Creating an Environmentally Friendly Biocontainment
Laboratory
Christopher Robertson, Phoenix
Controls
Within the laboratory industry, the design and construction of biocontainment
laboratories, specifically biosafety level 3 (BSL-3), is generating
much interest. Much of this interest stems from bioterrorism concerns
and the need to develop countermeasures in the form of vaccines
and drug products. It is recognized that the current stock of higher-level
containment laboratories is inadequate for the level of research
and testing needed and more facilities are targeted for construction.
Several features distinguish these higher containment labs from
lower level, BSL-2, traditional chemistry labs, with ventilation
system design and operation playing a key role. A BSL-3 laboratory
may be a single lab, a suite of labs or an entire building and its
use is required when serious or potentially lethal disease may occur
as a result of inhalation exposure. This presentation will highlight
important design requirements—ventilation of biosafety cabinets
and fume hoods, room pressurization and monitoring, use of anterooms—and
discuss options for ensuring an environmental friendly biocontainment
lab.
Findings:
This presentation will provide information on design and operating
guidelines and suggestions on energy efficient designs for ventilation
and control systems used within biocontainment spaces. This information
will help demonstration that by using the latest design concepts
the owner can achieve substantial increase in environmental containment
efficiency, increase operational performance and improve the overall
operation of these critical laboratory spaces.
Labs21 Connection:
- Protecting the environment from harmful releases of dangerous
biological agents
- Protecting research integrity
- Protecting occupant safety.
- Optimizing whole building efficiency on a life-cycle basis.
Biography:
Christopher S. Robertson is the Vice President, Worldwide
Sales & Business Development responsible for the companies'
global sales operation & business development activities. Prior
to assuming this responsibility he spent two years in Japan where
he was the Director of Asia/Pacific in charge of developing and
running the company's business unit throughout Asia and the Pacific
Rim. He has also serviced as the Manager, Laboratory and Heath Care
Markets, responsible for overall direction, development, and implementation
of strategies and products directed towards the laboratory and health
care markets worldwide. He has been a featured speaker on airflow
control issues at many international conferences and seminars including
APPA, PitCon, ASHRAE, and four Laboratories for the 21st Century.
He is a Member of ASHRAE and is active on Laboratory Committee TC
9.10, Clean Spaces Committee TC 9.11 and Standards Committee SPC
110 (Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods)
His background includes ten plus years with Phoenix Controls in
various sales and marketing roles and ten years with Johnson Controls
as an Applications Engineer, Sales Engineer and Sales Manager. He
holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University.
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