Early Data and Feedback from the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Chris Schaffner, P.E., LEED AP®, The Green Engineer, LLP
Walt Henry, P.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has several life science laboratory buildings on campus that have been monitored on an annual basis for energy consumption. Steam, chilled water, and electricity are produced on campus in a cogeneration facility and distributed to the majority of buildings on campus. MIT's goal is to reduce energy consumption in a cost effective way through the design of the building systems.
The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (KIICR) was designed with several sustainable/energy-efficient systems to reduce energy consumption. These systems were modeled during the initial stages of the design (schematics) to determine the potential energy savings over the life of the building. Some of the sustainable design features included are as follows:
- Cascading air
- Chilled beams
- Heat pipe total energy recovery
- Low-flow fume hoods
- Daylight switching
- Occupancy sensors for 75 percent of space
- Reduced air change rates
- High-efficiency transformers
- High-efficiency lighting
Metering was put into place to meter subsystems to provide information on how each system was performing in comparison to the modeled data.
This session will compare the performance of the KIICR to the modeled data and other existing buildings on campus.
Biographies:
Chris Schaffner is founder and principal of The Green Engineer, LLP. He has 22 years of experience in the design of building systems with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from MIT and is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, California, and Vermont.
A long time promoter of sustainable design, Mr. Schaffner joined the faculty of the U.S. Green Building Council in 2001 and has trained more than 9,500 building industry professionals in the use of the LEED® Rating System. In addition, he has been on faculty at the Boston Architectural College and has lectured at MIT, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Duke University.
Walt Henry is director of engineering in the Department of Facilities at MIT. Mr. Henry has managed several engineering firms in the Boston area and has served as the owner's representative on a number of major building projects in the United States and Europe. For 12 years, Mr. Henry served as vice president of engineering for XENERGY, a large national energy conservation and energy services firm. Mr. Henry is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Boston College, as well as a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts and other New England states.