Whether you are a lab owner, designer, engineer, facility manager, green labs professional, or consultant, there is something for everyone during Education Week:
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Sustainable Lab Design: Hear case studies and strategies from a variety of award-winning projects across the world that demonstrate the latest in adaptive reuse, water reclamation, energy-efficient technologies, and net-zero design.
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Decarbonization Strategies: From greenhouse gas inventories to lab assessments and electrification to heat recovery, you can learn from the experts who are helping energy-intensive labs reduce their carbon footprint in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
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Green Labs: Panels from the United States and Canada shared award-winning green lab program successes and lessons learned, as well as specific tips on waste reduction, composting, conservation measures, green chemistry, and sustainable purchasing.
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Lab System Efficiency: Expert speakers will discussed a variety of ways to optimize mechanical systems while ensuring safety, including airside efficiency in vivariums, ventilation setback strategies, demand-based control, and more.
Monday, April 15
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
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I2SL Opening Remarks
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Labs2Zero Program Update | Gordon Sharp, I2SL President, and Alison Farmer, I2SL Secretary
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Opening Keynote Address: Smart Labs—Energy Efficiency Across the Campus and Across the World | Wendell Brase, University of California Irvine Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
Tuesday, April 16
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT
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SLCan Opening Remarks | John Alberico, RWDI, SLCan President
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Applying Ancient Knowledge: The Path Towards Better Collaboration and Sustainable Design Through Indigenous Ways of Knowing | Barb Martin, Senior Partner, Han Martin Associates
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1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT
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Award-Winning U.S. Sustainable Design
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Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex | Dave Madigan, Van Zelm Engineers | Erik Hegre, Behnisch Archtikten
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Michigan State University STEM Teaching and Learning Complex | Kevin Marshall, IDS | Peter Herman, Ellenzweig
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A Zero Carbon Approach to Lab Design | Brandon Fortier, IMEG
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT
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Canadian Decarbonization Trends and Case Studies
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Canadian Federal Strategy on Decarbonization, Incentives, and Heating Demand-dominated Decarbonization Challenges and Opportunities | Vladimir Lazov, Director, Design and Technical Services GTA/SWO, Buildings, Mechanical & Electrical, WSP Canada and Director, Sustainable Labs Canada
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Kevin Shea, Principal – S&T Lead, Introba and President, Vancouver Chapter, Sustainable Labs Canada
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Walking The Walk: Sustainability and Stewardship at the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre Project | Sarah Low, Senior Associate, Diamond Schmitt Architects | Mrigesh Roy, Energy and Sustainability Consultant, CEL Gruen, Crossey Engineering | Julia Beresford, Senior Environmental Specialist, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Wednesday, April 17
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT
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Reducing Carbon Emissions in European Labs
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Carbon- and Energy-Reduced Operation of Lab Buildings | Nikolai Schuetz, Sanofi Aventis, Frankfurt, Germany
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How to Guarantee Containment Performance of Fume Hoods: Influencing Parameters, Test Methods, and Carbon Impact | Mario Don Porto Carero, Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium
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How Architects Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions | Miguel Antunes Pinto, Pharma Arquitetos, Gondomar, Portugal
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT
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Canadian Green Labs Panel | Kimberly John, McGill University | Ray Carrigan, Dalhousie University | Alexa Goodman, Dalhousie University | Dr. Reini Kappelhoff, Research Associate and Lab Manager, Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia (UBC) | Bud Fraser, Senior Planning & Sustainability Engineer, Campus & Community Planning, UBC | Moderator: Christina Greever-Wilson, Senior Program Manager, My Green Lab
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT
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Decarbonization and Space Optimization
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Structural Strategies for Decarbonization: Challenges and Opportunities for Laboratory Facilities | Isabel Mandujano and Harshda Prasad, LPA Design Studios
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SF6 Reduction at LANL | Shannon Blair and Michael Moss, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Lab Cleanup and Space Evaluation​ | Suzann Staal and Ethan Carter, CU Anschutz
Thursday, April 18
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT
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University of Georgia Green Labs Program | Star Scott, University of Georgia
Joining Forces: How EHS and Green Labs Professionals Can Thrive Together | Lindsey Yazbek/Nena Anderson, University of Texas, Austin
A Guide to Composting: Lessons Learned from a Pilot | Nick Ciancio, University of Alabama-Birmingham
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT
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Ventilation, Heat Recovery, and System Optimization
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Best Practices and Considerations for Lab Energy Recovery | Mike Fulton, Western Mechanical Solutions, LLC
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Airflow Optimization in Vivaria and Cleanrooms | Dan Diehl, Aircuity
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How, Why, and Why Not to Reduce Ventilation in Unoccupied Labs | Paul Fuson, Siemens
Friday, April 19
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
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Decarbonization Trends and I2SL Growth in the UK
UK Emerging Trends | Nick Jones, Oberlanders Architects | Ioannis Rizos, Atelier Ten | Rufus Henderson, NuGreen
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Benchmarking UK vs U.S. Higher Education Laboratories | Tracy D'Souza, AECOM
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I2SL UK Chapter Ambitions | Phil Macdonald, Oberlanders Architects | Tes Adamou, EEDN
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UK Lab Decarbonization Panel | All