{"id":4045,"date":"2020-02-10T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2020-09-30T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T21:21:00","slug":"system-requirements-energy-efficiency-key-to-national-lab-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/system-requirements-energy-efficiency-key-to-national-lab-design\/","title":{"rendered":"System requirements, energy efficiency key to national lab design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Steve Rhoades<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advancing science and innovation is one of the primary missions of the Department of Energy, a long-standing client of IMEG\u2019s Federal Science &amp; Technology team. As a result of this work, we understand the many critical issues facing highly regulated science and technology environments. These issues include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Highly diverse system requirements and processes<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Safety<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flexibility<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Redundancies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pressure relationships<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Controls<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Energy reduction<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emergency energy generation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each of the Department of Energy\u2019s 17 National Laboratories are required to meet high performance and sustainable buildings requirements, which focus on integrating new technology that has a lasting impact on improved facility operation. To meet these requirements, our engineers focus on providing innovative design solutions and new technology for energy recovery, chilled beams, decoupled ventilation and heating\/cooling in non-laboratory areas, high-efficiency boilers, fan arrays, low-flow plumbing fixtures, LED lighting, daylighting controls, multilevel switching, and vacancy sensors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These technologies are at work in various combinations at all IMEG\u2019s National Laboratory projects. Recent examples include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/project\/sbn-near-detector-building\/\">Fermilab\u2019s Short Baseline Neutrino Near<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/project\/sbn-far-detector-building\/\">Far Detector Buildings<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/project\/new-materials-design-laboratory\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Argonne National Laboratory\u2019s Materials Design Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/project\/arrillaga-science-center-asc\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory\u2019s Arrillaga Science Center<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Knowing that laboratories inherently use more energy than many other types of facilities, our experts consider each project\u2019s requirements and options \u2013 from ventilation rates to fume hood type and location \u2013 to determine the most efficient design. In addition to safety needs, our designers understand the importance of proper temperature and humidity control, filtration, and acoustics. Our solutions also consistently provide energy savings 30 percent better than ASHRAE 90.1 while maintaining occupant safety and equipment protection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Besides design, our science and technology specialists assist clients with their capital planning, programming, master planning, and LEED certification in new development, upgrades, and modernizations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By safely and efficiently meeting the needs of the nation\u2019s cutting-edge public research institutions, IMEG does its part to support the DOE\u2019s pursuit of answers to the most critical scientific challenges of our time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancing science and innovation is one of the primary missions of the Department of Energy, a long-standing client of IMEG\u2019s Federal Science &#038; Technology team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-building-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>System requirements, energy efficiency key to national lab design - 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