Conference Agenda At-a-Glance

Agenda At-a-Glance

Revolutionary Ideas in Sustainability

Sunday, September 13

Pre-Conference Workshops

Full Day
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Eastern

Half Day
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

University Alliance Group Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern

Chapter Officers Meeting

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern

Monday, September 14

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Hall

Welcome
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

Opening Plenary Sponsored By Siemens

System
Optimization

Facility engineers, consultants, and managers learn ways to ensure efficient systems and equipment.

Sustainable
Design

Architects, owners, and planners share their innovative design trends, building materials, and projects.

Decarbonization

From benchmarking to building materials, understand how labs can reduce their energy and emissions.

Sustainable
Science

Green lab coordinators and others share best practices for reducing waste and saving resources in research.

Session A

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

Experts will share insights and discuss a variety of strategies they have used in high-performance lab projects to ensure system energy efficiency and reduce operating costs.

A1
Designing for High-Performing Lab Systems

Local life science firms are adapting retail and office space; Harvard is “upcycling” existing facilities into new labs, and lab suites are being leveraged in Cambridge high-rise buildings.

A2

Case Studies in Local Lab Repurposing

City of Cambridge building policies are helping decarbonize a biotech hub and local life science projects, and Yale is planning for resiliency, efficiency, and decarbonization.

A3

Campus and Community Planning for Decarbonization

Learn how Ireland’s Royal College of Surgeons certified all teaching and research labs; how Duke Kunshan leads green labs in China; and decarbonizing steam in labs from I2SL’s Student Showcase winner.

A4
Green Labs in Action

Lunch served in the Exhibit Hall

Lunch Session
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lab Materials Management Meet-up

Lunch Session
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Labs2Zero Champion Training (for Professional Accreditation)

Session B

B4
Lab Sustainability and Ethics

Session C

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

Three case studies show how strategic upgrades and system design can ensure energy efficiency in cold climates, BSL-3 containment spaces, and historic campus buildings.

C1
Strategic Upgrades for Savings

Intelligent envelope design, AI-augmented performance modeling, and creative financing opportunities show how smart strategies ensure sustainability and save costs.

C2
Smart Design That Pays Off

Hear how district energy and thermal networks, including “green steam” from central plants, can support more efficient heating and cooling and campus decarbonization efforts.

C3
Energy Distribution Solutions

Two universities cut fume hood and other energy use: Caltech combined user education with sensors; and the University of Chicago undertook shut-the-sash and more energy-saving actions.

C4
Shut-the-Sash and Beyond

Tuesday, September 15

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Hall

System
Optimization

Facility engineers, consultants, and managers learn ways to ensure efficient systems and equipment.

Sustainable
Design

Architects, owners, and planners share their innovative design trends, building materials, and projects.

Decarbonization

From benchmarking to building materials, understand how labs can reduce their energy and emissions.

Sustainable
Science

Green lab coordinators and others share best practices for reducing waste and saving resources in research.

Session D

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

Looking to optimize ventilation systems? Learn the latest from ASHRAE committees and publications; ways to strategize system design; and why to avoid a ventilation rule of thumb.

D1
Ventilation Standards and Strategies

Whether working to meet LEED v5, using The Switch List, or avoiding the Red List, the decisions designers make about materials can ensure a more sustainable lab building.

D2
Specifying Sustainable Materials

Learn from experts how efficiency first can lower carbon footprints; MEP systems can reduce embodied carbon; and strategic planning can cut carbon in lab construction.

D3
Strategic Approaches to Decarbonization

Hear how University of Florida has certified their green labs, University of Pennsylvania has grown green labs on a budget, and other institutions compost animal bedding.

D4
Green Labs Lessons Learned

Session E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

Controls upgrades and improvements can reduce energy use intensity and operational costs; learn how fan and setpoint turndowns and AIM Reports get energy under control.

E1
Getting EUI Under Control

These pharma research and manufacturing facilities took the lead on sustainable design and decarbonization, while emphasizing the wellbeing of researchers and occupants.

E2
Occupant Wellbeing

As labs transition to heat pumps, right-sizing is key; learn how to select and integrate the right combination of heat pumps and hear a University of Rhode Island case study.

E3
Hot Takes on Heat Pumps

University of Colorado Boulder created a shared equipment core; Caltech conducted lab clean-ups and rehomed equipment; and University of Alabama Birmingham piloted equipment reuse.

E4
Sharing and Reusing Equipment

Awards Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

I2SL Sustainable Laboratories Awards and Freezer Challenge Luncheon

Session F

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern

Using Smart Labs concepts, advanced commissioning/energy modeling, and CFD, these experts show how to implement fume hood and system retrofits to realize energy savings.

F1
Retrofits to Realize Savings

Climate stressors can affect research continuity in coastal areas, and AI impacts energy grids; learn about resilient design, prefabrication for resilience, and resilient energy planning.

F2
Climate and Energy Resilience

Examples from public health, pharma, and research laboratories demonstrate the path to an all-electric lab complex, central plant, and building infrastructure.

F3
All-Electric Case Studies

Lab purchasers have options to reduce waste and toxicity by sharing surplus resources and using plant-based labware; but they should also be careful to avoid greenwashing.

F4
Sustainable Lab Procurement

Session G

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eastern

Using case studies from universities and pharma, speakers will share approaches for improving efficiency through AIM software, coordination with EH&S, and water-saving strategies.

G1
The Case for System Improvements

Using benchmarking and modeling, design and management teams are developing strategic approaches to ensure new and existing buildings are resource-efficient and sustainable.

G2
Strategic Approaches to Sustainability

Mass timber can reduce labs’ embodied carbon; speakers will demonstrate hybrid options and how to address vibration, acoustical performance, and hazardous chemical storage.

G3
Making the Most of Mass Timber

My Green Lab will share informative data from their certification program, while lab speakers show how they use data and AI to drive efficiency in cold storage and research.

G4
Data-Driven Decision-Making

Tours
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern

100 Chestnut, Somerville, Massachusetts

Harvard Science and Engineering Complex, Cambridge

Northeastern University EXP, Boston

Wednesday, September 16

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

System
Optimization

Facility engineers, consultants, and managers learn ways to ensure efficient systems and equipment.

Sustainable
Design

Architects, owners, and planners share their innovative design trends, building materials, and projects.

Decarbonization

From benchmarking to building materials, understand how labs can reduce their energy and emissions.

Sustainable
Science

Green lab coordinators and others share best practices for reducing waste and saving resources in research.

Session H

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

Facility representatives from a pharma company, university, and national lab share their secrets to energy-saving success using retro-commissioning, Smart Labs, and I2SL’s AIM software.

H1
Improving Lab Energy Performance

Animal research facilities face safety, biosecurity, animal welfare, and ventilation challenges. Speakers will address vivarium design, air change rate, and ventilation strategies.

H2
Vivarium Design and Ventilation

A panel examines materials selection, structural systems, vibration criteria, and resilience in buildings with lower embodied carbon, and presenters describe I2SL’s best practices guide.

H3
Embodied Carbon Best Practices

With overhead costs a concern, learn about lab savings from consolidating operations, counting on community support from peer labs, and tracking indirect cost recovery.

H4
Consolidation, Community-Building, and Cost Savings

Session I

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

Automation requires special considerations to operate, including utilities and climate resilience. Integrating AI-enabled tools in facility operations also reduces risk and saves resources.

I1
Automation and AI

From air quality to the need for flexibility, teaching labs pose unique challenges for design teams. Case studies will feature labs in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.

I2
Teaching Lab Case Studies

Electrification requires unique approaches in university labs, core and shell, and cleanrooms. Case studies will cover these lab types, as well as labs in cold climates.

I3
Electrification in Special Cases

Boston Children’s Hospital, University of South Florida, and University of Colorado Boulder integrated safety with green labs in medical, BSL-2, and chemistry teaching labs.

Agenda At-a-Glance

Revolutionary Ideas in Sustainability

Sunday, September 13

University Alliance Group Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern

Chapter Officers Meeting

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern

Monday, September 14

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Hall

Welcome 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

Opening Plenary Sponsored By Siemens

System Optimization

Sustainable Design

Decarbonization

Sustainable Science

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

A1 Designing for High-Performing Lab Systems

A2

Case Studies in Local Lab Repurposing

A3

Campus and Community Planning for Decarbonization

A4 Green Labs in Action

Lunch served in the Exhibit Hall

Lunch Session 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lab Materials Management Meet-up

Lunch Session 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern

B1 Improving Fume Hood Management

B2 Historically Adaptive Lab Spaces

B3 Heat Recovery in Action

B4 Lab Sustainability and Ethics

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

C1 Strategic Upgrades for Savings

C2 Smart Design That Pays Off

C3 Energy Distribution Solutions

C4 Shut-the-Sash and Beyond

Tuesday, September 15

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Hall

System Optimization

Sustainable Design

Decarbonization

Sustainable Science

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

D1 Ventilation Standards and Strategies

D2 Specifying Sustainable Materials

D3 Strategic Approaches to Decarbonization

D4 Green Labs Lessons Learned

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

E1 Getting EUI Under Control

E2 Occupant Wellbeing

E3 Hot Takes on Heat Pumps

E4 Sharing and Reusing Equipment

Awards Luncheon 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

I2SL Sustainable Laboratories Awards and Freezer Challenge Luncheon

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern

F1 Retrofits to Realize Savings

F2 Climate and Energy Resilience

F3 All-Electric Case Studies

F4 Sustainable Lab Procurement

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Eastern

G1 The Case for System Improvements

G2 Strategic Approaches to Sustainability

G3 Making the Most of Mass Timber

G4 Data-Driven Decision-Making

Wednesday, September 16

Breakfast served in the Exhibit Area

System Optimization

Sustainable Design

Decarbonization

Sustainable Science

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

H1 Improving Lab Energy Performance

H2 Vivarium Design and Ventilation

H3 Embodied Carbon Best Practices

H4 Consolidation, Community-Building, and Cost Savings

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

I1 Automation and AI

I2 Teaching Lab Case Studies

I3 Electrification in Special Cases

I4 Supporting Safe and Sustainable Labs

Welcome
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern

System
Optimization

Sustainable
Design

Sustainable
Science

A1
Designing for High-Performing Lab Systems

A4
Green Labs in Action

Lunch Session
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch Session
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

B1
Improving Fume Hood Management

B2
Historically Adaptive Lab Spaces

B3
Heat Recovery in Action

B4
Lab Sustainability and Ethics

C1
Strategic Upgrades for Savings

C2
Smart Design That Pays Off

C3
Energy Distribution Solutions

C4
Shut-the-Sash and Beyond

System
Optimization

Sustainable
Design

Sustainable
Science

D1
Ventilation Standards and Strategies

D2
Specifying Sustainable Materials

D3
Strategic Approaches to Decarbonization

D4
Green Labs Lessons Learned

E1
Getting EUI Under Control

E2
Occupant Wellbeing

E3
Hot Takes on Heat Pumps

E4
Sharing and Reusing Equipment

Awards Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

F1
Retrofits to Realize Savings

F2
Climate and Energy Resilience

F3
All-Electric Case Studies

F4
Sustainable Lab Procurement

G1
The Case for System Improvements

G2
Strategic Approaches to Sustainability

G3
Making the Most of Mass Timber

G4
Data-Driven Decision-Making

System
Optimization

Sustainable
Design

Sustainable
Science

H1
Improving Lab Energy Performance

H2
Vivarium Design and Ventilation

H3
Embodied Carbon Best Practices

H4
Consolidation, Community-Building, and Cost Savings

I1
Automation and AI

I2
Teaching Lab Case Studies

I3
Electrification in Special Cases

I4
Supporting Safe and Sustainable Labs