Stakeholder Involvement in the Sustainable Laboratory Design Process

Biographies:

Peter Jackson works for the Health Protection Agency at the Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response at Porton Down, Wiltshire, England. He is a chartered engineer with a wide range of business, property, facilities, and engineering management experience gained in the Armed Forces, as well as the private and public sectors. Appointed as assistant facilities manager of the site in 1998, Mr. Jackson has been involved in developing strategic site plans at Porton Down since 2000.  

In conjunction with the other stakeholders, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL), and Porton Bio Technology Centre Ltd (PBTC), Mr. Jackson developed the Porton Down Masterplan on behalf of the Health Protection Agency. The plan was adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance by Salisbury District Council in 2007. Mr. Jackson has been involved in Programme ChrySalis from its inception and is the business change manager (estates) and deputy programme manager for the program. 

Mr. Jackson was the lead on the development of the ChrySalis Design Brief, which involved 100 stakeholders in a “grand charrette,” to progress the sustainable design of an $800 million redevelopment of the Porton Down site.

Andrew Kane belongs to the Royal Institute of British Architects. Having graduated with a distinction and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Sheffield, Mr. Kane commenced his early career with a period of research at the University focusing on computational support for design processes while also working in private practice. In the early 1990s, Mr. Kane joined FaulknerBrowns Architects in Newcastle upon Tyne and has been a partner for the last eight years. In the late 1990s Mr. Kane led the design of a government pilot project to develop new forms of collaborative working and procurement to improve the integration between client design teams and contracting supply chains. He continues to be an active contributor to the ongoing development of collaborative working techniques and is a member of the Constructing Excellence steering group, which provides cross-industry support to help advance collaborative working.

Over the last 10 years, his architectural work has focused on major research and development projects in the government and academic fields. Recent projects include a defense technology research and development headquarters in southwest England, several academic research and commercialization facilities for universities throughout the U.K. He was also involved in master-planning the new translational research and development campus at Porton Down for the Health Protection Agency. Mr. Kane recently hosted a regional seminar, Science Safety and Sustainability, highlighting emerging trends and new technologies to deliver the new generation of sustainable laboratory facilities. The seminar showcased a new major laboratory facility designed by FaulknerBrowns for Newcastle University. The facility has achieved a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) Excellent sustainability standard.

Mike Dockery has a Master of Science degree in integrated building design and is a chartered engineer as well as a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Dockery has been involved in the design of plant and building services engineering for more than 30 years. Since 1980 his work has had an increasing emphasis on ‘high-science' projects (pharmaceutical, biotech, microelectronics, petrochem, university, and defense clients). In this time his experience has become focused on research and development facilities, including all the key scientific disciplines (synthetic and analytical chemistry, biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and vivariums). Also during this time, he has become increasingly involved with the wider context of building design, particularly including functional layout. His project involvement ranges from conceptual engineering to site trouble-shooting, commissioning, and handover activities. Mr. Dockery is committed to the ethos of multi- and inter-disciplinary design and the various techniques that improve its effectiveness. He is chairman of the British Standards Institution (BSI) Laboratory Technical Committee LBI/18, leads the U.K. delegation to the Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) Fume Hoods Committee, and regularly presents on laboratory design at conferences and seminars including ACHEMA 2006 and 2009 in Frankfurt and the Labs21 Annual Conferences in 2006 through 2008. Since 2007 he has been involved in a series of events and initiatives intended to formally introduce the Labs21 Approach to sustainable laboratory design to Europe. A central aspect of Mr. Dockery's work has been the challenge of ‘formulaic design' or ‘design by rote' through the consideration of innovative techniques and technologies to improve functionality and reduce costs, yet still maintain the highest levels of laboratory safety and adherence to codes. In particular, this has involved an increased focus on the use of prefabrication and modularity in laboratory construction and fit-out. He considers this philosophy to be key in meeting the increasing demand for laboratories that are flexible, adaptable, sustainable, and a good value.

Geoffrey Bell is an energy engineer in the Environmental Energy Technology Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is credited with a number of publications, and served as a principal author of the Design Guide for Energy Efficient Laboratories. This publication is intended to assist facility owners, architects, engineers, designers, facility managers, and utility energy-management specialists in identifying and applying advanced energy-efficiency features in laboratory-type environments. Mr. Bell is a Certified State Energy Auditor in New Mexico and a Registered Professional Engineer in both New Mexico and California. He has served as an investigator for the U.S. Department of Energy, a teacher at the University of New Mexico, and an energy engineer contractor to Sandia Corporation, in addition to various other mechanical engineering consulting positions. Mr. Bell received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Newark College of Engineering and a Master of Architecture degree in environmental design from the University of New Mexico.