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2012 Conference Agenda

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Conference Day 3

7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

• Breakfast

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7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Poster Session open

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7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Registration

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7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

• Informational Session

  • The NZ4 Global Alliance Design Approach: Stimulus Concepts Featuring Net Zero Energy; Net Water; Magnet Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education; and Technology Accelerators
    Bruce Haxton, AIA, LEED AP^®, Bruce McLean Haxton, Architect
    Jason Loiselle, Sherwood Design Engineers
    John Andary, P.E., LEED AP, Integral Group
    Tom Kubala, AIA, The Kubala Washatko Architects

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

• Morning Roundtables

  • "What's Wrong with These People?" or Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Room Temperature Biological Sample Storage
    Susan Vargas, Stanford University
  • Bulk Solvent Distribution Systems
    Rick Ginn, XL Construction
    Jeff Tarter, Integrated Engineering Services
  • If Green Laboratories are the New Religion, How Do We Convert the Non-Believers?
    Stan Lengerich, Eli Lilly

  • High-Technology Operations and Maintenance Certification Working Group Meeting: Continuing the Discussion: Sustain Your High-Tech Facility with Properly Trained Professionals
    Barbara Widhalm, Ph.D., Laney College
    Phil Wirdzek, I²SL

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9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• Session F1
  Energy Reduction Strategies: Smaller Footprints, Lower Costs
  
  Moderator: Robert Bohack, Hastings + Chivetta Architects, Inc.
  

  • Shaped by an Urban Context and a Translational Mission: The Mount Sinai Center for Science and Medicine
    Scott Habjan, AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
  • Unprecedented Energy Savings in Laboratory Ventilation
    Rob Yardley, George Yardley Company
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Energy System Integrated Facility—Exhaust Fan Energy Versus Fume Reentry
    Ron Petersen, Ph.D., CCM, CPP, Inc.

 

• Session F2
  

  Water Conservation Management: Watch Those Drops!
  
  Moderator: Dale Sartor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Fact or Fiction: Water Conservation Measures Sweep Across the Southwest
    Mara Baum, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, HOK
    Gabriel Cervantes, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, HOK
  • Emerging Trends in Efficient Laboratory Water Management
    Roy Sieber, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
  • New Innovative Ways For Cooling Laboratories While Saving Water, Energy, and Costs
    Gerald Williams, P.E., LEED AP, Cannon Design
• Session F3
  

  Cool Breezes: HVAC in the Laboratory
  
  Moderator: Thomas Parker, European Spallation Source

  • HVAC Ring Concept for Total Flexibility
    

    Peter Dockx, Van Looy Group

  • Engineering a Breath of Fresh Air: Achieving Natural Ventilation in Laboratory Buildings
    James Sokol, P.E., Affiliated Engineers NW, Inc.
    James Sharpe, P.E., LEED AP, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

  • Chilled Beam Systems for Heat-Driven Laboratory HVAC Applications
    Ken Loudermilk, P.E., TROX USA, Inc.
• Session F4
  

  The Life and Times of a Laboratory: Case Studies
  
  Moderator: Jim Plourde, Schneider Electric

• The Shape of Modern Science: A Comparative Analysis of Four Laboratories in Four Cities

  Adrian Gainer, Nightingale Associates

• Sustainable Laboratory Design Case Study: Coppin State University Science and Technology Center

  Punit Jain, Cannon Design

• Energy-Efficient Design in a Design-Build Project

  Adam Denmark, SmithGroupJJR
  Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction

• Session F5
  Carbon Neutral Symposium: Aiming for Net-Zero
  

  Part 4 of 5
  
  Moderator: Randy Lacey, Cornell University

  • Overview of Campus Energy and Carbon Neutrality: Design Process and Lessons Learned
    Russ Drinker, HOK Architects
    20 minutes
  • A Strategic Planning Approach to Campus Energy and Carbon Neutrality
    Kevin Fox, P.E., CEM, LEED AP, Jacobs Engineering Group
    20 minutes
  • A Net Zero Laboratory in Spite of Hurricanes and Humidity
    John Weale, P.E., LEED AP, Integral Group
    Joshua Gassman, RA, LEED AP, Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture
    20 minutes
  • King Abdullah Science and Technology Park
    Joseph Ostafi IV, AIA, LEED AP, HOK
    20 minutes
  • Questions and Answers with Session Speakers
    10 minutes

• Session F6
  High Performance Healthcare Environments: Metrics and Procedures
  

  Part 1 of 2

  Moderator: Jim Jones, Virginia Tech

  • Hospital Energy Benchmarking: How Does Your Hospital's Energy Efficiency Stack Up?
    Dan Doyle, Grumman/Butkus Associates
  • To Measure or Not to Measure: Questions for Health Care Facility Managers, Owners, et al.
    Kumkum Dilwali, The Green Guide for Healthcare
  • New BIM Design Assist Tools From Design to Owner!
    Terence Alcorn, Stantec
    

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10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

• Break
  Sponsored by Tek-Air

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11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

• Session G1
  

  Integrated Building Design: Bringing It All Together
  
  Moderator: Tom Checksfield, Tek-Air Systems, Inc.
  

  • Metrics and Integrated Laboratory Design: The LEED Platinum Dartmouth Life Science Center
    Natalie Gentile, RA, LEED AP, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
    Larry Jones, LEED AP, Atelier Ten
  • Advanced Low-Energy Laboratory Design, Commissioning, and Performance: The Dartmouth College Class of 1978 Life Sciences Building
    David Madigan, P.E., LEED AP, van Zelm Heywood & Shadford, Inc.
    Bo Petersson, P.E., LEED AP, Cornerstone Commissioning
  • The Influence of Integrated Design Processes on Energy Performance in Laboratories
    Eric Soladay, P.E., Integral Group

• Session G2
  Energy Reduction Strategies: Smaller Footprints, Lower Costs
  
  Moderator: Liz Exter, P.E., PMP

  • Greening Big Science
    Thomas Parker, European Spallation Source
  • Holistic Building Renovation to Achieve 50 Percent Energy Reductions
    Keith Rule, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
  • Zonal Hydronic Cooling to Eliminate Reheat
    John Weale, P.E., LEED AP^®, Integral Group
• Session G3
  

  Wind Beneath My Wings: Applications of Wind Technology
  
  Moderator: Brad Cochran, CPP, Inc.

  • Energy Savings for Constant Volume Chemical Exhaust Fans Controlled by Wind Speed
    Victor Neuman, Schneider Electric
  • Wind Tunnel Testing and Other Strategies to Increase Laboratory Exhaust Fan Energy Savings
    Aimee Smith, M.Eng., P.E., Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
  • Using Local Site Winds to Save Exhaust Fan Energy
    Chet Wisner, Ambient Air Technologies, LLC

• Session G4
  

  Taking Care of Business: Winning Over the CFO
  
  Moderator: Rob Yardley, George Yardly Company

  • Unlock the Funds and Build the Team to Retrofit, Save Energy, and Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Your Laboratory
    Matthew Gudorf, LEED AP, University of California, Irvine
  • Securing The Green Light For Green Design: Convincing Clients and Owners to Pursue Sustainable Design
    Punit Jain, AIA, LEED AP, Cannon Design
  • Collaborative Life Science Building: Three Institutions Combine Resources to Advance Inter-Institutional Research
    Diane Kase, LEEP AP, HKS – Earl Walls Associates
    David Piper, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, SERA Architects

• Session G5
  Carbon Neutral Symposium: Aiming for Net-Zero
  

  Part 5 of 5
  
  Moderator: Tom Kubala, The Kubala Washatko Architects

  • Regional Ecosystem Design Approach: China Projects
    Jason Loiselle, Sherwood Design Engineers
    20 minutes
  • NetZero4 EcoScience Park Prototype: Net Energy, Water, Food, and Waste
    Bruce Haxton, AIA, LEED AP, Bruce McLean Haxton, Architect
    John Andary, P.E., LEED AP, Integral Group
    20 minutes
  • Cornell New York City: Striving for Net Zero Energy in Manhattan
    Randy Lacey, Cornell University
    20 minutes
  • Questions and Answers with Session Speakers
    30 minutes

• Session G6
  High Performance Healthcare Environments: Metrics and Procedures
  

  Part 2 of 2

  Moderator: Jim Jones, Virginia Tech

  • Delivering Results: Using Integrated Project Delivery Methods and Tools to Deliver High Performing Healthcare Facilities
    Andrew Arnold, DPR Consulting
  • BIM as a Decision Support Process: Directions for BIM Development
    Jim Jones, Virginia Tech
  • Facilitated Panel Discussion

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12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

• Labs21 Luncheon and Go Beyond Awards

  • Master of Ceremonies

    • Tim Kehrli, Lutron Electronics Co.

  • Awards Introduction

    • Julie Higginbotham, Lab Design Newsletter

  • Presentation of the 2012 Go Beyond Awards

    • Julie Higginbotham
    • Tim Kehrli, Lutron Electronics Co.
    • Will Lintner, DOE
    • Phil Wirdzek, I²SL

  • Conference Highlights and a Look Ahead to 2013

    • Phil Wirdzek

 

Agenda Home | Pre-Conference Events | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
Morning Roundtables | Technology Demonstrations
Symposia | Posters | Tool-Torials | Open Meetings
Conference Overview (24 KB, 1 pp)