Schedule

Schedule

Monday, November 7, 2016

7:30 am – 9:30 am
Registration

8:00 am – 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast in the Trade Show Area

8:45 am – 9:00 am
Welcoming Remarks

Ian McDermott, President, Sustainable Labs Canada

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Plenary Presentation

Welcome to the University of Alberta: Sustainability at UAlberta and the Green Labs Program
Trina Innes and Emma Lafreniere
University of Alberta

9:30 am – 10:00 am
Plenary Presentation

Applying Lessons Learned From Occupants to New and Existing Buildings
Liam O’Brien, Carleton University

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break in the Trade Show Area

10:30 am – 11:00 am
Plenary Presentation

The Elephant in the Room – A Nationwide Study on Laboratory Plug Loads
Allison Paradise, My Green Lab

11:00 am – 11:50 am
Concurrent Breakouts

Don't Make Me Talk to Scientists! Effective Outreach Strategies to Reduce Energy and Water in Labs
Allison Paradise, My Green Lab

Circulation Vector Impacts on Laboratory Design and Work Function
Sylvain Letarte, Phytronix Instruments inc.

A High Efficiency/Low Cost Method of Determining Fume Hood Eligibility for Safe and Sustainable Flow Reductions
Geoff Shirtliff-Hinds, University of Toronto

Water Use Reduction in Chemistry Laboratories
Mike Dymarski, University of Toronto

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Lunch

12:10 pm – 12:30 pm
Luncheon Presentation

The North American Laboratory Freezer Challenge
Allison Paradise, My Green Lab

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Dessert in the Trade Show Area

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Concurrent Breakouts

How to Make Your Lab’s Air Cleaner, and Help the Plant While Doing So!
Matthew Crouch, Camfil USA, Inc. (North America)

Otto Maass Building – Achieving Energy Efficiency While Maintaining Environmental Health, Safety and Security
Pierre-Luc Baril, Pageau Morel et associés inc.

Creating a Culture of Safety and Sustainability in UAlberta Laboratories
Rob Munro and Emma Lafreniere
University of Alberta

The University of British Columbia's Life Science Centre – Achieving a 35% Reduction in Energy Use from UBC’s Largest Laboratory Building, Through Low Cost Optimization Measures, Behaviour Change Programming and Waste Heat Recovery
Orion Henderson, University of British Columbia

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Concurrent Breakouts

Multi-Functional, High-Performance Run Around Energy Recovery Systems in Cold Climate Zones
Rudolf Zaengerle, Konvekta

Medical Research Laboratory Safety Program and Sustainability
John Shannon, University Health Network

Sustainability and the Canadian Biosafety Standards
Brandon Rozo, Public Health Agency of Canada

Upgrading Critical Ventilation Systems for Laboratory Buildings: A Case Study
Don MacDonald¹, Roger Fournier², Bob Andrews²
¹Phoenix Controls
²AHA Consulting Engineers

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break in the Trade Show Area

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Plenary Presentation

Lessons Learned from LEED Certified Laboratory Projects
Gary McNay, Perkins + Will

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Plenary Presentation

A Case Study of the Royal Alberta Museum Curatorial and Conservation Laboratories
Donna Clare and Tim McGinn
DIALOG

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Site Tour

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Networking Reception

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast in the Trade Show Area

8:00 am – 8:30 am
SLCan Annual General Meeting

8:30 am – 8:45 am
Welcoming Remarks

Ian McDermott, President, Sustainable Labs Canada

8:45 am – 9:15 am
Plenary Presentation

Modelling, Measuring and Evaluating Laboratory Energy Efficiency Performance
Gordon Sharpe, Aircuity

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Plenary Presentation

Sustaining Research Infrastructures – A CFI Perspective
Mark Lagacé, Canada Foundation for Innovation

9:45 am – 10:15 am
Refreshment Break in the Trade Show Area

10:15 am – 11:05 am
Concurrent Breakouts

University of Alberta - Research and Teaching Lab Renewals
Hugh F. Warren, University of Alberta

Reducing Laboratory Energy Consumption
Stuart Hood, Integral Group

Energy and Safety Optimization in Government of Canada Laboratories
Paul Sra and Timothy Ma
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Cell Therapy without Cleanrooms – A Better Manufacturing Practice for Cell Incubation and Processing
Ken Rando, BioSpherix Medical

11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Concurrent Breakouts

Toward a Smaller Footprint: Advancing Sustainability in Collaboration with our Customers
Christie Fekete and Danial Bishop
Fisher Scientific

Emerging Trends in High Performance Buildings… How Do Northern Climate Labs Respond?
Justin Downey, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

New Version Of ASHRAE's Laboratory Design Guide
Pierre-Luc Baril, Pageau Morel et associés inc.

What is Sustainability in a Vivarium?
Badru Moloo, University Health Network

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
Lunch

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
Dessert in the Trade Show Area

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Plenary Presentation

Energy Efficiency Incentives: Helping More Than Just the Bottom Line
Ed Rubinstein, University Health Network

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Closing Remarks

Ian McDermott, President, Sustainable Labs Canada

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Site Tour

Royal Alberta Museum