Dedicated to advancing sustainable laboratories globally.
Sunday, October 19
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Central
Vent Like You Mean It: Smarter, Safer Labs
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Rachel Romero, NREL
Tom Smith, 3Flow
Brad Cochran, CPP Wind Engineering Consultants
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Central
Introduction to Sustainable Strategies for Laboratory Planning, Design, and Operation
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Punit Jain, CannonDesign
Sean Convery, P.E., Cator, Ruma & Associates
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Central
Exhibitor Set-Up
12:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central
Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings
Monday, October 20
7:30 AM - 7:00 PM Central
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central
Breakfast
Opening Plenary
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central
Details to come.
Sponsored by
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central
Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central
From Potential to Reality, How Leading Universities Can Embrace and Implement a Net Zero Future
Marcus Hazelwood, EA Energy Solutions
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How the AIM Report Works, and What You Can Do With It
​Alison Farmer, I2SL
Gordon Sharp, I2SL
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Decarbonizing Labs: Airflow, Data, and Collaboration at Cell Signaling Technology
Walt King, Thrive Buildings
Anthony Michetti, Cell Signaling Technology
Lessons From Boston Children's Hospital Green Labs and Employee-Lead Group Initiatives
Chuck Blanchette, Boston Children's Hospital
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From Green Initiatives to Green Savings: Behavior Change at the University of Alabama Birmingham
Emily Colpack, The University of Alabama Birmingham
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Central
Lunch served in the Exhibit Area
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Central
Carbon Reduction and Benchmarking: A love story!
Elizabeth Mikula, Perkins&Will
Steven Webster, Perkins&Will
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Tuning a Mass Timber High-Rise Lab for Performance
Mark Allen, AIA, LEED AP, HGA
Vaughn Horn, DDes, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, HGA
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​Innovations in Mass Timber for Science Buildings: Getting to a Win-Win
Punit Jain, AIA, LEED Fellow, CannonDesign
Laurie Canup, AIA, CannonDesign
Designing for Belonging in Scientific Workplaces: Prioritizing Well-Being in Research and Innovation
Virginia Byers, HOK
Erin Ezell, HOK
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The Equity and Justice in Science Framework
Star Scott, University of Georgia
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Leoncio Lagarde, University of Colorado Boulder
Alisha Ramirez, University of Pennsylvania
The Sweet Spot of Lab Flexibility
Hana Kolton, Jacobs
Bill Olson, Columbia Construction
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​Beyond Benchmarking: Data-Driven Lab Master Planning Strategies
Christopher Hall, AIA, IPS - Integrated Project Services, LLC
Mark Chaffee, LEED AP, Biogen Inc.
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Fermilab's Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center (HEERC): Designing for the Unknown
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Central
Break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Central
Integrated Approach for High-Performance Sustainable Laboratory Design
Kashyap Desai, VEDIC SANSKRUTI
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Understanding the Scale and Impacts of Energy Efficiency Strategies on Laboratory Decarbonization
J Patrick Carpenter, Facility Performance Engineers
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The Hidden Carbon Impact: Uncovering MEP's role in Embodied Carbon
Green Chemistry Metric: DOZN 3.0
Ettigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy, MilliporeSigma
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Green Lab Initiatives for Water Reduction
Rayen (Ray) Pasten, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Michelle Esanu, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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Mission-Critical Gas Management at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael Moss, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Shannon Blair, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Tuesday, October 21
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Central
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central
Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central
Standardizing Sustainability: Lessons Learned from the Trenches Across Gilead Sciences
Abena Darden, Thorton Tomasetti, Inc.
Nicole Kho, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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Lab Futures: Meeting LEED v5's Bold New Standards
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Emissions Compliance Optimization
Dan Whittet, AHA Consulting Engineers
Anita Tomasian, AHA Engineers
Empowering Design for Research Environments: Strategies for Climate Resilience
Kurt Cunningham, SmithGroup
Victoria Brinemugha, SmithGroup
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Engineering for Extremes: Powering a Science Station in Greenland with Renewable Energy
Chris Edward, IMEG Consultants Corp.
Miles Dake, Dake Collaborative
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central
Break
Sponsored by
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central
Wired for the Future: How All-Electric Labs Make Cents
Andrew Clark, Arup
Mario Perez, Arup
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"You need how much power?" The Impacts of Electrification of a New Biomedical Research Tower
Andrew Labov, FAIA, LEED AP, CO Architects
Jiho Yoo, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
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Paul Erickson, Affiliated Engineers, Inc (AEI)
Chris Nienhueser, Wexford Science + Technology
Reuse, Reuse, and More Reuse: The Launch of a Lab Swap Shop
Alexandria Galens, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Jenna Steele, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Creating an Online Lab Equipment and Instrument Rehoming and Sharing Platform
Lindsey Yazbek, The University of Texas at Austin
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De-Cluttering Lab Spaces With LabSavers: A Lab Clean-Up Pilot in Three CU Boulder Lab Buildings
Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Regional Approaches to Lowering Embodied Carbon in the S+T Construction Sector
Tom Quirk, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Cara Hill, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
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Carbon Reduction Design Strategies in Laboratories: A Case Study
Masoome (MaHa), Haghani, Lord Aeck Sargent
Amy Dean, Lord Aeck Sargent
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Mass Timber for Bold Climate Solutions: A Deep Dive Into the Caltech Resnick Sustainability Center
Punit Jain, AIA, LEED Fellow, CannonDesign
Eugene Kim, Caltech University
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central
Awards Luncheon
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Central
Evaporative Cooling: Going Beyond "Normal"
Michael Fulton, Western Mechanical Solutions, LLC
Jeff Propst, Konvekta USA
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Energy Recovery and Integrated Heat Pumps: A Path to Electrification for a Large Boston Lab Building
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How a Research Campus Is Achieving Decarbonization by Reusing Waste Heat
​Enhancing Sustainability in CSU Northridge's Science Buildings: The Green Labs Initiative
Rachel Singleton, CSUN Sustainability Team
Aspen Coty, CSUN Sustainability Team
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Why Not? Replacing Plastic Labware With a 100% Plant-Based Alternative
Gregory Kwak, Diversified Biotech, Inc.
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The Certified Most Sustainable Conference Talk: Greenwashing 101
Implementing Green Fit-Out Projects in LEED Platinum Core-and-Shell Commercial Science Buildings
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Ryan Lee, Cator, Ruma & Associates
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Building a Sustainable Home to Prevent and Cure Human Disease
Michael Lorimer, Arup
Sasha Clark, Payette
Charlie Viveiros, Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT and Harvard
AIM for Success With Advanced Exhaust Fan System Controls
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AI and Beyond: The Ever-Expanding Toolkit for Modeling the Physics of Exhaust Dispersion and Design
Ruth McMath, RWDI
Dianthe van Weerden, RWDI
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Innovative Solutions for Laboratory HVAC: Leveraging CFD for Better Outcomes
Aaditya Ajaykumar Patel, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Kashyap Desai, KDCL
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Central
Break
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central
Unlocking Laboratory Efficiency: A Guided Tour of the Smart Labs Toolkit
Rachel Romero, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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​Speed Bumps to Decarbonization: University of Virginia School of Medicine Smart Labs
Blythe Shannon, University of Virginia
Jeff Steffensen, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
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Change Culture, Save Energy: First Smart Labs Utility Incentive Program Lessons
Busting the Myth of Adaptive Reuse for Laboratories
Isabel Mandujano, LPA Design Studios
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Adaptive Reuse of an Army Headquarters Into a State-of-the-Art Federal Laboratory
Nancie Constandse, HKS, Inc.
Danny McGrail, Henderson Engineers
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A Modern Solution in a Historic Space: Designing for Safety, Innovation, and Sustainability
The ABC's of BSCs: Biological Safety Cabinet Selection and Differences
Luke Savage, Labconco Corporation
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The ABCs of BSCs: Which Cabinet Do I Need?
Kelley Cramm, Henderson Engineers
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The ABCs of BSCs: Commissioning and Certification
Justin Garner, Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
Jared Llewellyn, Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Central (tentative)
Wednesday, October 22
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Central
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central
Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central
Freezer Data: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much?
Ryan Weeks, Johns Hopkins University
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Tame Cold Storage Chaos and Unlock Sustainability With Better Storage Management
Katheryn (Kathi) Shea, Azenta Life Sciences
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Conversion to Energy-Efficient ULT Freezers Decreases Carbon Footprint and Reduces Energy Costs
Re-Imagining the Dragun Science Building
Rainey Hufstetler, Ayers Saint Gross
Jason Metzler, BKM
Liz Ward, Anne Arundel Community College
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Creating Priorities in a Building That Needs Everything
Carlie Gillespie, Hanbury
Tommy Norby, McKim & Creed
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Balancing Safety, Sustainability, and Site-Specific Constraints: An HVAC Retrofit Case Study
Brendon Burley, BKM
Ruth McMath, RWDI
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Practical Options and Code Requirements for Reduced Ventilation in Unoccupied Laboratories
Jim Coogan, Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Marina Shatalova, Siemens Smart Infrastructure
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central
Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central
Designing Research Environments for a Quantum Future
Sean McGreal, ZGF Architects
Jeremy Barrette, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
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An Integrated Approach for a Carbon Neutral Laboratory for the University of Maryland
Bradford Crowley, Ballinger
Jason Ciotti-Niebish, Ballinger
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10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Central
Exhibit Teardown
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