Dedicated to advancing sustainable laboratories globally.
Monday, September 30, 2024
8:30 am - 10:00 am CST
I2SL Opening Plenary
Alison is a former research astrophysicist who is dedicated to saving our home planet by bringing energy efficiency to lab buildings. Alison has worked in both consulting and lab owner’s roles and serves as Labs2Zero Program Director and Secretary of the I2SL Board of Directors.
I2SL
Star is founder/manager of
University of Georgia’s Green Labs program. With a background in conservation-driven research, she focuses on sustainable procurement, resource conservation, landfill diversion, equitable systems, and environmental/social justice. She is a guiding member of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s Sustainable Scientific Procurement team and a HEASC fellow.
University of Georgia
Morgan Daenzer is a senior
laboratory planner with HOK St. Louis. She has worked on projects of all shapes and sizes from small fit-out renovations to large-scale complex facilities and campuses.
HOK
Kathy has a PhD in chemistry and
15 years of lab experience. She created and manages the CU Boulder Green Labs Program. She is on I2SL's Board and chairs the I2SL University Alliance Group, partnering on green lab efforts and working to drive changes in systems that benefit environmental sustainability at research institutions.
University of Colorado, Boulder
David Coleman is an architect and principal with HOK. He is the Regional Leader for Science + Technology. His career has focused on strategic facility planning, programming, and conceptual design across a wide variety of lab typologies.
HOK
10:30 am - 11:00 am CST
Systems Optimization
Brad Cochran has over 30 years of experience conducting dispersion assessments for labs, hospitals, and data centers. He has led the development of VAV design and control techniques to minimize energy consumption for lab exhaust stacks. He has a mechanical engineering BS and MS and is a PE in Colorado.
CPP Wind Engineering
Sarah Grady, PE, leads energy engineers at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, developing conservation projects for laboratories across the country. She has a mechanical engineering BS and an MS in Engineering Leadership.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Justin Garner is Engineered Air Balance's Vice President and Houston Branch Manager. He has over 22 years in building commissioning and testing, adjusting, and balancing of HVAC systems. Justin has extensive experience in healthcare facilities, life science research, vivarium and BSL facilities.
Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
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David Hughes is a Senior Chemist
at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He has over 20 years of lab experience. David leads AstraZeneca’s Green Labs program for quality control laboratories in the Americas region. David has a BS in Chemistry from Xavier University and sincerely believes in the value of friends and family.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Emily Colpack is the Green Labs Coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she has overseen the Green Labs Program since 2020. Emily works with labs on reducing energy, water, and waste generation. She helped implement a robust lab recycling program and the Freezer Challenge at UAB.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Christina Greever-Wilson has been
in the laboratory sustainability field since 2015, first at the University of Colorado Boulder and since 2019 with My Green Lab. As a Senior Programs Manager, she leads the International Laboratory Freezer Challenge and supports My Green Lab Certification. She earned an Emerging Leaders Award from I2SL in 2022.
My Green Lab
Nathan Sirett is a Senior Programs Manager with over 6 years of experience in the laboratory sustainability field. At Impact Laboratories, Nathan primarily supports the My Green Lab Certification program. He also oversees the ACT label database and manages ongoing software development for My Green Lab’s major programs.
My Green Lab
Sustainable Design
Jeremy Pinkham recently joined
BR+A as an Associate Principal with 17 years of industry experience. He has been involved in the engineering of mechanical systems for a broad range of project types including academic, corporate, science, and research. Jeremy is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional.
BR+A
Steven Sobo, PE, FMP, SFP is the Executive Director of Strategic Projects at Washington University School of Medicine. With a background in medical research and healthcare, he excels as a project director who is an expert in negotiation, operations, budgeting, and facility management.
Washington University School of Medicine
Jennifer Isaac is an Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability Associate Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. She is responsible for environmental, health, and safety programs and manages corporate sustainability programs, including greenhouse gas emissions and green building certification.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Keith Hempel, FAIA, LEED AP
BD+C, in his dual role as President and Chief Design Officer, guides the firm's integrated design process, which connects building performance and design excellence on every project, regardless of scale or budget.
LPA Design Studios
Trevor Calarco, AIA, LEED AP, is driven by a desire to transform outdated research spaces into inspiring environments. For over two decades, he's honed his expertise as a problem solver, leveraging technical knowledge and collaborative skills to deliver innovative science facilities.
CannonDesign
Adam serves as the Director of
GXP Operations for Vertex’s facilities in Boston, Massachusetts, and for the Rhode Island medical device campus. He assisted in the development of the Vertex corporate sustainability program, development of carbon reduction totals, initiation of the CDP external reporting process, and execution of LEED accreditation
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Decarbonization
Kashyap Desai, P.Eng, CRE, has
over 40 years of diverse experience in high-performance and sustainable built-environment who provides leadership with demonstrated success. He has designed and managed a portfolio of projects including S&T, labs, institutional, government, and pharma.
Vedic Sanskruti
Walt has over a decade of
experience in the building controls industry and specializes in lab airflow optimization programs. He has spent 10 years with Aircuity and is also Operating Manager with Thrive Building Solutions providing turnkey decarbonization programs for Life Sciences, Higher Ed and Healthcare organizations.
Aircuity, Inc. & Thrive Buildings
David Eldridge is an Associate at Grumman|Butkus Associates for the past 20 years working on energy efficiency projects including assessments, modeling, and sustainability. He is a professional engineer, Green Globes Fellow, ASHRAE BEAP, BEMP & HBDP. His volunteer activity includes serving on ASHRAE TC's and 211 Standard.
Grumman Butkus Associates
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm CST
System Optimization
David Brummitt is the Consulting Director for 3Flow, an innovative engineering and industrial hygiene firm. Since 2015, he and his team have developed and applied technical methods to evaluate, optimize, and manage ventilation risk and effectiveness in labs and critical workspaces. He has a CIH, CSP, and a BS in Environmental Health.
3Flow, Inc.
Jim Coogan, P.E., develops
controls for mechanical systems at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. His specialty is critical ventilation control. Jim chaired the committee that recently revised the Z9.5 Laboratory Ventilation standard. Jim earned his SB at MIT.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Taylor Teed is a PE and a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Cator, Ruma & Associates in Denver. She has designed HVAC and plumbing systems for lab and research facilities at higher education campuses, government campuses, private sector developer lab buildings, pharmaceutical labs and high-performance data centers.
Cator, Ruma & Associates
Laura Finuf, Senior Associate with Hord Coplan Macht, brings 13+ years of innovation to the higher education lab design sector. Her experience spans an array of typologies from biology and chemistry, to aerospace engineering learning spaces, guiding each of them from concept to fruition in order to implement the unique vision of each client.
Hord Coplan Macht
Samy Ponnusamy is Director and Fellow of Green Chemistry at MilliporeSigma, a Business of Merck, KGaA, in Darmstadt, Germany.
MilliporeSigma
Dan Bhatt has focused his career
on incorporating sustainability into scientific research and various levels within an organization. Currently, he does this as a Senior Research Associate in Gilead Sciences' Formulations and Process Development group and pursues a Master’s in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Himaghna Kuntumalla is an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder, majoring in Chemical and Biological Engineering. She has been a student assistant for the Green Labs Program for 2 academic years and has contributed to green chemistry efforts with the CU Boulder Department of Chemistry.
University of Colorado Boulder
Rayen Pasten is an environmental sustainability professional with experience developing and implementing corporate sustainability programs. He is a Senior Manager in Gilead Sciences' Corporate Sustainability Team and is responsible for the oversight of Gilead’s Product Sustainability Strategy and Green Labs Program.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Sustainable Design
Sean Quinn leads HOK’s global regenerative design practice, ensuring that the built environment of tomorrow goes beyond net-zero strategies and yields mutualistic, net-positive benefits for nature, buildings and people. He brings a performance-based, data-driven approach to design, integrating nature-based solutions across all project types.
HOK
Colin Hale, PE, WELL AP, is a mechanical engineer and sustainability leader at CannonDesign’s St. Louis office. He excels in problem-solving and driving results. With a focus on energy and wellness, he leads engineering teams in diverse projects, prioritizing sustainability in high-energy buildings such as hospitals and labs.
CannonDesign
Jerome Jontry is a Senior Project Manager for USC Facilities Planning Management, working with project teams and stakeholders in the management and coordination of complex construction projects for the university through all phases. Jerome ensures that design, processes, and specifications align with university needs and goals.
University of Southern California
John Hagerty is Arup's Smart Buildings Business leader in the Americas, helping built environment professionals thoughtfully implement digital technology to provide more holistic, sustainable, and fulfilling outcomes. John's background in high-performance buildings and renewable energy systems inform his pragmatic approach to design and consulting.
Arup
Punit Jain, AIA, LEED Fellow, is
leader in the science, technology and sustainability practices at CannonDesign. He has extensive experience in the integration of systems, spaces, and experiences. He is responsible for generating innovative solutions in regenerative and net-zero designs for complex scientific facilities.
CannonDesign
Ben is a passionate advocate for
living sustainably and practicing reciprocity. He previously managed the Green Dining Alliance program of earthday365. After obtaining a LEED Green Associate certification he decided to work at Cortex to learn how sustainable policy could be applied in urban development.
Cortex Innovation District
Decarbonization
Rachael is a Vice President of EXP
and in charge of their life science market sector. She has over 24 years of experience in the industry and has provided mechanical engineering for a variety of projects including chemistry and biology labs. She has extensive experience with building repositioning, new building construction, and central plant design.
EXP
Joseph Wenisch, PE, is a Principal
and Mechanical Engineer at Point Energy Innovations in San Francisco. He has over 20 years of experience designing MEP systems for new and existing buildings with a focus on affordable, efficient, and all-electric designs, including many LEED Platinum and net-zero certified projects.
Point Energy Innovations
David is a Project Executive in the Design and Construction Vertical for Longfellow Real Estate Partners. He oversees projects from property acquisition through construction turnover. His 15-year career includes a variety of complex Life Science projects, from repurposing existing buildings to new, ground-up developments.
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Chris is a Control Systems Engineer
at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with over 20 years of experience in the HVAC Controls industry. He leads an Ongoing Commissioning program dedicated to maintenance and optimization of building automation systems. He is a Certified Energy Manager and a Professional Control Systems Engineer (PE).
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kevin Shea brings over 16 years of industry experience to his role as Principal and leads Introba's Science and Tech sector in Canada. His experience supports the delivery of high-performance, sustainable solutions for the S&T sector that are practical, maintainable, healthy, resilient, and resource-responsible.
Introba
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm CST
System Optimization
Deirdre Carter, PE, is the Energy
and Sustainability Manager at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She works to reduce Berkeley’s lab electricity, natural gas, and water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through energy management, ongoing commissioning, and renewable energy procurement. Deirdre is on the I2SL Board of Directors.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Arlen Li has over 35 years of experience planning and designing academic and corporate science facilities for HGA throughout the United States. He promotes the integration of holistic design in all building projects and is active in multiple national and local sustainability groups.
HGA
Kushal Malvania is the Energy and Sustainability Analyst at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he supports various initiatives and analyses that are essential for the mission of Sustainable Berkeley Lab. He manages energy and sustainability data streams for various ongoing operational needs and fulfills reporting requirements.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Scott Sepsy is Director of
Mechanical Engineering in the Princeton University Facilities Organization. His group is responsible for guiding the design of building HVACR systems and their effective and efficient operation. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Princeton University
Patrick Murphy is the Director of Sustainable Design at Vanderweil Engineers, leading its Building Performance Group to provide rigorous energy and water analyses to inform designs on projects. Patrick's background is as an architectural engineer with a multi-disciplinary approach to building energy and water systems.
Vanderweil Engineers
Jeffrey Whitford once bought
snake venom from a man in Louisiana. That's just one of many experiences in which his innate curiosity has sparked ideas that translated into meaningful impacts over the past 15+ years at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany where he currently serves at the Vice President of Sustainability & Social Business Innovation.
MilliporeSigma
Kathy has a PhD in chemistry and
15 years of lab experience. She created and manages the CU Boulder Green Labs Program. She is on I2SL's Board and chairs the I2SL University Alliance Group, partnering on green lab efforts and working to drive changes in systems that benefit environmental sustainability at research institutions.
University of Colorado Boulder
Steven Miller is the Founder and Executive Director of The Lab Project with a career in Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency and an Industry Leader in Laboratory Sustainability Solutions. Steven is the New England Chapter Vice President for I2SL, Co-Leader of the Cambridge Lab Sustainability group and a member of the MA EEAC.
The Lab Project
Sustainable Design
Fred Kaulbach oversees design
and documentation of research facilities, leading Jacobs architects and engineers through all phases of design and construction. He is a LEED AP and the senior project architect in charge of this case study design project.
Jacobs
Dan Whittet, BEAP, LEED AP
(BD+C, EB O+M), WELL AP, Associate AIA, Fitwel Ambassador, is a seasoned professional in the energy and sustainability field and currently serves as a Senior Associate at AHA Consulting Engineers. He specializes in managing LEED and WELL certification processes.
AHA Consulting Engineers
Daniel Jardel-Menno of DPR Construction, a passionate builder with nine years of experience, started as a registered structural engineer designing life science buildings before moving to construction. He led the IPD team for this case study focusing on prefab innovations.
DPR Construction
Bettina Bartos, Principal at Billard Leece Partnership, is a specialist lab designer. She has delivered complex research buildings for government organizations and universities and leads the design of the new research facilities for the Children's Cancer Institute Australia. She is a founding member of the I2SL Australia Chapter.
Billard Leece Partnership
Ruth McMath is an experienced exhaust dispersion specialist who supports building performance objectives using wind tunnel and numerical dispersion modeling. In her work as an associate at RWDI, Ruth combines deep expertise in wind flows around buildings and exhaust re-entrainment with practical insights to suit the wider laboratory project goals.
RWDI
Kiri Collins is Head of Built Environment & Infrastructure at the Children's Cancer Institute Australia. Her portfolio covers a diverse range of environments and services such as lab and facilities management, business continuity, and operational strategy. She is President of the Australia and New Zealand Laboratory Animals Association.
Children's Cancer Institute Australia
Decarbonization
Kenny Hung is Director of
Sustainable Design at DES. Over the last 20 years, he has designed over 150 acres of community-sensitive life science and R&D campuses, with a focus on responding to site and climate context, enhancing building performance, and connecting people to the natural environment.
DES
Joey joined Interface in 2018. As manager of mission activation and key account director, he relies on his background in the environmental nonprofit sector to share how Interface pursues business success and deep sustainability impact at the same time.
Interface
Tom Parrish is an accomplished engineer at DES with 35+ years of experience, from life science buildings to educational centers. Passionate about cross-discipline innovation, he brings extensive knowledge of building and construction systems with a holistic approach to problem-solving, integrating the structural system with overall design intent.
DES
As the director of sustainable development for HDR, Colin is responsible for sustainable design leadership of the HDR design practice. Colin has been involved with the USGBC, AIA, Biomimicry Guild and the International Living Future Institute. He has been recognized on BDC Magazine’s and Design Futures Council’s “40 Under 40” lists and Engineering News-Record’s “20 Under 40” list.
HDR
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
8:30 am - 10:00 am CST
System Optimization
Dawn Jacobs has spent the last decade immersing herself in the lab industry. With deep rooted beliefs in sustainability, she currently sits on the Board of Directors for SLCan, is a My Green Lab Ambassador, is involved in committees for three I2SL chapters, and is North Carolina Chapter Vice President.
BICASA North America Inc.
Tom Smith is the President and
CEO of 3Flow. He has worked for more than 35 years helping facilities optimize performance of airflow systems to provide safe, efficient, and sustainable labs and critical workspaces. He serves on the I2SL Board of Directors and is a member of the NCSU Mechanical and Aerospace Hall of Fame.
3Flow
Ryan Soo is an application
engineer working in product development at Siemens. He develops control applications for HVAC systems with a focus on critical environments of labs and healthcare spaces.
Siemens
Green Labs
Katherine Marrs serves as the
Chief Commercial Officer at Grenova where is responsible for the execution of the company’s strategic vision. Marrs spent most of her career at Stryker Corporation, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. She also previously served as CBO at Wild Hive, a strategy and communications firm.
Grenova
Lindsey Yazbek is the Green Labs Coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has overseen the Green Labs program for five years. She has an educational background in geosciences and environmental studies with a focus on scientific research. She also has experience as a lab safety specialist.
The University of Texas at Austin
Kristin Ferrufino began her career
in procurement in pharmaceutical manufacturing. She spent over a decade in various roles at the University of Virginia supporting scientific and research discovery, sustainability, and supplier diversity. She has a Masters with specialization in Human Resources.
E&I Cooperative Services
Sustainable Design
Monica Moore-Žigo creates better labs through the power of design, excelling in the planning and realization of complex, sustainable, and human-centric lab workplaces. Her clients at Gensler cover corporate R&D, higher education, and public sectors. She advises on all phases of projects from master planning through construction administration.
Gensler
HGA's national innovation leader
for engineering, Ben Pielhop is a licensed mechanical engineer. He has 14 years of experience working on projects including medical device manufacturing, pilot labs, and educational lab classrooms. Ben enjoys presenting to inspire leading design innovation.
HGA
Isabel Mandujano leads LPA's laboratory planning practice, helping create innovative research and development facilities for corporate, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology clients. Isabel enjoys working with lab managers and scientists to create high-performance laboratories that are inspiring, sustainable, functional, and safe.
LPA Design Studios
Decarbonization
Robert Fagnant has over 30 years
of sustainable lab design and he leads the Science and Technology practice for Syska Hennessy group nationally. Robert's diverse background includes electrical engineering, lighting designing and energy optimization of new and existing research facilities.
Syska Hennessy Group
A leader in the science,
technology, and sustainability practices, Punit Jain, AIA, LEED Fellow, has extensive experience integrating systems, spaces, and experiences for clients. He is responsible for generating innovative solutions in regenerative and net-zero designs for complex scientific facilities at all scales.
CannonDesign
Quindi Guiseppe, PE, is a lead mechanical engineer in Syska Hennessy's decarbonization group specializing in campus energy optimization and central plant design. Quinidi has over 20 years of experience designing central plants for major higher ed, research, healthcare, and aviation campuses.
Syska Hennessy Group
As Principal and Sustainable Design Director at Lord Aeck Sargent, Joshua Gassman has led large, multi-faceted design teams in sustainable design. During his career he has managed and designed a broad spectrum of projects ranging from large research labs for major universities to interpretive and education centers.
Lord Aeck Sargent Planning and Design
10:30 am - 11:00 am CST
System Optimization
Dianthé van Weerden is a member
of RWDI's Building Performance team, with over nine years of experience performing CFD modeling for projects around the globe. Her background includes ventilation of high-performance spaces such as labs and cleanrooms, as well as modeling of outdoor flows to address urban design challenges.
RWDI
Thomas Vu is a project engineer
at AEI with over a decade of experience in mechanical systems design and energy modeling for complex institutional and research facilities. Thomas works to develop and design targeted energy conservation strategies in support of cost-effective, sustainable building systems.
Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Scott Kreitlein of BHDP has over
30 years of experience in architecture, planning some of the most complex science-related projects in the industry. Having worked exclusively in the science and technology field, Scott has utilized his extensive experience in planning a variety of research facilities across the globe.
BHDP Architects
Scott Weitze is the Technical
Director for the ACT Ecolabel Program at My Green Lab. He previously worked for 17 years as a Lab Director in research and biotech manufacturing after receiving his degree in molecular genetics from the University of California Berkeley and taught bioinformatics and genetics at San Francisco State University.
My Green Lab
Jan Bebermeier studied
Molecular Biology in Hamburg, Germany. He received his PhD at the Medical University of Luebeck in Germany based on genome-wide gene expression profiling. He has worked at Eppendorf HQ in Hamburg since 2005 and is currently working as a Global Marketing Manager for Cold Storage and sustainability.
Eppendorf SE
Susan Vargas manages DSM programs, evaluates promising technologies, and develops new delivery strategies to reduce energy use in some 600 buildings at Stanford University. Her focus is on improving the energy performance of labs. Susan earned her MS from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley.
Stanford University
Sustainable Design
Jeff Wegner has over 15 years of experience in mechanical design and project management of life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and energy services industries. His commitment to decarbonization designs is evident at CRB in his collaboration among multiple disciplines and his practical, innovative approaches to meet client's needs.
CRB
John Swift is a Buro Happold
partner and global science and technology practice leader. With more than 25 years in high-performance building systems engineering design, he has delivered solutions for commercial and institutional lab developments across the United States.
Buro Happold
Mark Allen brings thought
leadership to the planning and design of transformative environments for biotech, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and institutional research clients for HGA. He cultivates a holistic approach to evolving research requirements.
HGA
Anthony Michetti is a
sustainability leader with 15+ years of experience in engineering firms, consulting, and academia. His work is driven by creating the greatest impact to combat climate change and improve planetary health. He is Director of Sustainability at Cell Signaling Technology, a private, family-owned life science company.
Cell Signaling Technology
Decarbonization
Tony Thornton, AIA, LEED AP
BD+C, is Principal and Regional S&T Market Lead for Stantec. Tony has nearly 30 years leading large and complex architectural projects that advance sustainable design in S&T and higher education. He's been at the forefront of net-zero energy, carbon, and water in the built environment.
Stantec
A Partner at AKF, Shannon Kaplan specializes in designing and analyzing high-performance systems for buildings, emphasizing ultra-low-energy lighting systems, daylight harvesting, and onsite renewable energy. With over 20 years of experience, she has designed numerous high-performance, net zero, and LEED Certified projects.
AKF Group
James Bererton, PE, is the Chief Innovation Officer with ThermaStor Solutions. With 30 years in geo-exchange, solar PV/thermal, and energy, James has contributed to the International Energy Agency and the Canadian Standards. He has a BSc in Engineering Physics and is a member of nine professional agencies.
ThermaStor Solutions Inc
Annie Smith is an Associate on Introba's Design Analytics Team. Annie holds a BS in Architectural Engineering and in Civil Engineering. She is a Certified Energy Manager and a LEED AP BD+C. She has over a decade of experience in HVAC design and consulting, including energy audits and energy modeling.
Introba
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CST
System Optimization
Dan Amon has over 40 years of experience in engineering and construction. He has two engineering degrees and is a registered mechanical engineer. He has worked for the past 20+ years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was previously in private industry working on semiconductors and laboratory facilities.
US EPA
Gerald Williams is a Fellow of Mechanical Engineering at CRB, and an Adjunct Professor at MS&T, who brings extensive expertise in the design and implementation of life sciences, biotech, and pharma projects using collaborative processes to develop innovative solutions with a focus on sustainability, safety, and decarbonization.
With a background in interior architecture, Lauren Eaton of Hanbury has focused her lab planning career on making labs beautiful and inspirational spaces for scientists. Her solutions involve space optimization, materiality changes, transparency, and flexible designs that adapt with the science within them.
Hanbury
Drawn to expansive creative opportunities in workplace design, Anne Bradley has been leading interior design teams for a range of corporate industries for two decades. At Hanbury, Anne's designs shape the space within an office and reinforce the energy and experience of the company's brand and culture, while also conforming to codes and standards.
Hanbury
Green Labs
Amber Perfetti is an Engineer Specialist managing energy performance contracting projects at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Since 2012, she has supported the delivery of $94M in energy performance contracts on campus resulting in $4.8M in guaranteed annual savings.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kevin Tu is the founder of
Sustainabli, a company building easy-to-deploy IoT fume hood sensors with built-in incentive programs to promote safety and energy efficiency in labs. In his spare time, he is a graduate student at the University of Cambridge studying the immunogenomics of breast cancer.
Sustainabli
Karl is the Associate Director for Utilities & Energy Services for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he oversees energy conservation and retro-commissioning efforts on campus. Karl joined the university in 2007 and has over 30 years of industry experience as a licensed PE and certified energy manager.
Karl Helmink
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Starting as a researcher in
chemical oceanography and soil biochemistry, Allen Doyle championed lab safety and sustainability while at the University of California. At 3Flow he integrates HVAC design and operation with lab practices for safety, optimal performance and reduced carbon impact.
3Flow
Paul Foote is an energy efficiency
and conservation specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), with over a decade of work focusing on sustainability in higher education. His campus-wide efforts in cold storage management have helped UIUC win the International Freezer Challenge and Winning Streak awards multiple years.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sustainable Design
Ryan Lee joined Cator, Ruma in
2017 and has 14 years of experience in mechanical design and project management. He has designed energy-efficient systems for complex facilities, including higher education, manufacturing, and lab projects. He is a LEED accredited professional and is regularly engaged in the sustainable design community.
Cator, Ruma & Associates
David Cole helps Hanbury clients
by teasing out how they want the space to make occupants feel. His portfolio is united by the interconnected nature of buildings to landscapes, the dignity of vernacular structures, and the importance of the urban environment.
Hanbury
Pete Salmon is the Director of Commissioning at Iconergy. He has managed projects and teams in performing commissioning, retro-commissioning, and monitoring-based commissioning services for a multitude of project types since 2006. His clients range from governments to schools and universities, and private developers.
Iconergy
Paul joined Lincoln Property
Company in 2021 as part of their Development and Construction Management arm. His primary role is providing project management oversight on various life science buildouts and tenant improvement projects while collaborating with design professionals on all phases of a project's life cycle.
Lincoln Property Company
Cody Henderson is an Associate Principal of FSA in St. Louis. He has over 14 years of lab design experience and has been integral in over 500 laboratory projects, including LEED certified labs and Missouri’s first net-zero energy commercial building. He was the 2020 AIAStL President and a 2021 AIA Young Architect Award recipient.
FSA, LLC
Decarbonization
Troy Savage supports thought leadership, innovation, and engagement efforts, working towards Mazzetti's vision to create healthier, enduring environments. Given his unique and diverse education and experience, Troy enhances project execution and success.
Mazzetti
Matthew McCord AIA, NCARB,
LEED AP BD+C, of Flad Architects has worked with federal clients for more than 20 years. He designs and manages complex projects, from master planning through construction. Matt’s work emphasizes sustainable design, helping his clients minimize their impact on the environment.
Flad Architects
Bio coming soon.
Buro Happold
Zachary J. Heaps AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, of Flad Architects has 17 years of experience providing design leadership in massing development, layout planning, material selection, and sustainable design. He has collaborated with clients on a wide range of facility types, including corporate, mixed-use, academic, urban, and cultural facilities.
Flad Architects
Nicole Kho is a Director in Gilead Sciences' Corporate Sustainability Team and is responsible for the oversight of Gilead's Climate Change Strategy and related ESG reporting. Her career has focused on embedding a sustainable mindset and actions to drive positive impact for the environment and human health.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Christina, a registered architect and LEED AP, leads Mazzetti’s sustainability practice and focuses on ESG reporting and institutional facility management as well. She aids clients in their decarbonization journey and planning and is a graduate of CBI’s Leadership Development Institute on equity and inclusion.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CST
System Optimization
Michael Mantai is the owner and President of System WorCx, which he founded in 2004 to focus on building system commissioning. A graduate of Duke University in Mechanical Engineering, his 34 years of experience encompasses facility design, construction, and operations. He has commissioned more than 40 lab projects, both new and existing.
System WorCx, PLLC
Jeff Steffensen is the Mid-Atlantic North Commissioning Market Leader at Affiliated Engineers. His passion is existing building commissioning with a focus on optimization and "keeping it simple". Jeff has been with Affiliated Engineers for 11 years.
Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Jason Newhuis, PE, CxA, LEED AP, has been providing technical solutions for the past 24 years and is Vice President in NV5’s Building Solutions Group. He is a graduate of Purdue and holds multiple licenses and certifications. He focuses on commissioning, retrocommissioning, energy, analytics and controls optimization.
NV5
Keith Poeppel is part of the energy engineering team at the University of Virginia helping identify and implement energy efficiency and retro-commissioning projects. He works with various stakeholders to improve the built environment in order to increase health and wellness for the UVA community.
University of Virginia
Steve Wallon, CEM, CMVP, has a Masters from UIUC and is an architecturally trained energy professional with over 14 years of experience developing solutions to energy and environmental concerns in industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. Steve leads the Building Controls and Analytics Group at Argonne National Laboratory.
Argonne National Laboratory
Green Labs
As Education & Outreach Director
of a large interdisciplinary materials science grant, Kristin manages a diverse portfolio of programs. Selecting the theme of sustainability in 2020, she initiated a grass-roots effort to educate researchers and improve operational lab practices with the unique option of assistance by a trained undergrad consultant.
Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science
Bani Bhattacharya is the NIH
Green Labs Program (GLP) Manager at the National Institutes of Health. She is actively involved with increasing awareness of environmental programs at NIH labs through the GLP. She chairs interagency meetings and collaborates within and outside the organization on promoting environmental stewardship.
Paul Foote is an energy efficiency
and conservation specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), with over a decade of work focusing on sustainability in higher education. His campus-wide efforts in cold storage management have helped UIUC win the International Freezer Challenge and Winning Streak awards multiple years.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sustainable Design
IMEG Senior Mechanical Engineer Blair Hawn has worked to design more than 1.5 million SF of laboratory space worth more than $600 million in construction costs, many pursuing LEED certification. His work includes engineering HVAC, chilled and hot water distribution, piping, fire protection, plumbing, and laboratory gas systems.
IMEG
Chris Abell is a director of Buro Happold Laboratory Consulting. In 2022, Buro Happold acquired Abell Nepp which Chris had co-founded with Bruce Nepp in 2009. His portfolio includes AstraZeneca's Global R&D HQ and Kadans/Canary Wharf's North Quay Tower.
Buro Happold Laboratory Consulting
IMEG Senior Mechanical Engineer Nathan Hewlett has broad engineering experience in higher education, healthcare, industrial, commercial, and other sectors. He is well-versed in designing HVAC, chilled and hot water distribution, piping, and fire protection systems.
IMEG
Phil Macdonald is Partner Lead
for Oberlanders' Science & Technology and Education sectors. He has extensive experience guiding wide-ranging design teams on complex projects from small lab refurbishments to large-scale new-build state-of-the-art research facilities. He is a Board Member of UKSPA and a member of I2SL.
Oberlanders Architects
Richard Walder is a partner at
Buro Happold and leads their UK Science & Technology portfolio. His portfolio includes multiple speculative laboratory developments and recently led the engineering team for the RIBA-Award winning design of the UK's tallest laboratory scheme in White City.
Buro Happold
Malcolm Tait is a Director at MEP consulting engineers, KJ Tait. He has extensive experience and strong working relationships the UK life science market. He has undertaken energy audits for the Higher Education Environmental Performance Initiative and is a co-author of their latest guide. He is a participant in UKSPA and I2SL.
KJ Tait Engineers
Decarbonization
Alison is a former research astrophysicist who is dedicated to saving our home planet by bringing energy efficiency to lab buildings. Alison has worked in both consulting and lab owner’s roles and serves as Labs2Zero Program Director and Secretary of the I2SL Board of Directors.
I2SL
As a senior energy technology researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joshua Kace has 13 years of experience in energy engineering for commercial and industrial buildings, sustainability consulting for commercial real estate, and software development for climate/decarbonization technologies.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gordon is the President of I2SL and
the inventor of many important, widely applied technologies that have had a significant impact on lab sustainability and energy efficiency such as sash sensing VAV fume hood and laboratory airflow controls, the electronic venturi airflow valve, and demand based control of lab ventilation.
I2SL
Dirk has more than 30 years of comprehensive architectural experience delivering science buildings to a wide range of private and institutional clients. He has managed large projects that balance state-of-the-art design, efficiency, and environmental design within a tight financial framework.
Flad Architects
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
8:30 am - 10:00 am CST
System Optimization
Jake Canale provides HVAC
expertise and proficiency in air distribution and pressurization systems to life science and critical care facilities at AKF. He excels at CFD modelling, analyzing flow patterns, and optimizing air distribution in critical environments to provide innovative HVAC solutions.
AKF
Michael Fulton, PE, founded
Western Mechanical Solutions to focus on minimizing the energy use of buildings through innovative application of engineering. WMS represents various energy recovery products. He has been actively involved with ASHRAE, Rocky Mountain Chapter since 1996.
Western Mechanical Solutions
Tom McGee is Vice President of Operations for Konvekta USA, focused on design, development and optimization of high-performance energy recovery systems. He was previously the Energy Manager at the University of Denver. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering and over 30 years of experience in the HVAC industry.
Konvekta USA Inc.
Bio coming soon.
AKF
Otto Van Geet, PE, is a Principal Engineer at NREL. Otto has been involved in the design, construction, and operation of energy-efficient research facilities such as laboratories and data centers, Otto was one of the founding members of the Labs21 (and Smart Labs) program and received the I2SL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
NREL
Green Labs
Ryan Weeks is Senior Sustainability Specialist for Green Labs and Zero Waste at Johns Hopkins University and has a PhD from JHU. He leads the JHU Sustainability Office's Green Labs Program and utilizes his research background to support JHU’s campuses in fostering a culture of sustainability in research and teaching labs.
Johns Hopkins University
Laura Carmona, Senior EHS
Specialist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, leads environmental, ventilation, IH, and spill response programs. She has a BS in Environmental Engineering,a masters degree in Project Management, and is a LEED Green Associate.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dharma Johnson is an
undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder studying biochemistry and mathematics. She has been working with Green Labs for two years.
University of Colorado Boulder
Sustainable Design
Michael Kocher, AIA, is an Associate
at Gensler, leading the Boston Education Practice Area. He has led multiple award-winning U.S. sustainable projects and assisted firmwide leadership in realizing Gensler’s commitment of carbon neutrality by 2030. Michael has also been involved in research at Gensler and MIT’s Sustainable Design Lab.
Gensler
Olivia Newport is a Senior
Manager for Energy and Climate Resilience Programs at ERG. She supports clients’ energy management, GHG inventories, strategic planning, data analysis and climate resilience. She has an MS in energy policy and climate and a BS in environmental science and policy.
ERG
Larry Yetter is a Senior Mechanical Engineer and specialist in the development of environmental control and mechanical systems with HED. His experience encompasses the design, layout, and detailing of new and existing HVAC, plumbing, piping, and fire protection systems
HED
Dave W. Madigan, P.E., LEED AP,
of Van Zelm Engineers has over 35 years of professional experience in the design and planning of high efficiency, sustainable lab facilities and the design and implementation of campus energy systems for colleges and universities.
Van Zelm Engineers
Samantha Maglinao leads the
Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Program at EPA and is focused on improving operational resilience and integrating climate data into long-term infrastructure investment strategies. She has an MPS in Sustainable Urban Planning and a BA in Public Health.
U.S. EPA
Irmak Turan leads the Sustainability
& Resilience team in Thornton Tomasetti’s Boston office. With a background in academia & industry, she develops holistic sustainable strategies for buildings across multiple sectors, such as higher education, commercial, life sciences, & multifamily residential. She has a Ph.D. from MIT in Building Technology.
Thornton Tomasetti
Marilee Lloyd is the National Lab Planning Leader at HED, an experienced architect and planner with over 35 years of experience managing and designing multifaceted projects for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, vivaria, clinical laboratories and hospitals, science education facilities, and product development laboratories.
HED
Decarbonization
Jessica Mangler is a Principal and Mechanical Engineer at Affiliated Engineers in Seattle. She has been involved in the design and construction of complex projects, such as campus-scale heat recovery systems, air-cooled and liquid-cooled super computer and data center environments, and decarbonized laboratory facilities.
Affiliated Engineers, Inc
Rachel Romero, PE, is a senior engineer and project leader at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Rachel obtained her BS of Mechanical Engineering and MS in Building Systems Engineering. Rachel is an active member of ASHRAE, currently serving on the Residential Buildings Committee.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Suzy Belmont is the Energy and Sustainability Manger in the Intelligent Campus group of Site Operations at National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She has a BA in Mathematics and Anthropology and a MS in Civil Engineering with a focus in Civil Systems. Suzy leads the Smart Labs program at NREL.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CST
System Optimization
William Lin has a research
background in fluid mechanics and has worked on turbulent wind problems in Canada, the UK and the United States. He joined the CPP engineering team in 2020. Will has provided technical advice and consulting on a range of wind engineering and air quality issues on projects for architectural and engineering clients.
CPP Wind
Jim Coogan, PE, develops controls
for mechanical systems at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. His specialty is critical ventilation control. Jim chaired the committee that recently revised the Z9.5 Laboratory Ventilation standard. Jim earned his SB at MIT.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Adam is the Sustainability Lead in
the engineering group for MilliporeSigma in St. Louis. He manages and supports engineering projects with an emphasis on sustainability-focused design improvements that help drive down utility consumption and carbon footprint across 8 production, R&D, and support facilities. Adam has a B.S. in Engineering Management.
MilliporeSigma
Greg Gross joined CPP in 2008 as
an air quality engineer and has a manufacturing and production background at a major U.S. brewery. His experience at CPP includes implementing fan energy savings projects on dozens of lab systems worldwide. Greg is a licensed PE in Colorado and Idaho and a member of ASHRAE and I2SL.
CPP Wind
Sarah Grady, PE, leads energy engineers at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, developing conservation projects for laboratories across the country. She has a mechanical engineering BS and an MS in Engineering Leadership.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
James Furlong is Managing
Partner with the MCW Group, where he creates and retrofits high-performance buildings in the commercial, industrial, municipal and healthcare sectors. James is a Certified Energy Manager and is a faculty member of the Faculty of the Canada Green Building Council and University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape.
MCW
J. Patrick Carpenter, Principal at Facility Performance Engineers, is a recognized leader in engineering systems for lab, animal, and high-tech facilities. With 45 years of experience with pharmaceutical, higher ed and federal lab facilities, he is active on ASHRAE committees for labs, clean spaces, and energy use.
Facility Performance Engineers
Deirdre Carter, PE, is the Energy
and Sustainability Manager at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She works to reduce Berkeley’s lab electricity, natural gas, and water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through energy management, ongoing commissioning, and renewable energy procurement. Deirdre is on the I2SL Board of Directors.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Melissa has cultivated a range of experience in academic buildings—Student Services, Integrated Science Complexes, Engineering Teaching Labs, or a Maker Space. She has been responsible for strategic planning, programming, design implementation, engineering coordination, documentation, and construction administration at Page.
Page
Steve Frank is an instrumentation
and controls (I&C) engineer with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Site Operations team for the past seven years. Steve is responsible for NREL's building automation system, metering infrastructure, and energy management information system.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Justin Shultz has a PhD in Architectural Sciences and leads the Building Performance Analysis team at Page Southerland Page. He steers computational analysis efforts to set sustainability goals, evaluate strategies, and deliver effective pathways that ensure projects achieve optimal sustainable results.
Page Southerland Page
Sustainable Design
Sebastian Hofmeister is a Senior Associate at Henning Larsen who leverages a decade of experience in complex projects. He seamlessly blends his keen technical knowledge of design sensibilities in life sciences buildings such as Henning Larsen's One Milestone East Lab Building.
Henning Larsen Architects
Vanessa Nelson manages holistic sustainability services in Stantec's Carbon Impact group. She has spent two decades managing green building and sustainability projects across a wide range of sectors including healthcare, labs, commercial buildings, mixed-use developments and city master plans.
Stantec
Dennis Giobbe has been a Senior Associate with Diamond Schmitt Architects for more than 20 years, focusing on technically complex projects across the academic, healthcare, and public sectors. He was Project Architect for the Biosciences Renewal Project at the University of British Columbia, where he led a team in delivering a cutting-edge facility.
Diamond Schmitt
Bryan Hermanny, PE, LEED, has
over 21 years of experience in the field of HVAC engineering for architecturally oriented building projects. As an Associate Principal of the firm, Bryan has been involved in the engineering of HVAC systems for a broad range of project types for science, research, academic, and healthcare clients nationwide.
BR+A Consulting Engineers
Cecily Eckhardt (M.Sc. M.Arch
OAA LEED GA, CPHD) practices architecture with the conviction that good design can facilitate positive change, taking complex projects that challenge convention and set new benchmarks. Cecily has contributed to numerous innovative sustainable lab projects, including the McGill New Vic Project.
Diamond Schmitt Architects
Marelle Davey is a holistic sustainability consultant with an engineering background and expertise in sustainable building design, as well as sustainability guidelines and strategies. Her expertise focuses on third-party certifications, including LEED, WELL, and Fitwel and supporting assessments.
Stantec
Patrick Séguin is a senior
mechanical designer at Pageau Morel et associés inc. who is rigorous and attentive to the success of his projects. His numerous projects for the construction, retrofit and upgrading of labs have enabled him to develop detailed knowledge of the requirements and constraints for this building type.
Pageau Morel et associés inc.
Decarbonization
Robert Thompson is a Principal
and a Mechanical Engineer at SmithGroup, predominantly serving science, technology, and mission-critical clients from its Phoenix office for over 25 years. He authored the update to I2SL Best Practice Guide "An Introduction to Low-Energy Design."
SmithGroup
Kanika is a Principal, Sustainability
at Introba, where she drives technical innovation and develops carbon reduction strategies for the built environment. She specializes in building life-cycle assessments, focusing on embodied carbon analysis of building materials and MEP systems and pioneering research on the carbon footprint of data centers.
Introba
Patrick Murphy is the Director of Sustainable Design at Vanderweil Engineers, leading its Building Performance Group to inform designs through rigorous energy and water analysis. Patrick's background as an architectural engineer with a focus on sustainable MEP systems informs his multidisciplinary approach to laboratory design.
Vanderweil Engineers
Mary On is mechanical engineer
who focuses on delivering lab facilities that are sustainable, practical, and resilient by providing simple solutions to complex problems through her design. She has over 20 years of experience in mechanical consulting, and is a Senior Associate on the Science and Technology Team at Introba in Vancouver.
Introba
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