Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle
for the U.S. Department of Energy, is currently designing its new
Physical Sciences Facility (PSF) in Richland, Washington. The 200,000-square-foot
facility will have 66,700 square feet of laboratory space for radiological,
materials science, and chemical research. With PSF set to begin
construction in late 2007, the design team is currently deciding
which environmentally friendly features to incorporate with the
goal of reaching LEED® certification.
Features under consideration include utilizing:
- Ground source wells for heating/cooling
- Chilled beam technology in the offices/labs
- A high-efficiency central chiller water plant
- Condensing heating hot water boilers
- Variable air volume (VAV) controls on radiological fume hoods
- Automatic sash positioners on all VAV fume hoods
Water conservation measure options to investigate include:
- Waterless urinals
- High-efficiency toilets
- Alternative water treatment methods (if cooling towers are used)
- Process water use reduction.
The final decision on incorporating these features will rely heavily
on the life cycle cost analysis that will be carried out comparing
PSF with these features against the baseline facility without them.
In order to directly monitor the success of features incorporated
in the final construction, a submetering system is being planned
that will document energy savings associated with each energy conservation
measure. Labs21 will provide technical support for incorporation
of new energy-efficient fume hoods, which will be one of the features
monitored by the metering system. The Labs21 Team will also suggest
additional features to incorporate and measures to take to help
PNNL achieve LEED certification.
Since its creation in 1965, the Department of Energy's Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has produced dozens of major
innovations and advances in the areas of the environment, energy,
health, national security, and the basic sciences that support these
areas. Managed by Battelle, PNNL is dedicated to improving its environmental
impact by being a member of EPA's National Environmental Performance
Track and implementing an International Organization of Standards
certified (ISO 14001) Environmental Management System. For more
information, visit the PNNL
Web site.
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