Best Practice for Sustainable Design in Animal Research Facilities
Carl Crow, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR)
Edwin Cordes, Perkins + Will
This presentation will provide an overview of LEED® and Labs21 and the reasons for and benefits of sustainable design as applied to vivaria projects. Specific strategies for improving water efficiency, saving energy in power and lighting systems, recycling materials and resources, improving indoor environmental quality, and innovative design strategies based on lessons learned from previous vivaria projects will be discussed. Finally, the presenters will describe a case study in which these principles have been applied.
Biographies:
Carl Crow, P.E., ASHRAE HBDP, is a vice president with SSR, a nationally known MEP engineering firm specializing in complex facility design projects. He is responsible for leading the education, science, and technology team for SSR's Houston office, which focuses on designing HVAC, lighting, power, plumbing, and fire protection systems for higher educational institutions, laboratories, vivaria, and data centers. Mr. Crow is a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers; ASHRAE, where he currently serves a corresponding member of TC 9.10–Laboratories; and the Association of Energy Engineers.
Ed Cordes, AIA, LEED AP, is principal in the Houston office of Perkins+Will. He has more than 19 years of experience in complex systems design, including work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), research laboratories, and major universities. Particular areas of expertise include vivarium design and biomedical laboratory design. Mr. Cordes has been responsible for the design of more than 400,000 square feet of vivarium in the past eight years. His projects include the Galveston National Laboratory, one of the National Institutes of Health national biocontainment facilities, major research laboratories for Texas A&M University, Texas Children's Hospital, and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals. His experience also includes the design of biosafety level (BSL)-3 and BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories. Mr. Cordes is active in the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and American Biological Safety Association.