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2007 Conference Agenda
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Pre-Conference
Sunday | Pre-Conference Monday
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day
3
Poster Session |
Labs21 2007 Annual Conference
Preliminary Agenda
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Pre-Conference
Events: Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
8:00 a.m. |
Registration (for attendees
of Sunday's pre-conference events) |
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
National
Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP)
NBBTP was being presented in conjunction
with the Labs21 2007 Annual Conference through a partnership
between the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories
and the Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Foundation, Ltd.
NBBTP is a partnership between the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases and the Division of Occupational Health
and Safety at the National Institutes of Health. |
Pre-Conference
Events: Monday, October 1, 2007 |
7:30 a.m. |
Registration
(for attendees of Monday's pre-conference events) |
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Labs21 Introductory
Course: High Performance, Low-Energy Design |
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Labs21 Advanced
Course: Laboratory Ventilation Design |
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
National
Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) |
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Labs21
Workshop: Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC) |
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Labs21 Workshop:
Laboratory Operations and Maintenance (O&M) |
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Workshop:
Managing Contamination Risk—A Look at Building Design
and HVAC Systems |
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Grand
Opening Reception at Charleston Area Convention Center Complex
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Open |
Day
1: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 |
8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental
Breakfast
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Open |
9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Masters of Ceremonies
- Dan Amon,
Labs21 Program Manager and National Energy Manager, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
- William
Lintner, Labs21 Project Manager, Federal Energy
Management Program, U.S. Department of Energy
Welcoming Remarks
Special Announcements and Introductions
- Bridget Shea,
Director, Facilities Management and Services Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Energy
- David Rodgers,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office
of Technology Development and Acting Program Manager, Federal
Energy Management Program, U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Luis A. Luna,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources
Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Keynote Address
- John L. Knott, Jr.,
President and CEO, Noisette Company, LLC
- Dr. John Kelly,
Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture, Clemson
University
- Phil Wirdzek, President, International
Institute for Sustainable Laboratories
|
11:30 a.m. |
Lunch
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Staffed |
1:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Parallel
Sessions I |
Session A1 |
Sustainable Laboratory
Strategies
Moderator: Punit Jain, Cannon Design
Ten Big Hits for Energy
Cost Savings in Laboratory Buildings
John Breshears, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects,
LLP
Paul Mathew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LEED® for
Labs - Strategies for Designing LEED Laboratories
John Mlade, LEED AP, Perkins+Will
Surmounting Obstacles
to Green Design in Mission Critical Facilities
Joe Phillips, Phillips Collaborative |
Session A2 |
Exhaust Systems
Moderator: Carl Crow, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Saving Energy by Reducing
Exit Velocity With a Suitable Stack Design
Simona Besnea, Rowan Williams Davies &
Irwin, Inc.
Initial Dilution and Effective
Stack Height for Induced Air Fans
John Carter, CPP, Inc.
Energy and Cost Savings
from Advanced Exhaust Dispersion Testing
Chet Wisner, Ambient Air Technologies, LLC
|
Session A3 |
Pre-Planning Considerations
Moderator: Ralph Wrons, Sandia
Optimizing Project Outcomes
in Pre-Design Using Life Cycle Analysis- Why and How?
Robert Blakey, CFM, CEM, LEED®
AP, Strategic Equity Associates, LLC
Mary Jo Olenick , AIA, The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Behavior Matters: Scientist
Buy-In for Sustainability Saves Energy and Resources From
Top to Bottom
Allen Doyle, University of California at
Santa Barbara
Scaling Sustainability: Comparing
the Planning Processes for Two University Science Facilities
Arlen Li, Payette
Jeff Salocks, Payette |
Symposium 1 |
Sustainable
Laboratories in the Middle East and North Africa
Facilitator: Sherif
R. Zaki, M.D., Ph. D, Chief Infectious Disease
Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control, United States
Presenters Included:
Rajae
El Aouad, M.D., Director, National Institute
of Hygiene, Morocco
Maha
M. Kamel Mahmoud, Ph. D., Science Advisor, Embassy
of Egypt, United States
Rola
Nasrallah, Water Quality Coordinator, Ministry
of Energy and Water, Beirut, Lebanon
Bob
Senseney, Senior Advisor for Science Partnerships,
Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, Bureau of Oceans
and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
|
3:00 p.m. |
Break
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Staffed |
3:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
II |
Session B1 |
Laboratory Containment Strategies
Moderator: Ed Cordes, Perkins+Will
Assessing the Operational
Readiness of Biocontainment Laboratories
John Lopez, Lovelace Respiratory Research
Institute
The Use of Air Curtains
and Protective Air Showers to Control Contaminant Transport
in Laboratories
Duncan Phillips, Rowan Williams Davies &
Irwin, Inc.
Containing the Cost of
Containment: Cost Management Strategies for Biocontainment
Rohit Saxena, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
|
Session B2 |
Healthcare/Hospitals
Moderator: Kurt Mueller, Gilbane Building Company
To LEED®
or Not to LEED?
Mark Arnold, LEED AP, JE Dunn Construction
Company
Doug Faus, Medical Center of the Rockies
Integrating Research with
an Academic Hospital Environment (Integrating the Hospital
Environment with a Research Laboratory)
Peter Lotz, AIA, and Jan Madey,
AIA, WHR Architects
Sustainable Engineering
Within a Historically Sensitive Urban Context
Sarah Markovitz, AIA, NBBJ
Greg Soyka, LS3P Associates, Ltd.
|
Session B3 |
Financing and Economics
Moderator: Beth Shearer, International Institute
for Sustainable Laboratories
Metering: How Aggressive, and What Are the Advantages for
Financed Projects?
Dan Amon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Department of Energy's Transformational Energy Action
Management (TEAM Initiative)
Will Lintner, U.S. Department of Energy
Utility Energy Services Contracting to Finance Energy Improvements
in Existing Laboratories
Ernest Lunsford, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Symposium 1 cont'd |
Sustainable
Laboratories in the Middle East and North Africa |
5:00 p.m. |
Sessions Adjourn |
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
Tour
and Reception at the Darby Children's Research Institute
and Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South
Carolina |
Day
2: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 |
7:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. |
Morning Roundtables:
Carbon Neutral Laboratories
Led by: Beth Shearer, International Institute
for Sustainable Laboratories and Will Lintner,
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
Benchmarking Part I: Energy
Benchmarking for University Laboratories
Led by: Nathan Gauthier, Harvard University
Green Campus Initiative; Peter James, Higher
Education Environmental Performance Improvement; and Paul
A. Mathew, Ph.D., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Laboratory Ventilation Management
Programs
Led by: Thomas Smith, Exposure Control Technologies,
Inc.
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Open |
9:00 a.m. |
Morning Parallel Sessions I |
Session C1 |
Specialty Topics
Moderator: Gurdaver Singh, Guttmann & Blaevoet
Consulting Engineers
Hybrid Combined Heat and
Power Energy Plants for Laboratory Facilities
Richard McKown, Burns & McDonnell
Controlled Environment
Rooms - Energy Saving Strategies and Designs
Tom Oelschlaeger, Climate Technologies, Inc.
Energy-Efficient Design For Air Handling Units
Wais Jalali, M&I Heat
Transfer Products, Ltd. |
Session C2 |
Sustainable Laboratory Furniture Systems
Moderator: Nancy Carlisle, National Renewable Energy
Laboratories
Laboratory Sustainability:
Beyond Fire, Water, and Air
Leslie Ashor and Lloyd Fisk,
Research Facilities Design
A Practical Guide to
Using the Right Casework, Finishes, and Materials for Your
Sustainable Laboratory
Elizabeth Vandermark and Victor Cardona,
SmithGroup, Inc. |
Session C3 |
Air Management and Laboratory Safety
Moderator: David Sutton, Scientific Equipment and
Furniture Association
Fume Hood Controls and HVAC
System Sizing for a New Chemistry Laboratory
Scott Sepsy, P.E., Princeton University
Russell Campbell, P.E., Campbell Engineering
A Comprehensive Review
of the Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Impacts of
Dynamically Varying Air Change Rates at Multiple Laboratory
Facilities
Gordon Sharp, Aircuity, Inc.
Laboratory Offset Air
- The Overlooked Constant Volume Exhaust System
Lee Tapper, Holabird & Root |
Symposium 2 |
Hospitals and
Health Research in the 21st Century: Protecting Lives While
Saving Energy
Presenters:
Byron Edwards, LS3P Associates,
Ltd.
Dan Doyle,
Grumman Butkus
Thomas Smith,
Exposure Control Technologies
Michael
Benjamin, Bard, Rao + Athanas
Kent Stair, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, LLP
Panelists:
Bob Marriott, Associate Dean for Planning & Resources,
UNC School of Medicine
Mary-Lynn Cummings, Associate Dean, Cornell
University
Wendell Brase, Vice Chancellor for Administration
and Business Services, University of California at Irvine
Ted Athanas, Bard, Rao + Athanas
Dave Dement, Medical University Hospital
Authority |
10:30 a.m. |
Break
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Staffed |
11:00 a.m. |
Morning Parallel
Sessions II |
Session D1 |
Vivariums
Moderator: Julie Higgenbotham, Advantage Media
University of Michigan
Life Science Institute - Design Goals versus Operations Results
Ron Henning, SmithGroup, Inc.
David Karle, University of Michigan
Commissioning Vivariums
E. Thomas Lillie, P.E., Horizon Engineering
Associates, LLP
Energy Efficiency in Vivariums
Peter Rumsey, Rumsey Engineers
Glen Berry, Design for Science |
Session D2 |
Design for Flexibility
Moderator: Punit Jain, Cannon Design
Flexibility and Modularity:
How Do These Ideas Add to Sustainability?
Laura Carlson, AIA, LEED®
AP, and Eric Jaffe, AIA, NCARB, Hillier Architecture
High Flexibility/Low
Energy Use Laboratories
Jonathan Friedan and Stephen Bartlett,
Ballinger
Sustainable Architecture
and Engineering of Core and Shell Laboratories
Asif Syed, AKF Engineers
Paul Drago, NK Architects |
Session D3 |
Chilled Water Systems
Moderator: Phil Wirdzek, International Institute
for Sustainable Laboratories
Efficient Chilled Water
Systems for Laboratories
Keith Cockerham, P.E., CUH2A
Sustainable Technologies
for Old Buildings: Energy Reduction from Chilled Beams
Donald Haiges, P.E., SEi Companies
Trick or Treat:
A Solution to "Tricking the Software" for Modeling
Chilled Beams in Laboratories
Paul Erikson and Bob Sherman,
P.E., LEED® AP, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
|
Symposium 2 cont'd |
Hospitals
and Health Research in the 21st Century: Protecting Lives,
Saving Energy |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch
Technology and Services Fair
and Poster Session Close at 2:30
p.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
I |
| Session E1 |
Marine-Based Environments
Moderator: J. Patrick Carpenter, Vanderweil Engineers
Commissioning a Marine Laboratory
William W. Dean, P.E., LEED®
AP, Newcomb & Boyd Consultants and Engineers |
Session E2 |
Modeling Laboratory Performance
Moderator: Simona Besnea, Rowan Williams Davies &
Irwin, Inc.
Action-Oriented Benchmarking
for Laboratories
Paul Mathew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Laboratory-Based Modifications
to ASHRAE-90.1 and What They Mean for You
Itzhak Maor, PWI Energy |
Session E3 |
Australian Perspectives
Moderator: Kath Williams, International Institute
for Sustainable Laboratories
Designing the Future: A
New Era in Laboratory Buildings
Mark Kelly, Woods Bagot Pty, Ltd.
Animal Research: From
Rodents to Ruminants—An Australian Story
Colin Sakinofsky, S2F P/L, Architects and
Engineers |
Symposium 3 |
Innovative
European Laboratory Designs and Technologies
Presenters:
Peter
James, HEEPI and Labs21 UK, United Kingdom
Mike Dockery,
Health and Safety Laboratory, United Kingdom
Konrad Kreuzer,
Waldner, Germany
Alberto Rivolta,
Gloria Artec, Italy |
3:30 p.m. |
Break |
4:00 p.m. |
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
II |
Session F1 |
Mandating Sustainability for the Future
Moderator: Ken Kornberg, Kornberg Associates
From Solar Design
of the 1970s to Green Buildings and LEED® Certification
in the 21st Century
Byron Edwards, AIA, ACHE, and Janette
Alexander, RA, LS3P Associates, Ltd.
Flexible Biomedical
Laboratories for Future National Institutes of Health Funded
Research Grants
Greg Soyka and Judy Stephens,
LS3P Associates, Ltd.
Laboratories 2030: Implications
of the 2030 Challenge for the Research Building Sector
Jim Nicolow, Lord, Aeck & Sargent
Victor Olgyay, AIA, RMI Built Environment
Team |
Session F2 |
Challenges and Solutions When Improving
Existing Laboratories
Moderator: Tim Vickers, Project Planning & Delivery,
Inc.
A LEED® Silver
Life Sciences Technology Building at Cornell University -
Case Study
Randy Lacey, Cornell University
Mario Loiacono, P.E., LEED AP, Bard, Rao
+ Athanas Consulting Engineers
Tight Budgets and Sustainability:
The Reconciliation of Water and Fire? Belgian Lessons Taken
from the Past and Present into the Future.
Paul Lodewijckx, Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven |
Session F3 |
Fume Hoods
Moderator: Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
Planning a Large Scale
Infrastructure Replacement
Michael Cooper, Harley Ellis Devereaux
Anthony Lozier, SFA Architects, Inc.
Energy Savings Realized
and Lessons Learned from the Installation of Automatic Sash
Positioning Systems on Fume Hoods Equipped with Variable Air
Volume
David Sweitzer, Laboratory Specialist.
Variable Air Volume Versus
Low Flow Fume Hoods: Design and Economics
Victor Neuman, Precision Environments Group/TAC |
Symposium 3 cont'd |
Innovative
European Laboratory Designs and Technologies |
5:30 p.m. |
Sessions Adjourn |
6:00 – 9:30 p.m. |
Explore
Charleston! |
Day
3: Thursday, October 4, 2007 |
7:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental
Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. |
Morning Roundtables:
Proper Measure of Laboratory
Ventilation
Led by: Philip Bartholomew, CUH2A, Inc.
Benchmarking Part II: Benchmarking
Energy and Water Performance in Laboratories
Led by: Dan Amon, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
International Sustainable
Laboratory Programs
Led by: International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories
and U.S. Department of State |
9:00 a.m. |
Morning Parallel Sessions I
|
Session G1 |
Existing University and Research Facilities
Moderator: Bryan McCaffrey, DPR Inc.
Direct-Indirect Evaporative
Cooling Applied to a Laboratory Building: Darwin Hall at Sonoma
State University
Todd See, Flack+Kurtz
Renovation of a 1950s Teaching
Laboratory, St. Albert's Hall Renovation, St. John's University
Asif Syed, AKF Engineers
Reinventing Teaching Laboratories
at Community Colleges
Toni Liocano, AIA, and Rich Corona,
P.E., LEED® AP, DSA Architects, a member of
SHW Group |
Session G2 |
Commissioning
Moderator: Otto Van Geet, National Renewable Energy
Laboratories
Fundamental Laboratory HVAC
Test and Tune: Protocol and Results
Geoffrey Bell, P.E., Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
A Labs21 Best Practice
Guide: Commissioning Ventilated Containment Systems in the
Laboratory
Stan Lengerich, Eli Lilly and Company
Where Things Went
Wrong—Project Delivery Problems Seen From a Retro-Commissioning
Perspective
Patrick Prendergast and John Riley,
George Butler Associates, Inc.
|
Session G3 |
Water Management
Moderator: Dale Sartor, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
It's Not All About Air:
Water Usage and Sterilization are Major Sustainability Challenges
in Large Animal Containment Facilities
Bradley Andersen and Kevin Breslin,
P.E., F.P.E., C.E.M, Merrick & Company
Basics of Water Purification
and Water Purification System Design for a Laboratory Facility
Jeffery Denoncourt, Millipore Corporation
Turn Wastewater into an Asset
Herschell Winfrey, GE Water & Process
Technologies |
Session G4 |
Roll Up
Your Sleeves Roundtable
Moderator: Paul Mathew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Your Top Five: What are
Common Oversights by Scientists for Energy Conservation?
Allen Doyle, University of California at
Santa Barbara
Evaluating Cross-Contamination
in Enthalpy Wheels Serving Laboratory Exhaust Systems
Brad Cochran, CPP, Inc. |
|
Symposium 4 |
Addressing
the Construction Industry in the Effort to Create Sustainable
Laboratories
Facilitator: William Lefebvre, Gilbane Building Company
Presenters:
Steve
Black, JE Dunn Construction
Wendy
Burke, Linbeck Group
|
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
11:00 a.m. |
Morning Parallel
Sessions II |
Session H1 |
Laboratory Room Air Flow
Moderator: Gordon Sharp, Aircuity
Designing for Actual,
Not Theoretical HVAC Requirements in Laboratory Facilities
J. Patrick Carpenter, Vanderweil Engineers
Fume Hood Performance as
a Function of Laboratory Air Supply
Thomas Smith, Exposure Control Technologies,
Inc. |
Session H2 |
Sustainable "CSI"
Moderator: Bill Gaines, U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Fighting Crime with Design:
How Sustainable Design Enhanced the Santa Clara County Crime
Laboratory
David Gibney, HDR, Inc.
John McDonald, P.E., Affiliated Engineers,
Inc.
A Sustainable Investment:
The Findings of a Post-Occupancy Evaluation
Gabriela Kleiman, LEED® AP,
Crime Lab Design |
Session H3 |
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Moderator: Tim Lee, PWGSC
BIM Augments Sustainability
in a University of California at San Francisco Laboratory
Renovation: A Case Study in Successful BIM Use
Eric Peabody and Christie Coffin,
The Design Partnership |
Session H4 |
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Roundtable
Moderator: Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory
Rice University: Collaborative
Research Center
Carrie Byles, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill,
LLP
Ted Athanas, P.E., Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting
Engineers
Clemson University Restoration Institute at Noisette
Dr. Nick Rigas, Clemson University |
Symposium 4 cont'd |
Addressing
the Construction Industry in the Effort to Create Sustainable
Laboratories |
12:00 p.m. |
Conference Adjourns |
12:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Tour
and Lunch at The Navy Yard at Noisette |
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