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2010 RPIC Regional Workshop
Modernizing Canadian Laboratories – A Sustainable Future for Science and Technology

June 22-23, 2010
Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre, Calgary, Alberta

Schedule at a Glance


Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
   
  7:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
  8:00 am – 8:45 am Breakfast
  8:45 am – 9:00 am Welcoming Remarks
  9:00 am – 9:30 am Opening Address: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Canada
  9:30 am – 10:15 am

Concurrent Presentations


Stream A: Sustainable Design – Case Studies

Energy Efficient Designs

Stream B: Exhaust and Ventilation

Exhaust Re-entrainment and Air Quality Issues in Laboratory Design


  10:15 am – 10:45 am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
  10:45 am – 12:15 pm

Concurrent Presentations


Stream A: Sustainable Design – Case Studies

Modern Infectious Disease Laboratories

Energy Management and Sustainable Development Challenges, Past, Present and Future, at the CSCHAH

Reducing the Project Cost Impacts of New Federal Regulations

Stream B: Exhaust and Ventilation

Evaluating Methods to Reduce Energy Costs Associated with Laboratory Exhaust Systems

Attacking Exhaust Fan Energy Use Using Demand Based Control


  12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
  12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Luncheon Keynote:The Future of Labs21® in Canada
  1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Dessert Break in Exhibit Area
  1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Concurrent Presentations


Stream A: Sustainable Design – Case Studies

High Performance Industrial Laboratory: A Design Case Study

The Path to Sustainability

Stream B: Exhaust and Ventilation

Reducing Laboratory Ventilation Air Safely

Demand-Based Programs for Achieving Safe, Energy Efficient and Sustainable Laboratories Buildings


  3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
  3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Concurrent Presentations


Stream A: Sustainable Design – Case Studies

New or Renovation? Keys to Successful and Sustainable Laboratory Ventilation System

Lighting Retrofit in a Plant Growth Laboratory Facility

Stream B: Exhaust and Ventilation

Energy Monitoring/Recommissioning

CANMET-Materials Technology Laboratory's New Home


  5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Transportation to Dinner
  6:15 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner at Heritage Park
   
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
   
  8:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
  8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening Address: Modernizing Research Facilities: Experiences of a Researcher and Administrator
  9:00 am – 10:30 am

Concurrent Presentations


Stream C: Fumehood and Safety Issues

A Shift in the Lab Energy Paradigm: Changes to Fume Hood Minimum Flow Rate

Challenges of Minimizing Energy and Resource Consumption in Laboratories while Maintaining High Levels of Safety and Security

Stream D: HEPA Filtration for Controlled Environments

Laboratory HEPA Filter Systems: Innovation Reducing Risk and Total Cost of Operations

HEPA Filtration for Controlled Environments


  10:30 am – 11:00 am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
  11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Presentations


Stream C: Fumehood and Safety Issues

Due Diligence and Compliance in Canadian Laboratories

The Need for Refurbishment of Existing Laboratories

Stream D: HEPA Filtration for Controlled Environments

Acoustics, Noise and Vibration Issues in Laboratory Design

Evaluation of Existing Laboratory Facilities via Re-Commissioning


  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
  12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Closing Keynote: EEEL, The Energy, Environment, Experiential Learning Project at the University of Calgary
  1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Closing Remarks
  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Site Tour
     
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