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Sunday, October 19

Pre-Conference Workshops

Full Day

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Central

Half Day

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central

Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central

For TAC Members | Please see invitation for agenda

Chapter Officers Meeting

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Central

Monday, October 20

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

Welcome
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Central

Opening Plenary Sponsored By Siemens

Decarbonization

From operations to benchmarking to cutting-edge design, learn how labs can truly reduce their carbon footprint.

Sustainable
Science

Ideas for reducing waste, energy, and emissions and sustainable purchasing for lab managers and green lab coordinators.

Sustainable
Design

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

System
Optimization

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

Session A
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central

Aiming for Net Zero

Decarbonizing labs involves benchmarking and improving energy performance; hear about lab decarbonization principles, Labs2Zero progress, and one lab’s approach to achieving it.

Green Labs Leaders

Three of the country’s top sustainable science programs share the secrets of their success: Boston Children’s Hospital, University of Alabama Birmingham; and Penn State University.

Occupant Concerns/WELL Buildings

From accessible labs to healthy building materials, considering the well-being of lab occupants pays off, both with user well-being and by meeting the WELL building standard.

Case Studies in HVAC Improvement

From a medical school to a pharmaceutical company to a university biosafety facility, everyone is getting in on energy efficiency improvements; learn what’s working in labs.

Lunch served in the Exhibit Area

Session B
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Central

Strategic Planning for Decarbonization

Looking to lower the carbon footprint of your next lab building? Try data-mining for decarbonization and learn how using mass timber can reduce embodied carbon.

Inclusive and Equitable Labs

Sustainability goes beyond the building footprint; hear how it can incorporate design for inclusion, diverse points of view, and equitable approaches to purchasing and science.

Flexible Design Strategies

Agility in design results in success no matter what kind of lab; learn about how to build in flexibility in design and lab planning, along with a case study that shows agility in action.

Fume Hood Management

Good fume hood operation and maintenance not only saves energy, it ensures safety for users. Learn from three of the pros the best practices for good fume hood management.

Session C
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Central

Designing for Decarbonization

Learn about energy-saving mechanical strategies that reduce lab emissions, as well as how mechanical, plumbing, and electrical equipment can reduce embodied carbon.

Better Chemistry for Conservation

See how a commitment to sustainable science can mean changing research approaches to reduce the amount and toxicity of chemicals, gases, and water needed in the process.

Case Studies in Modeling

Clemson University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Buffalo are modeling three different innovative centers that used modeling tools to improve sustainability.

Fume Hood Operational Improvements

Hear about I2SL’s plans to host a Fume Hood Challenge to help labs save energy and ensure safety, as 3Flow also explains how to ensure operational efficiency and safety.

Reception
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Central

Welcome Reception in Exhibit Area

Tuesday, October 21

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

Decarbonization

From operations to benchmarking to cutting-edge design, learn how labs can truly reduce their carbon footprint.

Sustainable
Science

Ideas for reducing waste, energy, and emissions and sustainable purchasing for lab managers and green lab coordinators.

Sustainable
Design

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

System
Optimization

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

Session D
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central

Decarbonization Standards

From Gilead’s internal standards, to LEED Version 5, to the Boston building emissions reporting requirements, hear three different ways decarbonization is becoming standard.

Fume Hood Education and Behavior Change

Hear about successful campaigns at three different universities—Caltech, University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford—to encourage researchers to shut fume hood sashes.

Resilient and Low Carbon Design

Three sustainable design case studies demonstrate both innovation in energy efficiency and emissions reduction, as well as resiliency to the effects of climate change.

AI and Next Generation Labs

Discover the latest trends around how future lab facilities and equipment are evolving using artificial intelligence (AI) to be smarter, safer, and more energy-efficient.

Session E
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central

Electrification of Labs

Examine the benefits of all-electric labs in reducing facilities’ carbon emissions as illustrated by a variety of case studies in electrified lab planning, design, and operation.

Sharing Equipment, Saving Space

From lab swaps, to an online platform, to the LabSavers program, learn how three leading university green labs programs are decluttering, sharing equipment, and saving lab space.

Embodied Carbon in Design

A variety of case studies will demonstrate how materials choices helped design a lower embodied carbon footprint into lab projects in Texas, North Carolina, and California.

Improving EUI in Existing Labs

Reducing energy intensity in existing lab buildings can be achieved through energy audits, renovations, and the new Labs2Zero Actionable Insights and Measures (AIM) Report.

Awards Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central

I2SL Sustainable Laboratories Awards and Freezer Challenge Luncheon

Session F
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Central

Energy Recovery

Learn from the experts and case studies how incorporating energy recovery can contribute to achieving humidification control, electrification, and decarbonization goals.

Get Smart With Lab Supplies

From understanding lab equipment and waste, to examining biobased plastics, to learning how to avoid greenwashing, get tips from the pros on how to make smarter lab purchases.

Sustainable Design Challenges

Unique lab facilities and fit-outs can pose challenges for sustainability; learn from three case studies how adaptable design led to success for various types of facilities.

Exhausting Ways to Save Energy

From advanced fan system controls, to computational fluid dynamics, to using AI for exhaust dispersion, examine the various approaches for exhaust system efficiency.

Session G
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central

Benchmarking for Better Performance

Learn from the experts and case studies how incorporating energy recovery can contribute to achieving humidification control, electrification, and decarbonization goals.

Smart Labs

Learn about how to use the Smart Labs Toolkit as a step-by-step approach to risk analysis and efficiency; Smart Labs in action at one university; and utility incentives for Smart Labs.

Adaptive Reuse

Is the most sustainable lab the one that is built from an existing facility? Hear case studies about the challenges—and benefits—of adaptive reuse of non-labs into lab buildings.

The ABCs of BSCs

Learn from the experts how to select the right biosafety cabinets (BSCs) for labs, operate them efficiently, and commission and certify BSCs to ensure proper HVAC balance.

Tours
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Central (tentative)

University of Texas at Dallas

AstraZeneca Green Labs

Wednesday, October 22

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

Decarbonization

From operations to benchmarking to cutting-edge design, learn how labs can truly reduce their carbon footprint.

Sustainable
Science

Ideas for reducing waste, energy, and emissions and sustainable purchasing for lab managers and green lab coordinators.

Sustainable
Design

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

System
Optimization

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

Session H
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central

Alternative Energy in Action

From electrified central plants to hydrogen fuel cells, hear case studies about labs that are using alternative forms of onsite energy generation to reduce their carbon footprint.

Cold Storage Case Files

Hear three approaches to cold storage conservation, from switching to more efficient freezers, to better cold storage management, to freezer data collection and analysis.

Renovation for Transformation

Learn about three transformative lab building projects with case studies about renovations at a community college lab, repurposed science building, and genomics institute.

Safe and Sustainable Ventilation

Hear from the experts about considerations for conducting lab ventilation setbacks, replacing lab exhaust systems, and implementing demand control ventilation in labs.

Session I
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central

Decarbonization Evolution

Approaches to decarbonizing labs have evolved in recent years; learn about exporting heat from electrified labs, controlling refrigerants, and deploying grid-scale battery storage.

Green Labs: The Next Frontier

What’s next for sustainable science? Hear about a university’s sustainable labs summit, a university’s in-house green lab certification, and new horizons for the Freezer Challenge.

Quantum Leaps in Design

Quantum research and technology buildings pose unique design challenges; hear case studies from the University of Arizona, University of Maryland, and other academic settings.

Processes for Safe, Sustainable Labs

Safety comes first in a sustainable lab, whether developing manufacturing processes, decommissioning labs, or educating environmental health and safety professionals.

Agenda At-a-Glance

A Big Range of Possibilities

Sunday, October 19

Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central

Chapter Officers Meeting

Monday, October 20

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

Welcome 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central

Decarbonization

Sustainable Science

Sustainable Design

System Optimization

Lunch served in the Exhibit Area

Reception 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Central

Tuesday, October 21

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

Decarbonization

Sustainable Science

Sustainable Design

System Optimization

Awards Luncheon 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central

Wednesday, October 22

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

Decarbonization

Sustainable Science

Sustainable Design

System Optimization

Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Silver

Bronze

Labs2Zero Technical Advisory Council Meetings
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Central

Welcome
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Central

Sustainable
Science

Sustainable
Design

System
Optimization

Reception
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Central

Sustainable
Science

Sustainable
Design

System
Optimization

Awards Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central

Sustainable
Science

Sustainable
Design

System
Optimization