Hazardous Laboratory Ventilation: Sustainable Design Approaches to Match Process Hazards

Jonathan Eisenberg, Arup
Keith Prata, Arup

This session will focus on laboratory ventilation design approaches for hazardous materials use in commercial and higher education research labs. We will include real-world project examples, illustrating exhaust manifolding; heat recovery; emergency power requirements; and safe, efficient design to support specific lab and pilot scale chemical processes. For example, venting of equipment and duct materials of construction will be discussed. Model codes and standards, including IBC, IFC, IMC, NFPA 45 and AIHA Z9.5 will be referenced as a basis for the approaches discussed. We will provide relevant updates to the applicable requirements, and encourage input from the session participants on their experiences with these challenges.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will learn about laboratory ventilation design approaches for hazardous materials use in commercial and higher education research labs.
  • Attendees will learn how model codes and standards, including IBC, IFC, IMC, NFPA 45 and AIHA Z9.5 impact design approaches discussed.
  • Attendees will learn about exhaust manifolding; heat recovery; emergency power requirements; and safe, efficient design to support specific lab and pilot scale chemical process.

Biographies:

Jonathan Eisenberg is an Associate Principal at Arup, based in Boston. He has 25 years of fire protection, chemical engineering and chemical process facilities experience. He is a nationally known expert in industrial and laboratory fire protection and hazard analysis. Jon combines his fire and chemical engineering backgrounds to offer a unique, real-world blend of expertise to owners, facility managers, and designers.

Keith Prata is an associate and serves as a mechanical engineer and project manager in Arup's Boston Office. He brings 18 years of experience in mechanical engineering design, analysis and construction administration. Keith has both domestic and international design experience in a variety of building types and programs. Keith has particular experience in the design of biology, chemistry and animal research laboratories.

 

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