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Green Laboratories

Green Laboratories. Sponsored by:. Definition. What is a green lab and what are the… Benefits Increased productivity Focus on health/safety concerns Reduced environmental impacts Reduction of regulatory burdens Reduction in operational costs Long term ROI/TCO.

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Green Laboratories

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  1. Green Laboratories

  2. Sponsored by:

  3. Definition • What is a green lab and what are the… • Benefits • Increased productivity • Focus on health/safety concerns • Reduced environmental impacts • Reduction of regulatory burdens • Reduction in operational costs • Long term ROI/TCO

  4. Opportunities in Laboratory Design • Where are the opportunities to “green” laboratories? • Integrated design • Optimizing building systems • Use of environmentally preferable products purchasing • Use of LEED and Labs21 EPC • Social benefits

  5. Challenges • What are the challenges to greening a lab? • Higher initial fees for integrated design (ID)—ID has proven to substantially reduce first cost of the building project. As a result, many LEED buildings have cheaper first cost than conventional buildings. • Perceived higher costs and efforts are cited as the overwhelming green specification barrier • Finding financing and incentive opportunities • Resource availability and construction schedules • Marketing opportunities and returns – does the customer want to assume the additional costs in order to be publicly recognized as a “Green Lab” • “What is the Value”? Real or perceived? • Resistance to change “typical” or “proven” solutions because the consequences of failure are high.

  6. Example: Site Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Hyderabad, India

  7. Greening a Laboratory - Site • Site Issues • Facility has to be designed to be ideally suited for lab building type • Conversion of existing facility to some other use if required • Neighborhood acceptance/social issues • Transportation access and parking availability • Brownfield development • Chemical delivery and storage system – JIT deliver and warehousing by suppliers. Switch central chemical storage to off-site location. • Air effluent dispersion and filtering • Water effluent dispersions and filtering • Security

  8. Example: Water Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad, India treats all process water on site

  9. Greening a Laboratory - Water • Water Issues • Laboratory equipment water • Process water efficiencies • Purity levels required in labs • Additional filtering and polishing cost for RO DiH2O • Exact procedures and protocol • Vacuum systems (pumps) in lieu of water aspirators • Neutralization tanks and storage requirements • Flow resistors and monitoring • Rain water collections and alternate usage

  10. Example: Energy

  11. Greening a Laboratory - Energy • Energy Issues • Right size lab equipment loads – heat and plug loads • CFD modeling • 100% outside air • Increased air change and negative pressure requirements • Non-operable windows in labs • Unique lab specific equipment – Fume hoods, BSC, cold rooms, environmental rooms, laminar flow cabinets, vacuum systems, HPLC’s and GC (instrumentation), refrigerators and freezers, etc.

  12. Energy issues continued… • Energy Star lab equipment • Unique commissioning requirements • Unique solutions – high efficiency fume hoods, Sash management plan, VAV systems, lighting controls, heat recovery, evaporative cooling, night setbacks, zones of control, metering controls for mechanical and lighting equipment, alternative exhausting devices, etc. • Proximity sensors for monitoring and control • Green-e Power (www.green-e.org); renewable energy

  13. Example: Materials and Resources

  14. Greening a Laboratory - Materials • Materials and Resources Issues • Resource availability and construction schedules • Design for flexibility and modularity • Building reuse • Design in interstitial space or accessible ceiling plenum • Resource reuse issues • Rapidly renewable material selections • FSC C-O-C wood • Methods for evaluating environmental performance of alternative materials • Verification of performance requirements

  15. Materials & Resources continued… • Recycled contents • VOC and low emitting materials, paints, adhesives, sealants, etc. • Low emitting furniture, fixtures and furnishings • Waste management and recycling plan • Chemical resource management plan/JIT deliveries • Lab specific materials – epoxyn resin, epoxyn floors, polypropylene, phenolic resins, ceramics, unique floor etc. • Local and regional materials - locally extracted and manufactured

  16. Example: IEQ

  17. Greening a Laboratory--IEQ • Indoor Environmental Quality Issues specific to laboratory design • Ventilation Effectiveness • Exterior door notification • Controllability of systems • Indoor Environmental Safety • Airflow modeling • Fume hood commissioning • Alarm systems

  18. Additional IEQ issues… • Fume hood alarms and room pressure controls • Non-operable windows in labs without alarms • 100 % outside air • Optimize indoor airflow based on CFD and/or physical modeling • Conduct fume hood testing based on ASHRAE 110 • Incorporate hazard – specific air quality monitoring • Design for air change rate and high purging exhaust using panic switch • Chemical storage venting and storage • Constructing management plan – pre and post • Commissioning

  19. Innovation and Design Process • Lessons Learned

  20. Standards for Labs • What standards support efficient and safe operation of laboratories? • Building codes • Professional society standards--ASHRAE, SMACNA, etc. • EPA Labs21 Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC) • LEED Application Guide for Labs • Materials standards—FSC, MTS, Green Guard, Earth Square, Green Seal, etc. • SEFA standards specific for lab equipment, air flow products, service fixtures, work surfaces, furniture • Other regulations established by CDC, NIH, FDA, USDA,NSF, JCAHCO, Blood bank, Infection control, etc. • Unique code requirements – NFPA, NSF, etc.

  21. EPC and LEED Application Guide for Labs • Using U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED 2.0, EPA/DOE Laboratories for the 21st Century initiative developed the Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC) for laboratories. • Building on lessons learned in EPC, USGBC volunteers are developing a LEED-New Construction Application Guide for Laboratories, commonly known as “LEED for Labs.”

  22. Results • Ultimately, what does greening a lab do? • Benefits the environment, people, planet • Influences safety and health • Positively effects grants and endowments • Increases productivity, recruitment and retention • Supports product manufacturing process and material sourcing • Recognizes tenant perspective • Demonstrates good stewardship and public policy • Earns LEED credits • Aligns facilities for Science with the humanistic spirit of Science

  23. Conclusions… • Assuage concerns about compromised performance • Challenge established assumptions • Just do it!

  24. Resources • EPA/DOE Laboratories for the 21st Century— www.labs21century.gov/pdf/epc_printable_508.pdf • SEFA (Scientific Equipment and Facilities Association)– www.sefalabs.com • U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Labs – www.usgbc.com • ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air-conditioning Engineers) – www.ashrae.com • Others…

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