College of Pharmacy –Converting 1960 Pharmacy Laboratory Optimizing Ultra-high efficiency heat recovery systems

Vytenis Milunas, University of Illinois Chicago
Scott Foster, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

The UIC is a mix of research laboratories, teaching laboratories, health care facilities and classroom buildings. The campus encompasses over a hundred buildings with 15,000,000 sq ft under roof. Renewing 3 floors of the oldest wing in the College of Pharmacy at a large urban campus like the University of Illinois - Chicago can be a daunting endeavor. The scope of the project included remodeling 30,000sf of 1960 vintage research laboratories and bring them into the 21st century. This multi-year project covered the interior improvements, along with new low flow fume hoods, VAV supply and exhaust systems, new all aluminum air handling units and an ultra-high efficient energy recovery system for the exhaust air, state of the art open protocol building automation system. All work constructed around functioning researchers minimizing shut downs.

During this presentation we will review several aspects of the renovation including conservative fume hood design, all aluminum air handing units, leakage less than 1%, and high efficiency run around energy recovery loop. We will review the successes and some pitfalls from this experience.

Learning Objectives

  • Adapting systems to a 60 year old building
  • Conservative fume hood designs
  • Next generation heat recovery systems

Biographies:

Vytenis A. Milunas, P.E. MBA

Mr. Milunas is the Director of Project Management at the University of Illinois - Chicago. UIC is one of the largest urban research Universities in the country. For the past 30 years, Mr. Milunas' career has focused on MEP infrastructure system improvements at institutional facilities as a MEP consultant and facilities manager. Prior to UIC, Mr. Milunas was the Senior Project Manager for 14 years at Argonne National Laboratory and held positions at Environmental Systems Design as a Senior Project Manager and Grumman/Butkus Associates. He is currently Vice President for the Chicago Chapter of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories.

Scott Foster, PE, LEED® AP, is a project manager and mechanical engineer specializing in the engineering, design, and construction administration of mechanical systems supporting science and technology spaces. His expertise is in the integration of mechanical systems, energy monitoring solutions, and controls systems, as well as energy analyses for existing and new laboratory facilities. In addition to science and technology project work, he provides engineering leadership on mission critical, healthcare, and higher education capital projects.  A 2001 graduate of Kansas State University, Scott is an active member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers and the U.S. Green Building Council.

 

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