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2011 Conference Agenda

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Conference Day 2

7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

• Breakfast
• Technology and Services Fair and Poster Session Open

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7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Registration

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8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

• Morning Roundtables

  • Range of Utility Incentives for Laboratory and Data Center Efficiency Projects
    Fran Boucher, CEM, LEED AP^®, National Grid
  • Options for Recognizing Continuous Laboratory Improvement
    Lindsey Kayman, Counsel in Occupational & Environmental Health, Inc.
  • Financing Energy Upgrades in Hospitals
    Robert Foster, EHE Inc.

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9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• Session C1
  

  Shooting for Sustainability: A Close Look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Koch Institute

  Moderator: Craig Covil, Arup

  • MIT's High Performance Building Program and the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
    Walter Henry, P.E., MIT Department of Facilities
    Steve Mahler, AIA, LEED AP, Ellenzweig
  • Designing for Energy Conservation at the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
    Steve Mahler, AIA, LEED AP, Ellenzweig
    Chris Schaffner, P.E., LEED AP, The Green Engineer, LLP
  • MIT's Koch Center: A Case Study in Achieving Energy and First Cost Savings in a Cancer Research Center
    Chip Simek, Schneider Electric
• Session C2
  

  Laboratory Exhaust Considerations

  Moderator: Dan Doyle, Grumman/Butkus Associates

  • Updating the Labs21 Best Practice Design Guide: Modeling Exhaust Dispersion for Specifying Acceptable Exhaust/Intake Design
    Brad Cochran, CPP, Inc.
  • Numerical Modelling for Exhaust Stack Design
    Michael Ratcliff, P.E., Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin, Inc.
  • Refined Design Criteria for Laboratory Exhaust Plume Dispersion
    Chester Wisner, Ambient Air Technologies, LLC
• Session C3
  

  Building Information Modeling for Sustainable Laboratories—Benefits for Laboratory Managers and Users

  Moderator: Gary Shamshoian, Genentech/Roche

  • Building Information Modeling for Laboratories: From Concept to Facility Management
    Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction
    Eric Hall, AIA, LEED AP, JE Dunn Construction
  • Beyond the 21^st Century Information Technology Laboratory Design
    Joseph DelPozzo, P.E., LEED AP, WSP Flack + Kurtz
    Raymond duTremblay, WSP Flack + Kurtz
  • Using Building Information Modeling-based Web Portal for Facility Energy Monitoring, Work Orders Management, and Disaster Recovery at General Services Administration Region 4
    Igor Starkov, EcoDomus
    Michael Ruiz, Applied Software
• Session C4
  

  Design Projects for Universities

  Moderator: Gordon Sharp, Aircuity, Inc.

  • The LEED Payback
    Jon Jackson, FAIA, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
    David Madigan, VanZelm Heywood & Shadford, Inc.
  • The Importance of Constructing New or Renovated Biomedical Research Spaces That Are Sustainable and Flexible—A Deeper Look at BJC Institute of Health at Washington University and George Washington University School of Medicine
    Punit Jain, AIA, LEED AP, Cannon Design
  • Columbia University Northwest Corner Building—Bridging Columbia's Past and Future
    Joseph Mannino, Columbia University Facilities
    Joshua Yacknowitz, Arup
• Session C5

  Symposium: Beyond Energy Conservation—The Climate Neutral Research Campus
  Part 1 of 3

  Moderator: Otto Van Geet, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Welcome and Introductions
    David Boomsma, Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Department of Energy

  • Center of Excellence for Climate Neutral Research Campuses
    Randy Lacey, Cornell University

  • Innovative Investment Models for Campus Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
    Joyce Ferris, Blue Hill Partners LLC

  • Green Net Zero Energy Life Style Science Park Prototype Design
    Bruce Haxton, AIA, LEED AP, Bruce McLean Haxton Architect
    John Andary, Integral Group

• Session C6
  

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

  Moderator: Karen Koltes, Ph.D., Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

  • Partnership in Science, Education, and Sustainable Design
    Michael Bayer, AICP, Environmental Resources Management
    Stephen Meinhold, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Programming and Early Design Decisions Help Take a Marine Biology Laboratory to Net Zero
    Joshua Gassman, RA, LEED AP, Lord, Aeck & Sargent
    Zandy Hillis-Starr, U.S. National Park Service
  • Proposed Design Solutions to Take a Marine Biology Laboratory to Net Zero
    John Weale, Integral Group
    Joshua Gassman, RA, LEED AP, Lord, Aeck & Sargent

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10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Technology and Services Fair and Poster Session Open

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10:45 a.m. – noon

• Tool-Torial Sessions

  • A New Return on Investment and Energy Analysis Tool for Evaluating Laboratory Energy Savings Strategies
    Gordon Sharp, Aircuity, Inc.
  • Climate Action Planning Tools
    Randy Lacey, Cornell University

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11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

• Technology Demonstrations

  • Clockworks: Putting Building Control in the Operators' Hands
    Stephen Samouhos, KGS Buildings
    11 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
  • Gain Control of Your Infrastructure So It Doesn't Control Your Business
    Raymond Xie, Schneider Electric
    11:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
  • Rubber Flooring in Applications
    Haim BarNoy, nora systems, Inc.
    Noon to 12:20 p.m.
  • Ongoing Commissioning—The Next Step in the Commissioning Process
    David Landman, Cimetrics
    12:30 to 12:50 p.m.

  • Cornell University Energy Recovery Linear Accelerator Upgrade
    Craig Covil, Arup
    1 to 1:20 p.m.

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Noon – 1 p.m.

• Range of Utility Incentives for Laboratory and Data Center Efficiency Projects
  Fran Boucher, CEM, LEED AP, National Grid

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Noon – 1:30 p.m.

• Lunch
• Meeting of the Laboratory Sub-Metering and Benchmarking Working Group

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1:30 p.m.

• Technology and Services Fair and Poster Session close

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1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

• Session D1
  

  Gaining Financial Value

  Moderator: Antony Mikulic, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

  • What Building Information Modeling Can Offer for Understanding Financial Income and Expenses for Laboratory Buildings
    Terence Alcorn, RA, Burt Hill/Stantec
  • Cost Impact of Sustainable Design
    Taylor Boyd, P.E., CCE, KlingStubbins
    Jennifer Taranto, Structure Tone, Inc.
  • A Paradigm Shift—Adaptable/Disposable Versus Legacy Laboratory Facilities—Which is the More Sustainable Solution?
    Lois Rosenblum, S/L/A/M Collaborative
    Gary Annino, Pfizer, Inc.
• Session D2
  

  Fume Hood Sustainability Strategies

  Moderator: Conan Wilson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Implementation of Low-Flow Fume Hood Conversion
    Robert Bucey, P.E., CEM, LEED AP, Jacobs Engineering
  • Fume Hood Automatic Sash Positioners—Results of a Three-Year Pilot Program and Retrofit
    Chris Case, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
  • Lower Cost Alternatives for Energy Reduction in Laboratories Through Upgrading VAV Controls and Retrofitting Fume Hoods
    Tom Smith, Exposure Control Technology, Inc.
    Greg Eades, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Session D3
  

  Retrofitting for Sustainability

  Moderator: Ron Petersen, CPP, Inc.

  • Successfully Navigating the National Institutes of Health Grant Process, the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry Laboratory/Research Facility Renovation
    Mark Frisch, FAIA, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
    Kevin Rohane, Jacobs Consultancy Inc.
  • Chemistry Laboratory Renovation Uses New Technology to Make A Difference
    James Hill, AIA, LEED AP, BSA LifeStructures
  • Creating a 21^st Century Sustainable Laboratory in a 1950's Iconic National Institutes of Health Building
    Krishnan Ramesh, Affiliated Engineers
    William Stratton, Louviere, Stratton & Yokel
• Session D4
  

  Ventilation Approaches—Predicting and Applying

  Moderator: David Barkin, JCJ Architecture

  • Passive-Aggressive: A Practical Approach to Natural Ventilation in Laboratory Buildings
    Christopher Baylow, AIA, Payette
    Jacob Knowles, Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC
  • Total Energy Consumption and Strategies How to Reduce
    Peter Dockx, Van Looy Group
  • Planning a New Chemistry Building Hand-in-Hand with Health and Safety: Starting From a Conservative View (Air Volume 100 Percent), Dreaming of the Ideal (Air Volume 45 Percent), and Designing with Ambition (Air Volume <60 Percent)
    Paul Lodewijckx, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Session D5
  Symposium: Beyond Energy Conservation—The Climate Neutral Research Campus
  

  Part 2 of 3

  Moderator: Randy Lacey, Cornell University

  • Climate Neutral Research Campus Tools
    Otto van Geet, P.E., LEED AP, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Building a Net Zero Laboratory in the United Arab Emirates: Mission Impossible?
    Gordon Sharp, Aircuity, Inc.

  • Opposites Attract: Campus Net Zero Campaign and Energy Consuming Engineering Building, a Case Study of University of California, Merced's, Science and Engineering 2 Building
    Irene Monis, AIA, LEED AP, SmithGroup
    John Elliott, University of California, Merced

• Session D6
  Symposium: DataCenters21
  

  Part 1 of 2

  Moderator: William Lintner, U.S. Department of Energy

  • Welcome and Introductions
    William Lintner, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Retro-Commissioning Increases Data Center Efficiency at Low-Cost: Success at Savannah River Site (SRS)
    Geoffrey Bell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Energy Efficiency and Net Zero Power Alternatives for Data Centers
    Robert Welch, Amersco, Inc.
  • Retrofitting Data Centers for Expanded Capacity and Improved Energy Efficiency
    Eric Soladay, P.E., LEED AP, Integral Group

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3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Break

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3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

• Session E1
  Flexibility—Saving Your Options

  Moderator: Tom Carroll, nora systems, Inc.

  • Introducing the Four Levels of Flexibility in the Sustainable Laboratory Building Design and Construction Process
    Antton Altube, High Identity Buildings, S.L.
    Adelmo Antelo, S*Concept/HIB
  • Flexible Laboratory Space Using Innovative Modular Design—The University of Colorado Boulder Systems Biotechnology Building—A Case Study
    Stephen Black, LEED AP, JE Dunn Construction
    Chris Ertl, AIA, LEED AP, HDR, Inc.
  • How Flexible Is Flexible—What Does the Laboratory of the Future Look Like?
    Hana Kolton, LEED AP, KlingStubbins
    Suzanne Malinowski, Shire Pharmaceuticals

• Session E2
  Special Considerations for Special Laboratories

  Moderator: Beth Shearer, I²SL

  • Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) - Planning and Design of a Laboratory Facility a Mile Underground
    Craig Covil, CEng, Arup
    Joshua Yacknowitz, Arup
  • Halley 6—Design for Antarctic Research
    Alan Fox, CEng, AECOM
  • A Conversation Over Drinks
    Stevens Williams, AIA, LEED AP, Flad Architects
• Session E3
  

  Laboratory Lighting and Control Options

  Moderator: Tim Kehrli, Lutron Electronics Co.

  • Energy Efficient Laboratory Lighting Strategies for Campuses and Beyond
    Kelly Cunningham, California Lighting Technology Center
  • The Human Touch—Leaving Your Fingerprint on a Sustainable Laboratory
    Michelle Gangel, AIA, LEED AP, PGAV Architects
    Susan Halla, Crime Lab Design
  • Spotlight on Laboratory Lighting—Modern Research Facility Illumination and Control Shifts from Back of House to Center Stage
    Gary Shamshoian, P.E., Genentech Roche
    Lily Rasovsky, P.E., exp.
• Session E4
  

  Architectural Strategies for Large Research Institutions

  Moderator: Brad Cochran, P.E., CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants

  • South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute—A Case Study
    Richard Marshall, Woods Bagot
  • EGNATON Working-Group Building System Engineering and Architecture
    Konrad Kreuzer, Waldner, Inc.
  • The Venter Laboratory: Zero Energy
    Peter Rumsey, P.E., FASHRAE, Integral Group
    Ted Hyman, FAIA, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca
• Session E5
  Symposium: Beyond Energy Conservation—The Climate Neutral Research Campus

  Part 3 of 3

  Moderator: Julie Higginbotham, Laboratory Design Newsletter

  • A Tool Kit for the Climate Neutral Research Campus Energy Savings Performance Contracts, Energy Efficiency, and Combined Heat and Power Solutions
    Robert Welch, Amersco, Inc.
  • Sunny Side Up: Important Considerations for the Installation of Rooftop Photovoltaic Arrays
    Michael Ratcliff, Ph.D., P.E., Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin, Inc.

  • Reducing Carbon Emissions—A LEED Platinum Laboratory's Approach
    Dirk von Below, AIA, LEED AP, Flad Architects

• Session E6
  Symposium: DataCenters21
  

  Part 2 of 2

  Moderator: Dale Sartor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Designing the Most Efficient Data Center in North America
    Eric Soladay, P.E., LEED AP, Integral Group
    Brad Woodman, AIA, The Smith Group
  • Simulated Failure Analysis of a Distributed Liquid Cooled Data Center
    Michael Gagnon, Cool Centric
  • A Case Study of Efficiency and Capacity Upgrades to the Earl Warren Hall Data Center at the University of California, Berkeley
    Eric Soladay, Integral Group

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5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

• Evening Tour of the University of Rhode Island's Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences