Conference Agenda

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

Conference Agenda

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Pre-Conference Workshops

Full Day | 9:30 am – 5:30 pm CDT

Introduction to Sustainable Strategies for Laboratory Planning, Design, and Operation

Punit Jain, CannonDesign

Sean Convery, P.E., Cator, Ruma & Associates

Full Day | 9:30 am – 5:30 pm CDT

Safe and Energy-Efficiency Lab Ventilation Systems: Application of Labs2Zero Measures

Brad Cochran, CPP Wind Engineers

Tom Smith, 3Flow

Half-Day | 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm CDT

Creating and Growing Green Labs Programs

Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar and Leoncio Lagarde, University of Colorado Boulder

Emily Colpack, University of Alabama Birmingham

Ryan Weeks, Johns Hopkins University

Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings (Schedule TBA)

10:00 am - 6:00 pm CDT

University Alliance Group Meeting

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT

Chapter Officers Meeting

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Monday, September 30, 2024

Opening Plenary

8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

Welcome

Punit Jain, I2SL St. Louis Chapter President

Kathleen Brady, I2SL Executive Director

Labs2Zero Update

Gordon Sharp, I2SL President

Alison Farmer, Labs2Zero Program Director

Opening Panel

Session A

10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Systems Optimization

A1: Static Pressure Optimization

Static Pressure Optimization: Best Practices Learned the Hard Way!

Brad Cochran, CPP Wind Engineering

Sarah Grady, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Justin Garner, Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.

Green Labs

A2: Green Lab Leadership and Certification

AstraZeneca’s Green Lab Journey

David Hughes, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

It Takes a Village: Revising the My Green Lab Certification Program for Greater Impact

Christina Greever-Wilson, My Green Lab

Go Big or Go Home: Building a Program Meant to Last

Emily Colpack, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sustainable Design

A3: Design for Carbon Reduction

A Certified Zero Energy Laboratory

Jacob Knowles, BR+A

Jennifer Isaac, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Advancing Sustainable Practices in a World-Class Neuroscience Research Facility

Trevor Calarco, CannonDesign

Steven Sobo, Washington University School of Medicine

Reducing Carbon Impacts in Lab Buildings

Keith Hempel, LPA Design Studios

Decarbonization

A4: Decarbonization Strategies and Standards

Roadmap for High-Performance Zero Carbon Labs Based on a Life Cycle Approach

Kashyap Desai, Vedic Sanskruti

Breaking Barriers: A Strategic Blueprint for Lab Building Decarbonization

Dan Diehl, Thrive Buildings

ASHRAE Standard 211 Updates and Impact to Lab Facilities

David Eldridge, Grumman Butkus Associates

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

System Optimization

B1: Ventilation Risk Assessment

It’s Not Just Air Changes: The Collective Benefit of Risk Assessments in Design Development

David Brummitt, 3Flow, Inc.

Implementing Ventilation Risk Assessment and Energy Improvements for a Teaching Lab Renovation

Taylor Teed, Cator, Ruma & Associates

Laura Finuf, Hord Coplan Macht

Lab Ventilation During Emergencies

Jim Coogan, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Green Labs

B2: Green Chemistry and Solvent Reduction

DOZN™2.1: Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator for a Sustainable Future

Ettigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy, MilliporeSigma

Want an Opportunity for Green Chemistry Education at Your Institution? CU Boulder Student Fellowships and Online Certificate Program

Himaghna Kuntumalla, University of Colorado Boulder

Green Lab Champions Fostering Sustainable Science and Measuring Impact

Rayen Pasten, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Dan Bhatt, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Sustainable Design

B3: Smart Planning for Sustainability

The Living Laboratory: Sustainable Performance Through Modern Computation

Sean Quinn, HOK

Jerome Jontry, University of Southern California

Creating, Implementing and Tracking a Sustainability Masterplan for an Innovation District

Punit Jain, CannonDesign

Colin Hale, CannonDesign

Accelerating Innovation

Rishi Nandi, Saski

Bruce Molino, Syracuse University

Decarbonization

B4: Electrification

Bioterra: San Diego’s First All-Electric Lab High-Rise

Scott Potter, Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Zero Carbon Ready Clinical Research

Kevin Shea, Introba

How to Exceed Performance Targets on a New All-Electric Lab: Lessons From the First Five Years of Occupancy

Joseph Wenisch, Point Energy Innovations

Deirdre Carter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Session C

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm CDT

System Optimization

C1: Water Management, Resilience, and Retrofits

Quantifying Water Use in Laboratory Equipment With a Survey App

Deirdre Carter, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Kushal Malvania, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Water, Water Everywhere, Until There's Not: Designing Water-Resilient Labs

Patrick Murphy, Vanderweil Engineers

Arlen Li, HGA

Decarbonization of Laboratories: Lessons Learned

Scott Sepsy, Princeton University

Green Labs

C2: Strategic Approaches to Lab Sustainability

Sustainability Practically Applied

Jeffery Whitford, MilliporeSigma

Where Does the Support and Staffing of Green Labs Programs Really Stand at U.S. Institutions?

Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, University of Colorado Boulder

No Cost/Low-Cost Lab Sustainability Strategies

Steven Miller, The Lab Project

Sustainable Design

C3: Sustainable Design Challenges

Leveraging Unique Prefabrication Innovations to Provide an Inspiring and Sustainable Research Facility at Warp Speed

Fred Kaulbach, Jacobs

Daniel Jardel-Menno, DPR Construction

Strategies to Reduce Carbon for a High-Performance Laboratory Building

Ruth McMath, RWDI

Dan Whittet, AHA Consulting Engineers

The Sustainability Sandwich: A Case Study of Hospital-Embedded Laboratories

Bettina Bartos, Billard Leece Partnership

Kiri Collins, Children's Cancer Institute Australia

Decarbonization

C4: Embodied Carbon and Mass Timber

Reducing Embodied Carbon in Life Science Buildings Through Mass Timber

Kenny Hung, DES

Tom Parrish, DES

Lowering Embodied Carbon Through Biobased Design: Mass Timber in Three Institutional Labs

Tom Knittel, HDR

Jing Kong

Best Practices in Supply Chain Decarbonization for Labs

Joey Shea, Interface

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Session D

8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

System Optimization

D1: Fume Hood Fanatics

Fume Hoods: Can They Be More Energy-Efficient Without Compromising Safety?

Dawn Jacobs, BICASA North America Inc.

Shutting the Sash Saves Energy and the Gateway Arch Is for Sale

Thomas Smith, 3Flow

Leveraging the BAS to Monitor Fume Hood VAV Response and Stability

Ryan Soo, Siemens

Green Labs

D2: Managing Lab Materials

Measuring Impact, Embracing Circularity: A Framework for Sustainable Laboratory Practices

Katherine Marrs, Grenova

Don’t Throw That Out! How Lab Supply Swaps Can Divert Lab Consumables From the Landfill

Lindsey Yazbek, The University of Texas at Austin

How to Advance Sustainability Goals With Your Procurement Department

Kristin Ferrufino, E&I Cooperative Services

Sustainable Design

D3: AI (and Humans) in Labs

Humans, Machines, and the Planet – The Impact of Automation on Future Laboratory Workplaces

Monica Moore-Žigo, Gensler

Immersive Lab Design for Facilities Management

Ben Pielhop, HGA

The Human-Centric Laboratory: A Forward-Thinking Case Study.

Isabel Mandujano, LPA Design Studios

Decarbonization

D4: Campus Decarbonization Approaches

Energy Trading: Tools and Strategies to Decarbonize the Research Campus

Robert Fagnant, Syska Hennessy Group

Quindi Guiseppe, Syska Hennessy Group

Can a Conservatory and Biological Research Center Achieve Living Building Certification?

Joshua Gassman, Lord Aeck Sargent Planning and Design

Why I Keep Pushing the Potential of Sustainability on Campuses: After 20 Years, How Do We Keep Moving the Needle?

Punit Jain, CannonDesign

Session E

10:30 am - 11:00 am CDT

System Optimization

E1: AI for Improving System Performance

Artificial Intelligence: The Newest Tool in the Building Performance-Based Design Toolkit

Dianthé van Weerden, RWDI

Big Data: Evolution of Design + Operations

Thomas Vu, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Their Impact on Sustainability in the Lab

Scott Kreitlein, BHDP Architects

Green Labs

E2: Purchasing Equipment for Better Results

Industry Ecolabel Efforts to Drive Scope 3 Emissions Down

Scott Weitze, My Green Lab

Any Chance to Reduce Your Power Consumption in the Lab?

Jan Bebermeier, Eppendorf SE

Cheap or Efficient? Aligning Incentives for Better Lab Equipment Purchases

Susan Vargas, Stanford University

Sustainable Design

E3: Reducing Carbon in Commercial Labs

A Paradigm of Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Packaging Facilities

Jeff Wegner, CRB

Template for a Net Zero Mindset

Mark Allen, HGA

Anthony Michetti, Cell Signaling Technology

Design Approaches for Decarbonization in Core and Shell Commercial Science Buildings

John Swift, Buro Happold

Decarbonization

E4: Advanced Energy Sources

Advanced New Solutions in Laboratory Geo-Exchange Systems Design

Anthony (Tony) Thornton, Stantec

James Bererton, Stantec

The Carbon Conundrum of Back-up Power

Annie Smith, Introba

Integrating Renewable Energy Into Laboratory Design

Shannon Kaplan, AKF Group

Session F

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CDT

System Optimization

F1: Planning for Better Building Performance

Laboratory Consolidation: Downsizing Your Portfolio Using Master and Project Planning

Daniel Amon, US EPA

Utilizing Space Optimization to Achieve Your Green Goals

Lauren Eaton, Hanbury

Anne Bradley, Hanbury

Re-Thinking Laboratory Environments: Insights From BioPharma Cleanroom Designs

Gerald Williams, PE, LEED AP, CxA, CRB

Green Labs

F2: Energy Conservation Efforts

Embarking on a Journey to Carbon Neutrality

Amber Perfetti, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Andy Robinson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Paul Foote, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Findings From the 2024 International Shut the Sash Challenge Pilot

Kevin Tu, Sustainabli

BSCs, Snorkels, and Canopies, Oh My! Potential Savings to Try

Allen Doyle, 3Flow

Sustainable Design

F3: Adaptive Reuse

North Wing Laboratory Renovation at University of Colorado Boulder: An Adaptive Reuse Case Study

Ryan Lee, Cator, Ruma & Associates

Pete Salmon, Iconergy

Confessions of an Office Building Convert

Cody Henderson, FSA, LLC

From Dust to Discovery: Making New Labs From Old Spaces

David Cole, Hanbury

Paul Pierron, Lincoln Property Company

Decarbonization

F4: Case Studies in Decarbonization Planning

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard's Journey to Decarbonization

Troy Savage, Mazzetti

Jamie Fiore, Broad Institute

Laboratory Decarbonization: From Vision to Reality

Kathleen Hetrick, Buro Happold

Nicole Kho, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Demonstration-Scale: Planning a Net-Zero Energy Research Campus

Matthew McCord, Flad Architects

Zachary Heaps, Flad Architects

Session G

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

System Optimization

G1: Commissioning

Top Ten List: Commissioning Findings

Michael Mantai, System WorCx, PLLC

Tales From Retro-Commissioning a Critical Laboratory Building

Jason Newhuis, NV5

Steve Wallon, Argonne National Laboratory

Target Optimization: Rice Hall Building Automation Upgrade at UVA

Jeff Steffensen, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

Keith Poeppel, University of Virginia

Green Labs

G2: Seasoned Green Lab Programs

Green Lab ROI: Making a Case

Krista Bailey, Penn State Sustainability

NIH Green Labs Program Participation Strategy

Bani Bhattacharya, NIH

The Journey to Creating a Green Labs Program at an R1 Research Institution.

Paul Foote, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Sustainable Design

G3: Optimizing Space

Advancing State Services: Designing Michigan’s Sustainable, Consolidated Laboratory Facility

Blair Hawn, IMEG

Nathan Hewlett, IMEG

Race to the Top: Efficient, Sustainable Lab Planning in Vertical Buildings

Richard Walder, Buro Happold

Chris Abell, Buro Happold Laboratory Consulting

Adaptive Reuse in City Centers: A UK Perspective

Philip Macdonald, Oberlanders Architects

Malcolm Tait, KJ Tait Engineers

Decarbonization

G4: Labs2Zero Update

The Latest Advances From Labs2Zero

Alison Farmer, I2SL

Gordon Sharp, I2SL

Josh Kace, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Optimizing for Embodied Carbon

Dirk von Below, Flad Architects

Washington University School of Medicine Neuroscience Research Building Tour

5:30 pm CDT

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Session H

8:30 am - 10:00 am CDT

System Optimization

H1: Energy Recovery

Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Laboratories: Exploring Energy Recovery Systems

Jake Canale, AKF

Christina Mahady, AKF

Energy Recovery Design Development for a Net Zero Future

Tom McGee, Konvekta USA Inc.

Energy Recovery Technologies and Opportunities in Laboratory Facilities From the Updated I2SL Best Practice Guide

Otto VanGeet, NREL

Michael Fulton, Western Mechanical Solutions

Green Labs

H2: Waste Management and Recycling

The Impact of Laboratory Waste on Sustainability

Ryan Weeks, Johns Hopkins University

Let's Get Wasted: Improving Biohazardous Waste Program

Laura Carmona, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Monica Arevalo, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Learn How CU Boulder Tackles Hard-to-Recycle Lab Materials

Dharma Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder

Sustainable Design

H3: Planning for Climate Resilience

Fast Forward: Using Labs to Bridge Campus and Community

Michael Kocher, Gensler

Dave Madigan, Van Zelm Engineers

Irmak Turan, Thornton Tomasetti

Assessing and Responding to Climate Change Impacts at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Labs

Olivia Newport, ERG

Samantha Maglinao, U.S. EPA

The Divergent Lab, a Study in Resiliency: Sustainable, Energy-Efficient, and Healthy Labs

Marilee Lloyd, HED

Larry Yetter , HED

Decarbonization

H4: Decarbonization Dilemmas

Decarbonization Dilemmas: Deliberating Difficult Decisions in Laboratory Design Part 1

Jessica Mangler, Affiliated Engineers, Inc

Decarbonization Dilemmas: Deliberating Difficult Decisions in Laboratory Design Part 2

Rachel Romero, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Decarbonization Dilemmas: Deliberating Difficult Decisions in Laboratory Design Part 3

Suzy Belmont, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Session I

10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

System Optimization

I1: Energy Efficiency Strategies

Turn Up for Fan Turndown!

William Lin, CPP Wind

Greg Gross, CPP Wind

James Furlong, MCW

Updating Early VAV Laboratories

Jim Coogan, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Sarah Grady, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Parametric Evaluation of Relative Value of Energy Efficiency Strategies in Laboratories

J Patrick Carpenter, Facility Performance Engineers

Green Labs

I2: Smart Labs and Energy Management Info Systems

Saving Energy and Improving Safety Through Integrated Management of Laboratory Ventilation Systems

Deirdre Carter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Savings Detective Work Using EMIS

Stephen Frank, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Balancing Growth and Sustainability: Achieving More Research Space With a Net-Zero Energy Increase Mandate

Justin Shultz, Page Southerland Page

Melissa Burns, Page

Sustainable Design

I3: Holistic Design Case Studies

Linkages: Designing a High-Performance Research Hub

Sebastian Hofmeister, Henning Larsen Architects

Jacob Knowles, BR+A Consulting Engineers

The Lab Oasis: Elevating Wellness in Modern S+T Spaces

Marelle Davey, Stantec

Vanessa Nelson, Stantec

The McGill New Vic Project, From Healing People to Healing the Planet: A Transformative Multi-Disciplinary Research Centre Focused on Sustainability

Cecily Eckhardt, Diamond Schmitt Architects

Patrick Séguin, Pageau Morel et associés inc.

Dennis Giobbe, Diamond Schmitt

Decarbonization

I4: Decarbonization in Challenging Environments

Integrated Design for Low-Moisture Environments

Robert Thompson, SmithGroup

Charting a Course to Decarbonize and Electrify Lab Humidification

Patrick Murphy, Vanderweil Engineers

Beyond Cat Videos: Unveiling the Embodied Carbon in MEP Systems of Data Centres

Mary On, Introba

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