Annual Conference

2010 Conference Agenda

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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Conference Day 3

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast

7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Registration

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Morning Roundtables
- Developing a Laboratory Classification System to Differentiate Laboratory Design Requirements
  J. Patrick Carpenter, AIA, LEED AP, Facility Performance Engineers
- Smart Sample Storage: Research Imperative Meets Energy Management
  Allen Doyle, University of California, Davis
- Labs21 EPC Application to Projects and Comparison to LEED^®
  Joe Phillips, Phillips Collaborative, LLC
  Kath Williams, I²SL

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Session F1

Adventures in University Laboratory Retrofits Part II

Moderator: Caleb Rockenbaugh, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Accommodating Cutting-Edge Research in a Renovated 32-Year-Old Laboratory
  Mark Frisch, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
  Dana Ketchmark, Ketchmark & Associates
- Achieving the "Laboratory Triple Bottom Line" of Research Success, User Safety, and Sustainability at University of California, Santa Barbara: Behavior Change, Equipment Choices, and Building Modifications
  Amorette Getty, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Turning Space and Climate Challenge into Opportunity through Reuse and Renovation at Canisius College Science Hall
  Punit Jain, Cannon Design
  Scott Chadwick, Canisius College
Session F2

Design Processes and Planning Strategies Part VI: Hot and Humid Climates

Moderator: Mike Briseldon, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- A Case Study for Effective Laboratory Design in Humid Environments: The Ocean and Coastal Studies Building for Texas A&M University in Galveston
  Jill Bard, AIA, WHR Architects
  Erik Dietz, Shah Smith & Associates
- The Norman Hackerman Building—Meeting the Requirements of the Program, the Owner, and Mother Nature
  Diane Hamlin, LEED AP, CO Architects
  Brian D. Moore, HMG & Associates
- Smart Building Design—Five Energy-Saving Conventions
  Joseph Limpert, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
  Scott Gassen, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Session F3

Finance

Moderator: Julie Higginbotham, Laboratory Design Newsletter
- Adaptive Reuse of Generic Office Space for Laboratories—Opportunities and Strategies
  Deepa Dhar, LEED AP, FOLIO Architects
- Greener Laboratories for Fewer Greenbacks
  Mark Reed, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates
  Stephen Oppenheimer, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates
- Convincing the CFO: Making the Financial Case for Sustainable Design
  Joe Phillips, MBA, AIA, Phillips Collaborative

Session F4
Symposium: BIM to Facility Management

Part 1 of 2: Case Studies

Moderator: Phil Wirdzek, I²SL
- Today BIM is a Project Tool—The Future's About the Program
  Robert Blakey, International Facility Management Association R&D Facilities Council
- Establishing Infrastructure to Make BIM Possible
  Deke Smith, National Institute of Building Sciences
- Building Information Modeling for Laboratories: From Concept to Facility Management
  Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction Company
  Jeff Kleinschmidt, LEED AP, JE Dunn Construction Company
Session F5
Symposium: DataCenters21

Part 3 of 4

Moderator: Patricia Nealon, SynapSense
- Energy Efficiency Tune-up of a Legacy Data Center
  Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Renovating Data Centers for Low Energy Use
  Peter Rumsey, Integral Group | Rumsey Engineers
- Sandia's Transformation of a Mature Data Center
  Dave Martinez, Sandia National Laboratories

Session F6
Symposium: Beyond Energy Conservation—The Climate-Neutral Research Campus

Part 4 of 4: Campuses of the Future

Moderator: Otto Van Geet, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

A Diet, Exercise, and Nutrition Program for Buildings
Mario Loiacono, Jr., PE, LEED AP, BR+A Consulting Engineers
James Blount, AIA, LEED AP, Ellenzweig
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory Sustainable Campus of the Future
John Priebe, The Abo Group, Inc.
Encouraging and Developing a Sustainable Environment on Campus
Bahar Armaghani, University of Florida
Frank Javaheri, University of Florida

10:30 a.m.– 11 a.m.

Break

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session G1

Marine Research and Education Center (MREC), St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands—Project for the International Sustainable Laboratory Student Design Competition

Moderator: Michael Bayer, AICP, Environmental Resources Management
- Michael Bayer, AICP, Environmental Resources Management
- Stephen Meinhold, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Karen H. Koltes, Ph.D., Coral Reef Program, Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Joel Tutein, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Session G2
Possible Rules and Applied Systems

Moderator: Dan Doyle, Grumman/Butkus
- A Sustainable Legacy: Planning Strategies For MIT's Historic Main Group
  William Colehower, LEED AP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Timothy Winstead, AIA, LEED AP, The Freelon Group
- Profiling Your Laboratory for Efficiency Opportunities: The LEEP Tool
  Paul Mathew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Chhaya for Laboratories—Using a Dynamic Balance Point Calculator to Evaluate Strategies for Addressing Internal Heat Gain
  Vikram Sami, LEED AP, Perkins and Will
Session G3
Considerations for Building Systems' Controls

Moderator: Gurdaver Singh, Guttman & Blaovet
- Smart Laboratories at the University of California, Irvine
  Matt Gudorf, LEED AP, University of California, Irvine
  Marc Gomez, University of California, Irvine
- When Does Laboratory Air Recirculation Make Sense?
  Karl Aveard, Erlab
- Leveraging Energy-Efficiency and Demand-Reduction Opportunities of Laboratory and Health Care Facilities Through the Implementation of Total Lighting Control and Integration with Building Management Systems
  Tim Kehrli, Lutron Electronics Co.
Session G4
Symposium: BIM to Facility Management

Part 2 of 2: Developing Supporting Research

Moderator: Jim Jones, Virginia Tech
- Start with the End In Mind
  Chuck Mies, Autodesk
- BIM After Construction
  Birgitta Foster, Sandia National Laboratories
- Transforming BIM from Information to Knowledge Modeling for Facility Management
  Jim Jones, Virginia Tech
- Open Discussion
Session G5
Symposium: DataCenters21

Part 4 of 4

Moderator: Karen Murray, EPA
- Comparing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of High-Density IT Cooling Systems
  Michael Schwarz, KlingStubbins
- Cooling Delivery in a Hot Air/Cold Air Separated Data Center
  Greg Owen, Jacobs
- Assessing Free-Cooling Potential and Delivering it to Data Centers
  Stefan Sadokierski, Arup
Session G6

The Increasing Importance of Water

Moderator: Tim Evans, SRG Partnership, Inc.
- Perpetual Water Supply
  Gabriel Cervantes, AIA, HOK
  Michael Clements, Merrick & Company
- Water and Energy Savings Features for Utilities Serving Laboratory Equipment
  Philip Bartholomew, HDR CUH2A
- EPA's Permeable Pavement Research
  Mike Borst, EPA

12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Go Beyond Awards and Labs21 Luncheon
- Master of Ceremonies
  - Beth Shearer, Founding Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, I²SL
- I²SL Remarks and Conference Highlights
  - Phil Wirdzek, President and Executive Director, I²SL
- Hyatt Hotel Giveaway Drawing
- Awards Introduction
  - Julie Higginbotham, Editor, Laboratory Design Newsletter
- Presentation of 2010 Go Beyond Awards
- Closing Remarks
  - Master of Ceremonies

5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Optional visit to the Sandia Mountain Tramway

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