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2. Equipment and small power devices comprised around 25% of energy use in life science labs and 15% in chemistry labs.
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This document summarizes energy audits conducted of life science and chemistry laboratories at five UK universities. The key findings are:
1. Ventilation systems accounted for around 60% of energy use in chemistry labs and 45% in life science labs, making it the largest energy consumer.
2. Equipment and small power devices comprised around 25% of energy use in life science labs and 15% in chemistry labs.
3. Space heating accounted for around 20% of energy use in both lab types.
4. The audits identified specific highly energy intensive equipment in each lab type, such as freezers, environmental chambers, and stirrers.
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The document discusses how the media product uses conventions of real thriller films. It used a cliffhanger ending when the main character received a mysterious text message. It also used an enigma element, originally a bag of drugs but changed to a mysterious device to generate questions. Additionally, it opened with suspenseful music similar to films like Psycho to build tension at the end of the opening scene and start of the thriller.
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1. Aircuity case study
Binghamton University
Using Airside Efficiency to Meet Energy Goals and Monitor Lab Conditions
anked among the premier public universities
in the country and also referred to as a “Public Ivy”,
Binghamton University, state university of New York,
is home to over 16,000 undergraduate and postgrad-
uate students. Binghamton is one of four university
centers in the State University of New York (SUNY)
system and currently consists of over six colleges and
schools. The university is experiencing ongoing growth
with new buildings continuing to expand the campus
footprint over the last several years.
As a member of the state university system, Binghamton
University is also subject to New York State Executive
Order 88, which requires all state facilities to reduce
20% of their energy consumption per square foot by the
year 2020. The university has taken their commitment to
sustainability even further through former Binghamton
President Lois DeFleur’s signing of the American College
& University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2009.
In the university’s Climate Action Plan, Binghamton has
pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 60% by
2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050.
REDUCING VENTILATION SAFELY
HVAC typically accounts for 50-70% of total opera-
tional cost in lab buildings. Recognizing this, the facility
planning department determined that one of the most
impactful ways to reduce campus energy use was to
implement conservation methods in their labs. In the
past, the State University Construction Fund (SUCF)
only approved fixed ACH rates for SUNY lab buildings.
However, when the 2011 ASHRAE guidelines for labs
were released, the SUCF supported the updated guide-
lines allowing for varying air change rates (ACH) based
on constant monitoring of air quality conditions. This
support paved the way for Binghamton to be the first
SUNY campus to implement Aircuity’s solution as a way
to safely achieve these desired results.
Aircuity’s OptiNet®
system continuously monitors the
indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of laboratory spaces,
providing smart signals to the facility’s building manage-
ment system. Ventilation rates are adjusted according to
the actual conditions of the space, saving money while
ensuring a safe, comfortable, and productive environment
for researchers and lab occupants. The data collected is
then analyzed to provide actionable information to facility
& energy managers on overall building performance and
to give Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) person-
nel better insight to lab operations.
IMPLEMENTING AIRCUITY
Binghamton University’s Engineering and Science build-
ing was selected for the first implementation of Aircuity’s
solution. The $66 million, 125,000-square-foot building
was added to the Innovative Technologies Complex in
2012 and built with high efficiency fume hoods to save
energy. Binghamton knew that the labs could be even more
efficient by basing the amount of dilution air provided on
the current needs of the space. Aircuity was installed in 32
lab rooms in the building with an overall target of 4 ACH,
depending on thermal or fume hood air requirements.
Based on the group of rooms that are not currently fume
hood driven, the university has achieved a 42% reduc-
tion in CFM in approximately one half of the rooms; the
remaining rooms are undergoing further analysis. Aircuity’s
channel partner, Green Building Partners, assisted with the
savings analysis used to estimate the performance based
rebates available through the New York State Energy
Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA). “Our
lab facilities are great opportunities to monitor the air
“Our lab facilities are great opportunities to
monitor the air quality and then control the
ventilation rates based on the room demand. In
the vast majority of cases, we have been able to
safely reduce those ventilation rates resulting
in significant heating/cooling and fan energy
reductions.”
Sandy DeJohn, Energy Manager
Binghamton University
R