A Sustainable Focus for Laboratory Design, Engineering, and Operation: Design, Engineering, and Operation:

Building Collaboration with Singapore

National Energy Efficiency Conference

May 23, 2011

Philip Wirdzek, Founding President

and Executive Director

Speaker

Creating Opportunities for Collaboration

International Institute for

Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)

Speaker

Overview of Presentation

• Why Focus on Labs and related High-Tech Buildings?

• What Is I2SL?

• The Labs21 Program

• Labs21 Program Components

• Expanding Labs21

• Working with I2SL

• Benefits of Collaboration

• How to Get Involved

Why Focus on Labs and Related High-Tech Buildings?• High-tech buildings, such as laboratories, data

centers, cleanrooms, and hospitals are resource intensive.

• On a square-foot basis, labs alone often consume four to six times as much energy as a typical office building.

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building.

• They are more costly to build and maintain.

• Involve more regulatory oversight, including health and safety, hazardous materials management, etc.

• Often require non-stop operations.

• Contain specialized equipment, maintain unique processes, and often maintain some level of security.

• Are highly influenced by evolving technologies.

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Energy Considerations in Laboratories• Sustainability initiatives must address a broad scope of

issues.

• For energy, most existing laboratories can reduce consumption by 30 percent or more with current technologies.

– e.g., reducing 30% in 1 s.f. of lab space equals a 30% reduction in 4-6 s.f., or more, of office space.

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s.f., or more, of office space.

– Or, for every 10,000 s.f. of lab the equivalent reduction in offices space addresses 40-60,000 s.f.

• Reducing energy use will significantly reduce CO2

emissions.

• Conservatively, the U.S, estimates that $2 billion in annual energy savings is possible with energy efficient laboratories.

• Furthermore, Labs21 is showing that effectively managed energy consumption in lab space can support EH&S objectives.

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I2SL: Dedicated to Sustainable High-Tech Buildings

• Champion– A non-governmental organization to help

promote sustainability objectives with and beyond Labs21

• Vision

Needed: A

Focus for

Hig

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acili

ties

• Vision– To engage a global network of collaborators to

move laboratories and other high-technology facilities into balance with the natural world.

• Mission– Educate, share, and promote the development

of sustainable, high-technology facilities through worldwide partnerships.

Needed: A

Focus for

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International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)

• A 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization registered in Washington DC and founded in 2004.

• 10 member governing Board of Directors representing key organizations and industries.

• Partnered with the US EPA and DOE to support

What Is

I2S

L?

• Partnered with the US EPA and DOE to support and expand the scope and goals of the Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21®) program.

• Going Beyond laboratories to address other high-technology facilities.– Going Beyond energy efficiency to achieve carbon

neutrality and overall environmental sustainability.

– Going Beyond the U.S. borders to find and share solutions through partnerships and collaboration.

What Is

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I2SL—International PartnersGlobal Sustainable Laboratory Network

Organization Regional Focus

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation

Australia

Public Works and Government Services

Canada

Inte

rnational

Colla

bora

tors

Services

Higher Education Environmental Performance

Initiative

United Kingdom

Egnaton and Fraunhofer IOA, Germany

U.S. Department of State Middle East, North Africa, and Asia

Fundacion MAITE Spain

National Environment Agency Singapore

Inte

rnational

I2SL—National Initiatives

• Labs21– Partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy to promote and expand Labs21.

• Labs21 Conference– Attracting top laboratory design/engineering

What Is

I2S

L?

– Attracting top laboratory design/engineering professionals internationally.

– Increasing international participation.

• Professional Training– Sponsor and develop professional training and offer

Labs21 workshops.– Facilitate project-specific technical support and industry

teaming.

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I2SL Going Beyond Laboratories

• Other high-technology facilities can benefit from green lab design principles:

– Data centers

– Healthcare facilities

– Cleanrooms

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– Cleanrooms

– Research and development campuses

– Pilot plant facilities

• Similar considerations for energy, safety, equipment, security, 24-7, flexibility, …

• Unique facilities with similar challenges offer shared experiences and expertise.

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The Labs21 Program

Improving the Performance of Laboratories

What Is

Labs21?

National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Science and Technology Facility

What Is

Labs21?

• A U.S. forum for knowledge sharing

• Sponsors

– U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

– I2SL is the non-federal co-sponsor with EPA and DOE to expand Labs21 through the Labs21 Annual Conferences and Workshops, and to promote goals internationally.

• Mission

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• Mission– Encourages the design, construction, and operation of

sustainable, high-performance facilities that will:

• Minimize overall environmental impacts.

• Protect occupant safety.

• Optimize whole-building efficiency on a life-cycle basis.

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Labs21 Goals

• Improve energy efficiency and performance of new and existing laboratories through targeted technical assistance and

The L

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technical assistance andcollaboration.

• Increase capacity building in the laboratory sector through training and peer-to-peer information exchange.

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• Growing a network of more than 7,000 laboratory designers, engineers, facility/energy managers, health and safety personnel, and others from around the globe.

• Trained more than 5,000 professionals in the U.S.

Labs21—A Vibrant Program T

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• Attracted nearly 6,500 attendees at 1 annual conferences.

• Working with more than 60 Labs21 Partners and 220 Supporters.

• Partnering with four Centers of Excellence to expand technical capacity and program reach.

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• Adopt aggressive, low-energy design and operation targets.

• Assess opportunities from a “whole building” approach.

• Use life-cycle cost decision-making.

• Evaluate energy supply options.

• Commission equipment and controls.

Labs21 PrinciplesT

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• Track energy and water consumption and emission reductions.

• Promote energy and water efficiency operation and training efforts.

• Explore sustainable design, engineering, and operational opportunities within and beyond the building site (e.g., campus-wide utility projects).

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• Tool Kit

– An Internet-accessible compendium of case studies, best practices, and other information on lab design and operation, building on the Design Guide for Energy-Efficient Research Laboratories developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

Labs21 Program ComponentsLabs21 P

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Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

• Partnership Program

– Brings together laboratory owners and designers committed to implementing high-performance laboratory design.

• Training Program

– Includes annual technical conference, training workshops, and other peer-to-peer opportunities.

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Labs21 Tool Kit • Core information

resources:

– Design Guide

– Case Studies

– Energy Benchmarking

– Best Practice Guides

Labs21 T

ools

Guides

• Design process tools:

– Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC)

– Design Intent Tool

– Labs21 Process Manual

– Laboratory Energy Efficiency Profiler Tool

www.labs21century.gov/toolkit

Labs21 T

ools

Labs21 Partners– Domestically, EPA and DOE partner with

interested owners to implement high-performance new and existing labs.

– Internationally, I2SL seeks collaborative partners to develop and share case studies and lessons learned.

Labs21 P

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ners

Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences

Labs21 P

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ners

A Few of More Than 60Domestic Labs21 Partners

• Alexandria Real Estate Equities

• Bristol Myers Squibb

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

• Harvard

Sam

ple

Part

ners

• Harvard

• University of California

• Raytheon

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Department of Homeland Security

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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ple

Part

ners

U.S. Partnership Requirements

• Pursue principles of Labs21.

• Commit to a specific project (new or retrofit).

• Develop a method to measure and

Part

ner

Requirem

ents

• Develop a method to measure and evaluate success.

• Share project experience and results.

• Participate in the Labs21 Annual Conferences.

Part

ner

Requirem

ents

• Supporters help EPA and DOE raise awareness about sustainable laboratory design and operation:– A/E firms, utilities, consultants, contractors, trade

associations, and international partners (e.g., NEA, NTU or NUS).

Labs21 SupportersS

upport

ers

NTU or NUS).

• Roles for Supporters:– Promoting Labs21 objectives to members, customers,

and clients.

– Use and improve upon Labs21 tools.

– Assisting Labs21 with case studies.

– Participating in Labs21 Annual Conference.

– Sponsor workshop, recruiting speakers, or assist with promotion.

Support

ers

• Centers conduct core research on specific areas:

– Funded by consortia of industry, government, academia.

– Labs21 and I2SL help disseminate research results of Centers.

Labs21 Centers of Excellence R

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of Centers.

• Current Centers:

– Virginia Tech Center for High Performance Learning Environments

– University of Hawaii Center for Sustainable Marine-Based Laboratories

– Laney College Center for High Tech O&M Training

– Cornell University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Climate Neutral Research Campuses

– California Lighting Technology Center

Researc

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ners

• A comprehensive education and training for:– Planning, design and engineering professionals.

– Laboratory operations and maintenance (O&M) and lab management.

– Energy managers and environmental health and safety professionals.

• Current workshops:

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– Labs21 Introductory Course: High-Performance, Low-Energy Design

– Labs21 Workshop: Optimizing Laboratory Ventilation Rates Formerly Part I of the Labs21 Advanced Course: Laboratory Ventilation and Design

– Labs21 Workshop: Low-Pressure-Drop HVAC Design Formerly

Part II of the Labs21 Advanced Course: Laboratory Ventilation and Design

– Labs21 Workshop: Environmental Performance Criteria

– Labs21 Workshop: Occupants Matter—Sustainable Design Meets Researchers

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• Topics in development:

– Energy Efficiency and Environmental Integration for K–14 Learning Environments

– Commissioning Laboratories

– Laboratory Energy Benchmarking

– Laboratory Energy Metering and Sub-Metering

– Onsite Renewable Energy Systems for Laboratories

Additional Training OpportunitiesS

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– Onsite Renewable Energy Systems for Laboratories

– Data Centers

• Training webinars on specific topics– High-Tech Talks are monthly webinar offerings intended

to educate, connect, and diversify the sustainable laboratory and high-performance facility community (http://i2sl.org/training).

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Providence, Rhode IslandSeptember 20-22, 2011

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Conference and Training

• Since 1999, the annual conference has occurred in the Fall of each year

• Pre-Conference Professional Development Training

Confe

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Development Training

• Opening plenary with keynote

• 6 parallel technical tracks and topical symposium for 2 full days

• Evening reception and tours

• Technology and Services Fair

• Go Beyond Awards Luncheon

Confe

rence A

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Expanding Labs21 Scope

• Seeking a Lab Performance Improvement System

• Technical Assistance with Industry Partnerships with Lab Owners

• Sub-metering guidance

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• Sub-metering guidance

• International benchmarking collaborative

• College curriculum development for O&M

• Building Information Modeling for facility management

• International Sustainable Laboratory Student Design Competition

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Global Sustainable Laboratory Network • An avenue for collaboration

• Inviting organizations, owners and industry to freely engage one another

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another

• Coordinated international conference calls through I2SL

• Addressing common challenges and sharing unique solutions

• Meeting face-to-face at Labs21 Annual Conferences and globally

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� Labs21 Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC)

- Currently a set of sustainability objectives

- Established by Labs21 with industry

- Used only as guidance

A Sustainable Lab Rating SystemE

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• Performance Improvement System for labs

- Build upon the EPC

- Consider lab as a dynamic system

- Continuous and comprehensive performance monitoring

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Project Partnerships with Industry and Owners

• Creating opportunities for constructive collaboration

• Early evaluation of capabilities

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• Matching needs, products, systems and services sustaining performance

• Establishing workable agreements

• Partner oversight and reporting

• Case study development

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Lab Energy Sub-metering

• Purpose: Evaluate equipment capacity and strategies to collect real-time energy use data at system or machine levels, allowing owners to set annual goals that facility operators and users can jointly pursue.

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jointly pursue.

• Process: Utilizing an early stakeholders meeting to consider who (O&M, lab user, owner, budget office, etc.) needs metered information, when, and to what purpose.

• Next Step: Initiating beta-testing of guidance with lab owners and report experience with process at Labs21 2011 Annual Conference.

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Lab Energy Benchmarking

� Establish a common approach to comparing lab energy effectiveness

� Utilize Global Sustainable Laboratories Network collaboration.

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Laboratories Network collaboration.

� Review and adjust existing tools (e.g., Labs21 Benchmarking Tool)

� Pursue standards for automated down loading to Benchmarking tool.

� Tool to provide current reports and comparative charts for participants.

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Curriculum Development for Lab O&M

� Proficient O&M for high-tech buildings

� Knowledge transfer to O&M staff

� Staff retention in high-tech buildings

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� Continuity of O&M services

� Meeting lifetime performance objectives

� Re-creating the O&M professional

� Creating a career pathway to a degreed facility management profession

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Building Information Modeling(BIM) for Facility Management(FM)

� Does design/construction really anticipate FM (O&M, PM, commissioning, energy, water, etc)?

� Is FM capable of managing sustainable labs long term?

� Is the A/E/C community suited for long-term FM

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� Is the A/E/C community suited for long-term FM partnership?

� What is Needed: An FM transformation

� Bi-directional design/construction/FM

� An enduring platform (100 years +)

� Collaboration with NIBS, IFMA and ISPE to:� Identify research needs

� Establish scope and strategy

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Student Competition Project

Marine Research and Education Center

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

JICMS, NPS, U.S. DOI, I2SL, and ACSA

Salt River Bay Marine Research & Education Center

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� Sub-Metering

� Benchmarking

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� Benchmarking

� Building Information Modeling

� Air exchange and risk assessment

� K-12 school labs

� Marine lab design/engineering

Benefits of Collaboration

• Reducing costs and leveraging expertise

• Networking/Interaction with experts

• Expanding knowledge and capability

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• Expanding knowledge and capability

• Increasing health, safety, and worker productivity

• Improving maintenance/reliability

• Enhancing community relations

• Increasing relevance in market

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How to Get Involved• Attend the Labs21 Annual Conference

– Participate in the Technology and Services Fair

– Submit abstracts for presentations

– Become a sponsor

• Host or attend Labs21 Workshops– Participate in workshop development

– Become a workshop instructor

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– Become a workshop instructor

• Engage in technical collaborations

• Participate in I2SL’s Global Community

• Join the Global Sustainable Laboratories Network

• Subscribe—Sustainable Laboratory Times e-News

Contact labs21@i2sl.org for more information

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For more information and to discuss involvement:

Contact:Phil WirdzekPresident and Executive DirectorI2SL703.425.1258

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703.425.1258

labs21@i2sl.org

www.i2sl.org

www.labs21century.gov

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