Teaching Laboratories Working
Group
The Teaching Laboratories Industry Working Group brings together
laboratory professionals (professors, managers, builders, and designers)
from the college, university, and high school setting for focused
discussions on the issues and challenges of improving laboratory
energy and environmental performance.
Activities
- At the Labs21 2006 Annual Conference, Labs21 held a Breakfast Session, hosted by the University of California Irvine, titled "Brainstorming Alternative Designs for Building Cost-Effective, Green Campus Laboratories."
- For three consecutive years, the Teaching Laboratories Working
Group hosted a special teaching
laboratories session at the Labs21 Annual Conference.
Learn more about the 2003 session.
- At the 2003 Annual Conference the group also hosted a breakfast session on the creation of
a Center
for High Performance Learning Environments. The Center was designed as a first-of-its-kind resource for designers,
engineers, teachers, school administrators, and others interested
in improving the design and operation of K through 16 learning
environments.
- On August 11, 2003, the Teaching Laboratories Working Group
hosted a Labs21 phone forum, titled Optimizing
Laboratory Ventilation Design.
- Other activities included the development of a university-specific energy
benchmarking survey, released in September 2003.
Documents
- Teaching
Laboratories vs. Research Laboratories: A Comparative Matrix
Presented at the Labs21 2002 Conference, this matrix is intended
to provide faculty, administrators, designers, and all the others
involved in the design of instructional laboratories with an analytical
summary of characteristics for consideration.
- 2001 Teaching Laboratories
Roundtable Session Summary Document (
6 pp., 44 KB, about
PDF)
This document identifies three key issues facing college and university
teaching laboratories today. They are:
- Lack of Environmental Health and Safety staff involvement
in the formal design and construction process.
- Potential for safe and effective heat recovery from fume
hoods.
- The importance of diversity factors with respect to both
heat loads and fume hood air systems.
How to Join
To join this working group, send an e-mail with the phrase "Teaching
Laboratories Working Group" in the subject line and your contact
information in the body of the e-mail to labs21@erg.com.
Related Links
(the following links exit EPA  )
- Association of Higher Education
Facilities Officers - An international organization dedicated
to maintaining, protecting, and promoting the quality of educational
facilities.
- Building Envelopes
- Supported by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, the site provides innovative information in support
of energy-efficient building design.
- Council of Educational Facility
Planners International (CEFPI) - A professional assication
of individuals and industries involved in planning, designing,
building, and equipping schools and colleges.
- Energy Crossroads:
University-Based Energy Activities - Hosted by Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, this site includes a selection of energy-efficiency
resources available on the Internet.
- Energy
Smart Schools Program - As part of the U.S. Department of
Energy's (DOE) Rebuild America program, EnergySmart Schools helps
K-12 schools develop energy education programs and implement energy
efficiency projects.
- National
Wildlife Foundation's Campus Ecology Program - The program
aims to transform college campuses into models of sustainability
and train future environmental leaders.
- Project Kaleidoscope - An
informal national alliance committed to strengthening undergraduate
science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. One
focus is on the structures and spaces in which students learn.
- Second Nature - Helps
colleges and universities integrate sustainability as a core component
of education.
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