Laboratories for the 21st Century Best Practices Guides

Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) best practices guides outline the design, construction, and operation of specific technologies that contribute to energy efficiency and sustainability. The guides cover actual laboratory implementations, highlighting quantifiable performance goals and methods.

Best management practices are available across the following topics:

Chilled Beams in Laboratories
Optimizing Laboratory Ventilation Rates
Commissioning Ventilated Containment Systems in Laboratories
Modeling Exhaust Dispersion for Specifying Acceptable Exhaust/Intake Designs
Manifolding Laboratory Exhaust Systems
Low-Pressure-Drop HVAC Design for Laboratories
Laboratories for the 21st Century: Best Practices; Energy Recovery in Laboratory Facilities
On-Site Power Systems for Laboratories
Water Efficiency Guide for Laboratories
Efficient Electric Lighting in Laboratories
Daylighting in laboratories
Minimizing Reheat Energy Use in Laboratories
Right-Sizing Laboratory Equipment Loads
Metrics and Benchmarks for Energy Efficiency in Laboratories
Laboratory Modeling Guidelines using ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendix G

Technical Bulletins

Technical bulletins provide information on the design, construction, and operation of specific technologies that contribute to energy efficiency and sustainability in laboratories. Technical bulletins are similar to the best practices guides, but are more narrowly focused on specific implementations.