Agenda At-a-Glance

September 29 - October 2, 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri

Agenda at-a-Glance

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Pre-Conference Workshops

Full Day
9:30 am - 5:30 pm CDT

Half Day
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT

Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings

10:00 am - 6:00 pm CDT
Schedule TBA

Evening Meetings

University Alliance Group
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT

Chapter Officers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Monday, September 30, 2024

Opening Plenary

8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

Systems
Optimization

Engineers, planners, and EHS managers, learn ways to safely save energy and reduce emissions.

Green
Labs

Tips and tools for waste, energy, and emissions reduction for lab owners, users, and sustainability coordinators.

Sustainable
Design

Trending topics and case studies for architects, owners, and planners of tomorrow’s sustainable labs.

Decarbonization

From operations to infrastructure improvement, learn how labs can truly reduce their carbon footprint.

Session A
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Lunch Sessions
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

Lab User Manual Working Group

Circular Economy for Labs Community of Practice

Session B
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

B1
Ventilation Risk Assessment

Immerse in lab ventilation risk assessments (LVRA), including an overview of the process, example LVRA at a teaching lab, and how to handle specific emergency scenarios in the lab.

B2
Green Chemistry and Solvent Reduction

Learn about Millipore Sigma’s DOZN tool to facilitate green chemistry, the University of Colorado’ s green chemistry education program, and solvent reduction efforts at Gilead.

B3
Smart Planning for Sustainability

Integrated design approaches, campus-wide planning, and regional innovation initiatives have resulted in cutting-edge technologies and sustainable facilities that can inspire others.

B4
Electrification

Three distinct lab building owners and operations committed to electrification as a way to reduce their carbon footprint; hear about their challenges, successes, and lessons learned.

Session C
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm CST

C1
Water Management, Resilience, and Retrofits

Hear about efforts to assess water-using equipment using an app, replace co-gen systems with hot water heat pumps, and improve drought resilience with water-efficient lab design.

C2
Strategic Approaches to Lab Sustainability

From the smallest facility to the entire research enterprise, it takes a solid strategy to ensure that sustainability is a priority to researchers, lab planners, senior management, and funders.

C3
Sustainable Design Challenges

Three case studies tackle some of the most challenging scenarios in lab design; with a little ingenuity and innovation, they demonstrated successful sustainability strategies.

C4
Embodied Carbon and Mass Timber

Embodied carbon is an increasing concern in building structures; learn about how to assess embodied emissions and what role mass timber can play in reducing them in construction.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Systems
Optimization

Engineers, planners, and EHS managers, learn ways to safely save energy and reduce emissions.

Green
Labs

Tips and tools for waste, energy, and emissions reduction for lab owners, users, and sustainability coordinators.

Sustainable
Design

Trending topics and case studies for architects, owners, and planners of tomorrow’s sustainable labs.

Decarbonization

From operations to infrastructure improvement, learn how labs can truly reduce their carbon footprint.

Session D
8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

D1
Fume Hood Fanatics

Hear three different perspectives on making fume hoods more energy-efficient without compromising safety, with BAS, and, when measured properly, through shut-the-sash efforts.

D2
Managing Lab Materials

From initiating sustainable lab procurement to coordinating swaps of unused equipment, mindfully managing lab materials can reduce waste, energy, and emissions in research.

D3
AI (and Humans) in Labs

Immersive design techniques, advances in robotics, and artificial intelligence have enhanced research buildings, but keeping the users in mind and involved is key to a sustainable lab.

D4
Campus Decarbonization Approaches

Three university building case studies demonstrate the various opportunities to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions, from improved systems to lower embodied carbon.

Session E
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

E1
AI for Improving System Performance

Explore ways artificial intelligence is applied in sustainable lab design and ventilation testing successfully, as well as its limitations, along machine learning and ways to harness big data.

E2
Purchasing Equipment for Better Results

Reducing plug loads and energy use in labs in often about purchasing the right equipment for the research needs, whether ULT freezers, ACT labeled products, and other instruments.

E3
Reducing Carbon in Commercial Labs

Hear about three different private labs’ journey to net-zero energy and decarbonization, including pharmaceutical packaging, manufacturing, and core-and-shell facilities.

E4
Advanced Energy Sources

When the goal is decarbonization, the approach to energy sourcing gets creative; learn about geo-exchange systems, battery storage, and various renewable energy purchasing options.

Session F
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDT

F1
Planning for Better Building Performance

A variety of case studies show how planning is key to performance, from master planning for a whole portfolio to facility space evaluation to specific insights from biopharma cleanrooms.

F2
Energy Conservation Efforts

Opportunities to reduce energy within lab operations abound; hear about one university campus’ approach, I2SL’s Shut the Sash pilot competition, and savings in biosafety cabinets.

F3
Adaptive Reuse

Conserving during construction by repurpose existing buildings is a key sustainability tenet; check out two case examples and an extensive study on adaptive reuse of buildings into labs.

F4
Case Studies in Decarbonization Planning

Planning for net-zero emissions is on display in three different case studies in decarbonization at a university facility, a pharmaceutical lab, and U.S. Department of Energy national lab.

Session G
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

G1
Commissioning

Understand the “top 10” commissioning pitfalls to avoid, lessons learned from a university lab recommissioning project, and approaches to retro-commissioning a nanoscale laboratory.

G2
Seasoned Green Lab Programs

Hear what goes into making a successful green lab program from professionals who have been leaders in this field, whether for many years or in relatively new and growing programs.

G3
Optimizing Space

This session covers consolidating lab buildings into a more useful space, addressing efficiency in vertical buildings, and adapting existing buildings in dense urban areas as labs.

G4
Labs2Zero Update

Examine a variety of tools available through I2SL’s Labs2Zero program to assist lab design, decarbonization, and energy, operational emissions, and embodied carbon benchmarking.

Tour

Washington University School of Medicine Neuroscience Research Building
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT (tentative)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Systems
Optimization

Engineers, planners, and EHS managers, learn ways to safely save energy and reduce emissions.

Green
Labs

Tips and tools for waste, energy, and emissions reduction for lab owners, users, and sustainability coordinators.

Sustainable
Design

Trending topics and case studies for architects, owners, and planners of tomorrow’s sustainable labs.

Decarbonization

From operations to infrastructure improvement, learn how labs can truly reduce their carbon footprint.

Session H
8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

H1
Energy Recovery

Go in-depth into the ins and outs of various lab energy recovery projects, and hear about the technologies and opportunities outlined in the I2SL Best Practices Guide to Energy Recovery.

H2
Waste Management and Recycling

Lab waste can be challenging; learn how speakers tackled the challenges of biohazard waste, regulated medical waste, and hard-to-recycle items such as pipette tip boxes and plastic film.

H3
Planning for Climate Resilience

Explore three different approaches to ensure labs and the communities around them are resilient to the impacts of climate change, in addition to reducing their carbon footprint.

H4
Decarbonization Dilemmas

Take a deep dive into the decisions and dynamics involved in retrofitting and decarbonizing a lab building, through a presentation coordinated by National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Session I
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

I1
Energy Efficiency Strategies

System improvements can significantly improve energy efficiency in a lab; from simple turndowns to parametric modeling to major renovations, get inspired by these approaches.

I2
Smart Labs and Energy Management Info Systems

Smart Labs is a proven approach to assessing and improving efficiency in lab buildings; learn about Smart Labs examples that have benefitted from data analytics and EMIS technology.

I3
Holistic Design Case Studies

Three approaches to lab design focus on creating a facility based on activities, rather than research type; holistic design concepts; and research well-being along with sustainability.

I4
Decarbonization in Challenging Environments

Electrifying labs is complicated in certain areas, e.g., batteries need low moisture, while colder climates require greater humidity control; data centers are even more challenging!

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Agenda at-a-Glance

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Pre-Conference Workshops

Full Day 9:30 am - 5:30 pm CDT

Half Day 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT

Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings

10:00 am - 6:00 pm CDT Schedule TBA

Evening Meetings

University Alliance Group 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT

Chapter Officers 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Monday, September 30, 2024

Opening Plenary

8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

Systems Optimization

Green Labs

Sustainable Design

Decarbonization

Session A 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

A1 Static Pressure Optimization

A2 Green Lab Leadership and Certification

A3 Design for Carbon Reduction

A4 Decarbonization Strategies and Standards

Lunch Sessions 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

Lab User Manual Working Group

Circular Economy for Labs Community of Practice

Session B 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

B1 Ventilation Risk Assessment

B2 Green Chemistry and Solvent Reduction

B3 Smart Planning for Sustainability

B4 Electrification

Session C 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm CST

C1 Water Management, Resilience, and Retrofits

C2 Strategic Approaches to Lab Sustainability

C3 Sustainable Design Challenges

C4 Embodied Carbon and Mass Timber

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Systems Optimization

Green Labs

Sustainable Design

Decarbonization

Session D 8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

D1 Fume Hood Fanatics

D2 Managing Lab Materials

D3 AI (and Humans) in Labs

D4 Campus Decarbonization Approaches

Session E 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

E1 AI for Improving System Performance

E2 Purchasing Equipment for Better Results

E3 Reducing Carbon in Commercial Labs

E4 Advanced Energy Sources

Session F 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDT

F1 Planning for Better Building Performance

F2 Energy Conservation Efforts

F3 Adaptive Reuse

F4 Case Studies in Decarbonization Planning

Session G 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

G1 Commissioning

G2 Seasoned Green Lab Programs

G3 Optimizing Space

G4 Labs2Zero Update

Tour

Washington University School of Medicine Neuroscience Research Building​ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT (tentative)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Systems Optimization

Green Labs

Sustainable Design

Decarbonization

Session H 8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

H1 Energy Recovery

H2 Waste Management and Recycling

H3 Planning for Climate Resilience

H4 Decarbonization Dilemmas

Session I 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

I1 Energy Efficiency Strategies

I2 Smart Labs and Energy Management Info Systems

I3 Holistic Design Case Studies

I4 Decarbonization in Challenging Environments

Thank you to our sponsors!

Full Day
9:30 am - 5:30 pm CDT

Half Day
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT

10:00 am - 6:00 pm CDT
Schedule TBA

University Alliance Group
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT

Chapter Officers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Systems
Optimization

Green
Labs

Sustainable
Design

Session A
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

A1
Static Pressure Optimization

A2
Green Lab Leadership and Certification

A3
Design for Carbon Reduction

A4
Decarbonization Strategies and Standards

Lunch Sessions
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

Session B
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

B1
Ventilation Risk Assessment

B2
Green Chemistry and Solvent Reduction

B3
Smart Planning for Sustainability

B4
Electrification

Session C
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm CST

C1
Water Management, Resilience, and Retrofits

C2
Strategic Approaches to Lab Sustainability

C3
Sustainable Design Challenges

C4
Embodied Carbon and Mass Timber

Systems
Optimization

Green
Labs

Sustainable
Design

Session D
8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

D1
Fume Hood Fanatics

D2
Managing Lab Materials

D3
AI (and Humans) in Labs

D4
Campus Decarbonization Approaches

Session E
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

E1
AI for Improving System Performance

E2
Purchasing Equipment for Better Results

E3
Reducing Carbon in Commercial Labs

E4
Advanced Energy Sources

Session F
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDT

F1
Planning for Better Building Performance

F2
Energy Conservation Efforts

F3
Adaptive Reuse

F4
Case Studies in Decarbonization Planning

Session G
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

G1
Commissioning

G2
Seasoned Green Lab Programs

G3
Optimizing Space

G4
Labs2Zero Update

Washington University School of Medicine Neuroscience Research Building
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT (tentative)

Systems
Optimization

Green
Labs

Sustainable
Design

Session H
8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

H1
Energy Recovery

H2
Waste Management and Recycling

H3
Planning for Climate Resilience

H4
Decarbonization Dilemmas

Session I
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

I1
Energy Efficiency Strategies

I2
Smart Labs and Energy Management Info Systems

I3
Holistic Design Case Studies

I4
Decarbonization in Challenging Environments