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2013 Conference Agenda

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Conference Day 1

7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

• Registration open
• Technology and Services Fair and Poster Session open

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7:00 a.m. – 8 a.m.

• Breakfast

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8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

• Opening Plenary Session

  • Master of Ceremonies
    Franco Atassi, Siemens Industry, Inc., Building Technology Division
  • I²SL Welcoming Remarks
    Phil Wirdzek, I²SL
  • DOE Remarks
    Timothy Unruh, Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Department of Energy
  • EPA Remarks
    Dan Amon, Facilities Management and Services Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Sponsor Welcome
    Michael Sullivan, Global Solutions Vice President for Healthcare and Life Sciences, Schneider Electric
  • Keynote Address
    Paul Langevin, Merrick Canada ULC

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9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

• Break in the Exhibit Hall

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10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• Session A1
  

  A Bit Beyond the Norm in Laboratory Design
  Moderator: Don E. Holden, CRB Engineers
  

  • Daylight Harvesting for Research Laboratories
    Kevin Chriswell, CRB
    Jim Walsh, Sundolier
  • New Era of Sustainability: Embodied Energy and Material Design
    Punit Jain, Cannon Design
  • Holistic Design of High Performance Buildings
    Dan Rew, HDR Architecture
    June Hanley, HDR Architecture

• Session A2
  Equipment Plus Load
  Moderator: Amorette Getty, University of California, Santa Barbara
  
  • Measured Equipment Load – Is this a Good Metric for Lab Design?
    Matt Gudorf, UC Irvine
    Christopher Hartley, MelRok, LLC
  • How Much Does That Lab Equipment Consume Anyway? Electrical Metering of Large Load Equipment Without The Need For An Electrician
    Ashlyn Norberg, University of Colorado Boulder

• Session A3
  Vivarium Design
  

  Moderator: Patrice Galvin, Laboratory Design Newsletter

  • Turning Negatives into Positives: a New Animal Facility for the University of Delaware
    Frank Warren, The University of Delaware
    Marvin Kemp, Design Collective, Inc.
  • Vivarium Supported Research and Discovery – Supportive Building Systems and Operation
    Ken Sheehan, Architectural Alliance
    Jay Denny, University of Minnesota, Facilities Management
  • Vivarium Supported Research and Discovery – Vivarium Planning and Design
    Richard Kalish, Jacobs Consultancy
    Gregory Cha Fong, ZGF Architects

• Session A4
  Energy Modeling in Laboratories and Data Centers
  

  Moderator: Brad Cochran, CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants

  • A Holistic ROI and Energy Analysis Tool for Evaluating Lab Energy Savings Strategies
    Gordon Sharp, Aircuity, Inc.
  • Data Center CFD Analysis to Save Money and Energy
    Craig Giebel, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure
  • Applying BAS to Help Users Conserve Energy
    Jim Coogan, Siemens

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11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

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Noon – 1:30 p.m.

• Technology Demonstrations the Exhibit Hall

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12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

• I²SL Chapter Informational Session

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1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

• Session B1
  Ventilation
  

  Moderator: Vy Milunas, The University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Emerging Fan Efficiency Codes, Standards, and Federal Regulations
    Michael Ivanovich, AMCA International
  • Controlling Variable Volume Critical Exhaust Systems To Optimize Performance and Minimize Energy Cost
    Keith Lins, M K. Plastics Corporation
  • Optimization, the Key to Sustainable Labs
    Stephen Wiggins, Newcomb & Boyd

• Session B2
  Controlling Refrigeration Systems on Campus: Part 1
  

  Moderator: Ralph Stuart, Cornell University

  • WiFi Monitors of ULT Freezers for Commissioning and Energy Conservation
    Allen Doyle, University of California
  • StoreSmart Sample Management Subgroup: Maximizing Freezer Space Efficiency to Minimize Freezer Need
    Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, University of Colorado at Boulder
  • 2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lab Freezer Challenge
    Liz York, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Session B3
  A Hood, A Vacuum, and a Refrigerator Walk into a Lab
  

  Moderator: Joseph DelPozzo, WSP Group
  

• Laboratory Fume Hoods for High Heat Load: A Special Challenge Needs a Special Design
  Juergen Liebsch, Waldner Laboreinrichtungen GmbH & Co. KG
• The Sustainability Opportunities of Innovative Lab Vacuum Technology
  Peter Coffey, VACUUBRAND, INC.
• N2O as a Replacement For SF6 in ASHRAE 110 Standard
  Martin Burke, Technical Safety Services, Inc.

• Session B4
  BIM Session 1
  

  Moderator: Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction
  

• Maximizing the Benefits of BIM on Lab Projects: Case Studies and Concepts
  Bungane Mehlomakulu, Integral Group
  Tyler Disney, Integral Group
• Metabolizing Your BIM
  John Tocci, Jr., Gilbane Building Company
  John Myers, Gilbane Building Company
• Going Beyond BIM using 3D Visualization in Laboratory Design
  Chuck Yocum, BioFacilities Planning & Management
  Andrew Beall, Worldviz, LLC

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3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

• Break in the Exhibit Hall

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4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

• Session C1
  Laboratory Ventilation Effectiveness
  Moderator: Mike Dymarski, University of Toronto
• Reducing Laboratory Fume Hood Minimum Exhaust Rates: A Case Study of How University of California, Irvine Safely Implemented Exhaust Flow Rate Reductions in its Laboratory Fume Hoods
  David Kang, University of California, Irvine
  Thomas Smith, Exposure Control Technologies, Inc.
• Laboratory Ventilation Rate Assignment Using Control Banding
  Ellen Sweet, Cornell University
• Exploring Ventilation Effectiveness in the Laboratory
  Ralph Stuart, Cornell University
• Session C2
  Controlling Refrigeration Systems on Campus: Part 2
  Moderator: Rob Yardley, George Yardley Company
• Finding Real Solutions for Balancing Sample Integrity and Energy Consumption
  Alex Esmon, Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Cryogenic Storage Strategy – Green Storage – Protecting the Environment and Maximizing the Integrity of Stored Biologicals for Viability and Analytics
  Ian Pope, Cryo Associates
• Sustainable, Cost Effective Ultra Low Temperature Freezers Update
  Neill Lane, Global Cooling

• Session C3
  Good Vibrations
  Moderator: Aimee Smith, RWDI
• Tuned Mass Dampers: A Smart Component in Sustainable Laboratory Design
  Michael Wesolowsky, Swallow Acoustic Consultants Ltd.
• Princeton University Neuroscience and Psychology
  Deanna Schmidt, Arup
  Leo DeJoie, Arup
• Reducing Structural Materials Through Space Planning and Optimized Placement of Vibration-Sensitive Equipment
  Julia Graham, RWDI, Inc.

• Session C4
  BIM Session 2
  Moderator: Robert Bohack, Hastings & Chivetta Architects, Inc.
• Development of an Energy Based BIM Program at the Pennsylvania State University
  Tabitha Sprau Coulter, Penn State University
  Craig Dubler, Penn State University
• Sustainable Strategies for Complex Laboratories in a Challenging Climate: USTAR Case Study Part 2, Verification of Actual Daylighting as Compared to the BIM Simulation
  Joshua Gassman, Lord Aeck & Sargent
  Benjamin Ridderbos, Lord Aeck & Sargent
• The Celgene Project - Making the Impossible, Possible
  Don Holden, CRB Engineers
  Keith Higgins, CRB Engineers

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5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

• Technology and Services Fair Evening Reception
• Technology and Services Fair and Poster Session Open

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