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International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories

International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories

Date: 
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm

Address: 
500 Fayetteville Street
Marriott Raleigh City Center
Raleigh, NC 27601
United States

Session F3: Ventilation

Mike Walsh to present: "Code Changes and Affect on Sustainable Ventilation System
Design."

This presentation will outline changes to recent codes and standards that affect laboratory HVAC system design. While many of the codes and standards applicable to laboratories were modified to allow safer and more energy efficient systems based on input from I2SL (formerly Labs for the 21st Century), recent changes are making design of code compliant and energy efficient systems more challenging. In addition complying with these new code requirements can create potentially hazardous conditions when authorities having jurisdiction or owners require continuous operation during multiple failure events. We will review modifications in the International Mechanical Code and standards such as NFPA 45, ASHRAE 62.1 and ASHRAE 90.1 that now require a more conservative approach to laboratory ventilation system designs. The presentation will also outline one example of a unique solution combining multiple energy recovery strategies to overcome some these new challenges.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Attendees will be made aware of recent changes to codes and standards including the International Mechanical Code, NFPA 45, ASHRAE 62.1 and ASHRAE 90.1.
  2. Attendees will be made aware of how these changes vary from previous code changes that were intended to allow design of safer and more energy efficient mechanical systems.
  3. Attendees will learn how code changes can create hazardous conditions during failure events and some examples of how these events can be mitigated.
  4. Attendees will be presented an example of a system design that was developed to address these code changes while also meeting the energy efficiency goals of the project.