The upcoming 2014 Laboratory Design Conference will feature two Payette speakers, discussing The Integration of Energy Efficiency Strategies in Lab Design
Many energy efficiency strategies are often viewed in isolation, not allowing projects to realize their full potential. This includes items such as the integration of a high performance envelope with exterior shading as part of the cooling system to decrease the size of equipment needed; decoupling the heating and cooling loads from the ventilation with a radiant system; integration of an ambient and task lighting scheme. These symbiotic relationships save costs, and can allow a lab to fit into the tighter floor-to-floor height of an existing building. The integration of synergistic strategies will arrive at a better performing, more cost-effective building.
This session will:
- Identify lab energy strategies
- Discuss integrated design
- Present offset added costs of energy strategies
- Present a process for cost effective, high performance research
Details:
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 | 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | The Westin Waltham Boston Hotel
Speakers: Kevin Sullivan, Payette; Andrea Love, Payette
Related:
Reducing HVAC Energy Consumption in Lab Buildings
Fume Hood Selection for Energy-efficient Labs
Register at 2014 Laboratory Design Conference site.
Opening later this year, the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, MA is an essay in the tuning of building façades for performance. The aluminum sunshades that veil the building began as a concept tested by scoring Bristol paper. The team utilized tools from all modalities: paper models, CNC-mills, parametric studies, solar analysis, wind and water simulations and full-scale mock-ups to inform the design and drive energy use down. The ultra-high performance building is tracking a 61% reduction in energy use compared to the 2030 baseline.
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