buildings through Integrated Sustainable Design
Sandra Mendler and Joseph Phillips, CUH2A, Inc.
New Energy Management Technologies & Methods for PNNL
Facilities
John Hail, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
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3:15 PM
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Break
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3:45 PM
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Afternoon Parallel Sessions II
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Session F-1
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HVAC Solutions II
Moderator: Geoffrey Bell, LBNL
Fume Hood Alternatives
Ken Kornberg, Kornberg Associates
Testing Fume Hoods on a Curve
Robert Morris, Configuration Management Consultants
Fume Hoods and Laboratory Air Flow Systems: Lessons, Features,
and Improvements From the 'Old Saints' of the Atomic Energy
Era Through Today
Swiki Anderson, Swiki Anderson & Associates, Inc.
Containment Ventilation: With Safety First, the Guaranteed
Way of Achieving Maximum Cost Savings and Ways to Calculate
It
David Sweitzer, Laboratory Specialists
Low Flow Fume Hoods
Geoffrey Bell, LBNL
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Session F-2
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Using Alternative Fuels
Moderator: Nancy Carlisle, NREL
PowerGuard® MST-50 Photovoltaic System for US EPA National
Computer Center
Mark Bronez, Powerlight and
Cameron "Mac" Moore, BP Solar
Sustainable Low Energy Design and the Use of Renewables
Otto Van Geet, NREL
Using a Ground Source Heat Pump at EPA's Ada, Oklahoma
Laboratory
Tom Russell, Johnson Controls, Inc.
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5:30 PM
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Adjourn
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Friday, September 8, 2000
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8:30 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions
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Session G-1
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Opportunities for Laboratories in Carbon Management
Moderator: Pat Keegan, NREL
Industry Perspectives on the Climate Process & Activities
John Shinn, International Petroleum Industry Environmental
Conservation Association
Practical Experience and Future Opportunities in Emissions
Trading
Matthew Varilek, NatSource
Going Climate Neutral: Beyond Benchmarking
Ken Perkins, Shaklee Corporation
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Session G-2
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Combined Heat and Power
Moderator: Phil Wirdzek, EPA
Tubular SOFC for Distributed Generation
Chris Forbes, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
High "9s" CHP in the Internet Age
Art Mannion, Sure Power Corporatio
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10:00 AM
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Break
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10:15 AM
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Morning Parallel Sessions II
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Session H-1
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Green Building Case Studies
Moderator: Kath Williams, Montana State University
Greening of a Fisheries Laboratory in Alaska
Debora Hankinson, AIA, Livingston Slone, Inc.
Lynn Simon, AIA, Simon & Associates
EPA Lab: A LEED Pilot Case Study
Jeffrey Dewey, Acquest Development
Pharmacia Building Q: A Laboratory for Learning and Environmental
Design
Garrick Maine and John Cuccia, Flad & Associates
David Eijadi, AIA, The Weidt Group
The Greening of Bren Hall: Donald Bren School of Environmental
Science and Management
Randy Leach, AIA, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Jeff Dozier, University of California, Santa Barbar
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Session H-2
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Commissioning and Recommissioning Laboratories - A Panel
Discussion
Moderator: Dale Sartor, LBNL
Commissioning A Materials Research Laboratory
Jerry Savage, Sandia National Laboratories
Commissioning Laboratories
Michael Weiss, WorkingBuildings, LLC
Energy Evaluations of Laboratories
Eric Oliver, EMO Energy Solutions, LLC
Continuous Commissioning at Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory
John Hail, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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12:00 PM
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"Labs for the 21st Century Conference" Summary Panel
Shelley Fidler, White House Climate Change Task Force
This session will give conference attendees an opportunity
to provide feedback on the conference as well as the broader
Labs21 Initiative.
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12:30 AM
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Lunch
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1:30 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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3:00 PM
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Adjourn
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