Overview
As a building type, the laboratory demands our attention; what the cathedral was to the 14th century, the train station was to the 19th century, and the office building was to the 20th century, the laboratory is to the 21st century. Unfortunately, a laboratory is also a prodigious consumer of natural resources. The challenge for architects, engineers, and other building professionals is to design and construct the next generation of laboratories with energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, and sustainable construction practices in mind.
In this course the student will learn some of the basic considerations to be taken with respect to laboratory facility design when low energy use is part of the design objective. The student will learn about total building consideration type issues to discuss at all phases of the facility design and the importance of facility commissioning of laboratories.
The student is expected to read and review the material contained in Laboratories For the 21st Century: An Introduction To Low-Energy Design, DOE/GO-102000-1112 --- August 2000.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the energy challenges in laboratory building design
- Planning and programming phase design considerations
- Design and engineering phase design considerations
- Commissioning recommendations
- Equipment selection and sizing criteria
Course
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