A Linear Accelerator Office/Laboratory Support Facility—Laboratory Design: Approach and Concepts
William H. Jones, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael Bodelson, LEED® AP, Los Alamos
National Laboratory
This presentation will cover the planning and design processes, primarily for laboratory space, for a 300,000-square-foot (sq. ft.) office/laboratory proposed for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) Linear Accelerator Facility, which will support the MaRIE (Materials Research in Extremes) project, scheduled as a next generation accelerator for Los Alamos in the next two decades. The presentation will focus on the laboratory configurations and their support of science goals related to accelerator experiments. The office/laboratory is named the M4 Building (Making, Measuring and Modeling Materials) for the type of activities that the building will encompass. Aspects of the project will be highlighted for coordination with the LEED accrediting system, for compliance with a LEED Gold certification requirement, as well as the Department of Energy (DOE) mandated 30 percent improvement over base, for energy efficiency.
Material will primarily be presented in a PowerPoint format and include: limited narrative bullets describing key attributes, challenges, and opportunities of the project, as well as site plans referencing the location and broader project scope elements of MaRIE. The introduction will feature a 3-D "fly-by" of the site and project. There will also be an inclusion of floor plans, 3-D partial layouts, mechanical system segments, and diagrammatic views demonstrating the design approaches used to meet specific laboratory requirements and design goals. A LEED checklist will be reviewed to demonstrate the incorporation of sustainable features into design concepts. Specific attention will also be given to the energy efficient aspects of the project design, related to the Los Alamos climate zone.
The overall presentation is intended to provide a visual reference to design considerations in a mixed use building, supporting a significant fixed experimental complex. The presentation will strive to demonstrate innovative and practical solutions to realistic design issues.
Biographies:
William H. Jones has been with Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1999. He is presently the site planning and project initiation group leader in the Infrastructure Planning Office. This group is responsible for land use planning, facility strategic planning, campus architecture, project planning and initiation, and preparation of the laboratory's annual 10-year site plan.
In his career, Mr. Jones has held technical and management positions in electric utility, semiconductor manufacturing, and consulting engineering firms. In the mid-90’s he owned his own consulting firm, El Camino Real Engineering, focusing on power quality improvement for critical manufacturing facilities.
Prior to joining the laboratory, Mr. Jones was employed by Advanced Micro Devices, as manager of electric power and control systems at its wafer manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas.
From 1980 to 1993, Mr. Jones worked for Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) . At PNM he held management positions that included San Juan Generating Station engineering supervisor, Bernalillo division manager, and large/industrial market services director.
Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado. He is a licensed engineer in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Michael A. Bodelson, architect, LEED AP, joined Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2005. He is presently the LEED architect with site planning and project initiation in the Infrastructure Planning Office, conducting project concept design, strategic facility planning, and managing campus architectural elements and the long range planning document for the laboratory.
Mr. Bodelson’s background includes extensive work in the public sector, with a background in managing government projects at the federal and state level. As the former state architect with the State of New Mexico for 15 years, he managed museum, correctional, office, health, laboratory, and utility projects for various public agencies. His work includes various sustainable projects including: renovation/addition of the governor's residence, radiological office/laboratory building and the attorney general's building; renovation of a historic structure that became the first LEED Gold certified building in New Mexico, which was also awarded the Historic Preservation Project of the Year by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Office.
Joining the laboratory was a move that Mr. Bodelson made to expand his project exposure and to apply his extensive project design background in the development of new projects at Los Alamos Laboratory. Since joining the laboratory, he has had significant participation in key science, security, and site planning projects.
From 1983 to 1988, Mr. Bodelson worked in the private sector for Mimbres, Inc., a Santa Fe architectural/planning firm, specializing in institutional work.
Mr. Bodelson holds degrees in architecture and business administration from Kansas State University. He is a licensed architect in New Mexico and a board member of the New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects.