A: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

1. Laboratory Waste
2. Learning Labs
3. Commissioning
4. Freezer Challenge

D: 8:30–10 a.m.

1. Energy Managers
2. Design
3. Utilities
4. Trends

H: 8:30–10 a.m.

1. Performance Improvement
2. Design Challenges
3. Exhaust
4. Department of Energy Smart Labs
5. The Future of Green Lab Certifications

B: 2–3:30 p.m.

1. Green Lab Programs
2. Design
3. Controls
4. Benchmarking

E: 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

1. User Engagement
2. Energy Goal Setting
3. Energy Systems
4. Modeling

I: 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

1. Smart Lab Implementation
2. Operations and Maintenance
3. Heat Recovery
4. Unique Opportunities
5. First Annual My Green Lab Summit

C: 4–5:30 p.m.

1. My Green Lab
2. Simulation
3. Health and Safety
4. Maturity Matrix

F: 2–3:30 p.m.

1. User Engagement
2. Planning
3. Ventilation
4. Commissioning

G: 4–5:30 p.m.

1. Business of Research
2. Design Build
3. HVAC
4. Exhaust

Full Day (9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)

• Sustainable Strategies for Laboratory Planning and Design
  Dan Doyle, Grumman/Butkus Associates
  Punit Jain, CannonDesign

• Designing Safe and Energy-Efficient Laboratory Exhaust Systems
  Brad Cochran, CPP Wind Engineering & Air Quality
• Energy-Efficient Laboratory Ventilation Design Practices and Technologies
  Gordon Sharp, Aircuity, Inc.

Registration Open

Technology and Services Fair Open

Opening Plenary Session

• Welcome and Introduction of Master of Ceremonies
  Phil Wirdzek, Executive Director, I²SL
• Master of Ceremonies
  Nick Caronna, President I²SL North Carolina-Triangle Chapter, Associate Partner, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
• North Carolina Welcoming Remarks
  Steve Vacendak, Executive Director, NC Beautiful
• Keynote Speaker
  Scott Levitan, Research Triangle Foundation of NC
• Laboratory User Panel

Session A1: Laboratory Waste

• Landfill Diversion from Labs: Progress on Upstream Innovations
  Kelly O'Day Weisinger, Emory University and Emory Healthcare
  Ilyssa O. Gordon, Cleveland Clinic

Session A2: Learning Labs

• Dissecting the Anatomy of an Energy Efficient Experiential Learning Space
  Greg Smithmyer, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
  Lloyd Fisk, Research Facilities Design

• Limiting Risk of Formaldehyde Exposure in a Large Scale Gross Anatomy Lab
  Sean Convery, Cator, Ruma & Associates
  Brad Cochran, CPP, Inc.

• Best Practices in Designing Sustainable Vivariums: An Engineer’s Perspective
  Alexei Zemskov, Setty & Associates, Ltd.

Session A3: Commissioning

• Implementation in Parallel – Shortening Turnkey Lab Re-commissioning Project Timelines – A Case Study
  Brad Newell, B2Q Associates, Inc.
  Chris Schmidt, B2Q Associates, Inc.

• Crafting an RCx Service Utilizing Ongoing Cx and Analytics to Maximize Value for a Major Global Pharmaceutical Company 
  Thomas Szarawarski, Edison Energy
  David Landman, Edison Energy

• Practical Commissioning Applications for Sustainable Laboratories
  Taylor Thompson, RMF Engineering

Session A4: Freezer Challenge

• A Conversation with the 2018 Freezer Challenge Winners: How to Run a Successful Freezer Challenge Competition
  Aidan Ganzert, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Deanna Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Paul Foote, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Session B1: Green Lab Programs

• Creating and Growing Green Lab Programs at Universities
  Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, University of Colorado Boulder
  Amorette Getty, University of California, Santa Barbara
  Quentin Gilly, Harvard University, Office for Sustainability

Session B2: Design

• Growing Green: Sustainability in R&D Greenhouse Design
  Christopher Small, Clark Nexsen, Inc.
• Researching the Research Process (What Drives an Effective Research Environment?)
  Andy Parker, BuroHappold Engineering
• Envisioning a Center for Research
  Mary Carroll, CRB
  Scott McNallan, CRB

Session B3: Controls

• The Why, What and How of Air Flow Control, Not Just for Techies
  Jim Coogan, Siemens

• Be a BTU Hunter: How Big Data Analytics Can Achieve Energy and O&M Savings While Improving Productivity, Comfort, and Sustainability at Laboratory Facilities
  Lisa Zagura, Cimetrics, Inc.
  Julianne Rhoads, Cimetrics, Inc.

• VAV Exhaust System Implementation Challenges
  Ryan Parker, CPP Wind Engineering

Session B4: Benchmarking
Sponsored by Siemens

• Forging a New Era in Lab Benchmarking
  Alison Farmer, kW Engineering
  Paul Mathew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  Paul Jablonski, Siemens

• An Introduction to the Living Building Challenge
  James Connelly, International Living Future Institute
• Sustainable Procurement
  Mark Ortiz, University of California San Diego
• Creating Safer, More Sustainable Chemistry Labs
  Erika Daley, My Green Lab
• Safety-Driven Energy Savings: A Novel Laboratory Inhalation Risk Assessment Program that Guides Precision Ventilation
  Quentin Gilly, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
  Christopher Bitzas, Siemens

• Behind the Screens: Practical Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Cutting-Edge Simulation Spaces
  Shawn Diederich, The Clark Enersen Partners
  Kate Hier, The Clark Enersen Partners

• Enhance Client Engagement: Experience Laboratory Projects with Virtual/Mixed Reality
  Brian Holthaus, JE Dunn Construction
  Lina Stinnett, JE Dunn Construction

• Finding the Happy Middle Ground Between Efficient, Safe, and Desirable Workplaces
  Carlos Perez-Rubio, HERA Laboratory Planners
  Amy Tongay, HERA Laboratory Planners

• Energy Optimization in an Active Lab Building Undergoing Renovations: MIT Shows It Can Be Done Safely
  Nate Fanning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Matt Fragala, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc.
• Maximizing Shared Research Resources
  Sheenah Mische, Ph.D., FASEB and NYU Langone Health

• Laboratory Improvement Maturity Matrix
  Allen Doyle
  Jim Coogan, Siemens
  Suzanne Belmont, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Registration Open

Technology and Services Fair Open

Maximizing Shared Research Resources - ROI
Sheenah Mische, Ph.D., FASEB and NYU Langone Health

Session D1: Energy Managers
Sponsored by McKim & Creed, Inc. and I²SL North Carolina-Triangle Chapter

• A Conversation With Energy Mangers of the Triangle
  Allen Boyette, North Carolina State University
  Casey Collins, Duke University
  Greg Eades, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Cindy Register, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session D2: Design

• Colocation and Consolidation to Create an Entrepreneurial and Sustainable Lab
  Timothy O’Connell, HOK
  Shawn Sowers, HOK

• Designing for Flexibility and Scalability in Laboratories
  John Hiester, CRB

• Conveying Engineering Energy Solutions to a Range of Stakeholders
  Jon Ziegler, GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc.

Session D3: Utilities

• The Value of High Performance Energy Recovery System Analysis During the Initial Stages of Design-Development: University of Delaware Star Comet Lab Building Design
  Heidi Dugan, Konvekta USA, Inc.
  Rick McGinley, Dynamic Air Corporation

• The Benefits of Including Energy Recovery System Analysis When Planning Energy Efficiency Upgrades
  Tom McGee, Konvekta USA Inc.
  
• Do High Air Change Rates (ACR) Make Labs Safe?
  Kishor Khankari, AnSight LLC

Session D4: Trends

• Lab Trends
  Alicia Pandimos-Maurer, APM1 Consulting, LLC

• Designing for Uncertainty and Sustainability
  Andrew Cherry, Flad Architects
  Bill Davis, North Carolina State University

• Precision Temperature Control for Demanding Research Applications
  Mike Lawless, IMEG Corp.
  Ryan Sprangers, IMEG Corp.

Session E1: User Engagement

• University of California's Green Labs Action Plans
  Amorette Getty, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Changing Behavior and Engaging Scientists at CU Boulder Using Community-Based Social Marketing Strategies
  Christina Greever, University of Colorado Boulder

• Engineering Engagement: The Building-Occupant Interface of Green Labs
  Christine Alencar, University of Virginia
  Doug Livingston, University of Virginia

Session E2: Energy Goal Setting

• Designing a Cutting Edge, Zero Net Energy Facility to Support Breakthrough Technology
  Jason Fierko, EwingCole
  Jennifer Wampler, EwingCole

• Laboratory Energy Optimization in Singapore
  Vincent Meyer, Siemens

• Roadmap for Designing Net Zero Labs
  Jacob Tsimanis, Independent Consultant
  Michael Martin, Moore Ruble Yudell

Session E3: Energy Systems

• Designing High-Performance Run-Around Energy Recovery Systems for Hot/Humid Climate Zones
  Rudolf Zaengerle, Konvekta USA, Inc.

• A Holistic Approach for VAV Versus Chilled Beams Design Decision
  Rushil Desai, Atelier Ten
  Jagan Pillai, Atelier Ten

• Large Exhaust Fan Energy Savings at Several Laboratory Buildings at the Georgia Institute of Technology
  Chet Wisner, Ambient Air Technologies, LLC
  Stanton Stafford, Integral Group

Session E4: Modeling

• Automation, Artificial Intelligence and the Sustainable Efficiency Impact to the Laboratory
  Mark Paskanik, CRB

• Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling to Evaluate Sustainability
  Daniel Deese, CRB

• Balancing Safety, Sustainability and Wellness in South San Francisco
  Jonathan Weiss, Jacobs
  Fred Kaulbach, Jacobs

• Engagement Strategies to Achieve Laboratory Resource Conservation
  Hannah Land, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus

• Outreaching to the Incoming: Integrating New Faculty Into Campus Sustainability Programs
  Amorette Getty, University of California, Santa Barbara
  Christina Greever, University of Colorado Boulder

• The Implementation of a Green Labs Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Nicholas Ciancio, University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Life-Cycle Driven Master Planning: A Case Study of Repurposing Campus Buildings
  Matt Garrett, Flad Architects
  Rick Flock, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

• Retrofitting an Operational Multi-Usage Building
  Allen Hayward, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  

• Sustainable Transformation of Aging Laboratories in Historic Campus Buildings
  Punit Jain, CannonDesign

• Next Generation Lab Ventilation Technology Address Key Areas of Business Concern
  Dan Diehl, Aircuity Inc.

• Code Changes and Effect on Sustainable Ventilation System Design
  Michael Walsh, R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP

• Reheat Reduction Strategies and Their Applicability for Labs
  Rushil Desai, Atelier Ten
  Jagan Pillai, Atelier Ten

Session F4: Commissioning
Sponsored by B2Q Associates, Inc.

• Air Valves Versus VAV Boxes in the Lab Environment: Lessons Learned From Commissioning Agents in the Field
  Chris Schmidt, B2Q Associates, Inc.
  Brad Newell, B2Q Associates, Inc.

• Do the Right Thing: The Importance of Commissioning, Controls, and TAB in Lab Buildings
  Chris Schmidt, B2Q Associates, Inc.
  Brad Newell, B2Q Associates, Inc.

• Data Overload? Five Tools to Better Leverage Your Laboratory Building Automation System
  Chris Schmidt, B2Q Associates, Inc.
  Sam Deptula, B2Q Associates, Inc.

• Developing Public-Private Research Partnerships Through Medium-Scale Testing
  Omar Bailey, Bailey Edward

• Indirect Costs: An Important Topic for the I²SL Community to Understand Because of its Impacts on Lab Sustainability at Universities
  Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, University of Colorado Boulder

• Sustainability Pay$
  Jennifer Su-Coker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• Relationships: The WD-40® of Success – Delivering Labs using Design/Build
  Tracey Abel, Colorado State University’s Department of Facilities Management
  Jennifer Cordes, Hord Coplan Macht

• Relationships: the WD-40® of Success-Metrics in Design Build Labs
  Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction
  Philip Macey, JE Dunn Construction

• Relationships: The WD-40® of Success–A P3 Design-Build Case Study
  Andrew Gilstrap, JE Dunn Construction
  Larz Lock, Tetrad Property Group

• Sustainable Lab Design....So Much More Than a Great HVAC System
  Amy Tongay, HERA Laboratory Planners
  Carlos Perez-Rubio, HERA Laboratory Planners

• Generating Energy Savings for a LEED Gold Research Facility
  Kevin McNutt, BSA LifeStructures

• New High Performance ASHRAE Guideline for SOO, Alarms, and Fault Detection
  Bill Gnerre, Interval Data Systems
  Gregory Cmar, Interval Data Systems

• Basics of Plume Dispersion
  Kishor Khankari, AnSight LLC
  Brad Cochran, CPP Wind Engineering & Air Quality Consultants

• Untangling Code Spaghetti: Sustainably Designing Hazardous Exhaust Systems
  Jeremy Lebowitz, Jensen Hughes

• Minimizing Power Consumption While Maintaining Critical Design Parameters
  Douglas Ross, M.K. Plastics

Working Group Meetings

• I²SL University Alliance Meeting on Bringing Efficiency to Research Grants (BETR Grants)

• Measured Performance in Integrated Design
  Julia Janaro, Clark Nexsen, Inc.
  Don Kranbuehl, Clark Nexsen, Inc.
• BIM for FM at R&D/Pharma Facilities
  Igor Starkov, EcoDomus, Inc.
• 'Infill' Laboratory Optimization Strategies
  Christopher Hall, Integrated Project Services, LLC
  Thomas Timoney, Integrated Project Services, LLC

• Purdue University Northwest, Bioscience Innovation Building: Mixing Biology and Nursing
  Punit Jain, CannonDesign

• Remaking A Campus Gateway With A Sustainable Academic Research Facility
  Tyler Dykes, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
  Jon Szczesniak, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

• Designing a Modern, Highly Efficient Research Laboratory: Applying Old Concepts to New Technology
  Jeremy Barrette, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
  Monica Perrin, Arizona State University

• Optimizing Laboratory Exhaust Design With Dispersion Studies: Is CFD an Option?
  Aimee Smith, RWDI Inc.

• User's Perspective on Selection, Balancing Energy Saving Versus Safety, and Lessons Learned
  Mahdi Fahim, North Carolina State University

• Fume Hood Energy Savings: Low-Hanging Fruit
  Robert Haugen, Flow Sciences, Inc.

• Creating a Smart Labs Program
  Thomas Smith, Exposure Control Technologies, Inc.
  Otto VanGeet, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Smart Labs Accelerator Case Study Highlights
  Suzanne Belmont, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  Rachel Shepherd, U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
• How to Create a Ventilation Management Program
  Genna Waldvogel, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Session H5
Sponsored by Stirling Ultracold

• The Future of Green Lab Certifications
  Quentin Gilly, Harvard University, Office for Sustainability
  Nicholas Ciancio, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Bani Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health
  Jennifer Ballew, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Integrative Approach to Sustainable Laboratories at the University of Colorado Boulder for DOE Smart Labs Accelerator: Industrial Hygienist, Operations, Engineering, Green Labs, and Academia
  Shannon Horn, University of Colorado Boulder
  Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, University of Colorado Boulder
  Timothy Lockhart, University of Colorado Boulder
  Jason Schlosser, University of Colorado Boulder

• How to Operate and Maintain High Performance Laboratories and Critical Workspaces
  Gary Londo, General Motors
  Sid Blomberg, General Motors (K & S Ventures)
  Matt Heinen, General Motors (3Flow)
  Monica Witt, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  Genna Waldvogel, Los Alamos National laboratory
  Dan Amon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Old Made New: Rethinking Run Around Loop Energy Recovery to Make it Cool in the Desert
  Paul Erickson, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

• Is Heat Recovery Always Worthwhile? Balancing Energy Savings with Hazardous Material Cleaning and Maintenance
  Mary On, Integral Group

• The University of British Columbia's Life Science Centre – Achieving a 35% Reduction in Energy Use from UBC’s Largest Laboratory Building, Through Low Cost Optimization Measures and Waste Heat Recovery
  Julie Pett, University of British Columbia

• Autoclaves on House Steam: Metering Results of Electricity, Steam, and Water Usage
  Elizabeth Stoneham, University of Colorado Boulder, Green Labs

• Particle Accelerators and Passive Design: A Case Study of the OHSU Center for Radiochemistry Research
  Nedzib Biberic, PAE
  Bryan Higgins, SRG Partnership
• Beneficial Use of Air Handling Unit Condensate for Laboratory HVAC Energy and Water Recovery in Hot and Humid Climates
  Greg Eades, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session I5
Sponsored by Stirling Ultracold

• First Annual My Green Lab Summit