PROGRAM
Monday, October 18, 2021
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm EST / 9:00 am – 9:15 am PST
Welcoming Remarks
Yvon Lachance, President, Sustainable Labs Canada
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm EST / 9:15 am – 9:45 am PST
Notch Therapeutics: Navigating a Changing Canadian Biotech Sector
The objective of the presentation is to introduce Notch Therapeutics and highlight how our company is an example of a shift in the Canadian Biotech sector towards companies focused on growth, scale and resiliency.
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm EST / 9:45 am – 10:30 am PST
Biotech Panel Discussion: Resilience of Research and the Biotech Industry in Canada
This panel discussion will consider the current resilience of the Canadian Life Sciences sector and how it has developed within the last 2-5 years. Will the current Canadian boom continue, will companies stay in Canada and if so what has changed in the last 20 years to make this a new reality? Finally the panel will touch on what, if any, design and sustainability strategies a start-up or fledgling Biotech company may consider in their operations.
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm EST / 10:30 am – 11:00 am PST
Refreshment Break
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm EST / 10:35 am – 10:55 am PST
Interactive Sponsor Showcase
Join our sponsors in a breakout room to learn more about what they can do for you!
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PST
1.1 UBC Green Labs: Sustainable Campus Engagement Program
The objective of this presentation is to showcase a model for a unit-based sustainability engagement and climate action scheme.
1.2 Reflections on a Decade of Action to inform the Future
The objective of this presentation is to showcase sustainable lab projects over the last decade and highlight how these learnings are shaping our next decade of action.
1.3 Green Lab Q&A
2.1 Adaptation – Future Expansion Planning, Increased Laboratory Modularity, Daylight Management
The objective of this presentation is to discuss planning concepts and ideas for future building expansion, as well as discuss planning concepts and lessons learned for flexible/modular laboratory casework, equipment, and environment control.
2.2 Adaptive Expansion – A Case Study of the Net Zero Carbon Retrofit of the Canadian Centre for Advanced Material Manufacturing for Labs Canada
The objective of this presentation is to provide the audience with the challenges and lessons learned by the architectural and engineering team associated with the Canadian Centre for Advanced Material Manufacturing expansion project, which has targeted Net Zero Carbon and Net Zero Energy Ready in keeping with Laboratories Canada guiding principles.
2.3 Canadian Centre for Advanced Material Manufacturing Q&A
3.1 What the Pandemic Taught Us – Remote Work is Effective!
The objective of this presentation is to discuss learnings from the pandemic in terms of the effectiveness of remote work and how it is here to stay in some format, along with the impacts this has had on the spaces we use and how future planning will require us to look at more sustainable use of workspaces.
3.2 Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic Concerning Lab Operations and Design and the Impact on Post-pandemic Planning and Implementation
The objective of this presentation is to provide insight into the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic had on lab operations, the measures that were put in place and the lessons learned leading to improved sustainable practices moving forward.
3.3 Lessons Learned from the Pandemic at UHN Q&A
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm EST / 12:30 pm – 12:45 pm PST
Refreshment Break
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm EST / 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm PST
Virtual Tour
Information to come.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm EST / 9:00 am – 9:15 am PST
Welcoming Remarks
Peggy Theodore, Chair, 2021 SLCan Conference
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm EST / 9:15 am – 9:45 am PST
Intersectionality – Breaking Silos to Meet Imperatives
The objective of this presentation is to explore opportunities when building designs shift to address multiple imperatives, including resilience, equity, health and carbon, rather than focusing on single themes.
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm EST / 9:45 am – 10:30 am PST
Post-Secondary Panel Discussion: Resilience of Campus Laboratories
This panel discussion will explore topics such as energy and carbon reductions and strategies for new and existing infrastructure to limit impacts and meet energy and carbon targets (climate resilience); resilience in campus planning and how the pandemic has affected (if at all) future planning of science facilities and programs; and, overall, how the Pandemic has affected the use of laboratories on campus.
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm EST / 10:30 am – 11:00 am PST
Refreshment Break
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm EST / 10:35 am – 10:55 am PST
Interactive Sponsor Showcase
Join our sponsors in a breakout room to learn more about what they can do for you!
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PST
4.1 Deep Energy Retrofit in SFU’s LEED Gold Chemistry Building
The objective of this presentation is to demonstrate that energy conservation strategies can apply to an existing institutional laboratory building that enhanced the operations and facilities management.
4.2 University of Alberta’s Chemistry West Renovation – Designed for the Future
The objective of this presentation is to share with SLCan members intent and outcome of the renovation of the University of Alberta’s Chemistry West project to modernize this laboratory building.
4.3 Campus Retrofits Q&A
5.1 Building Enclosure Commissioning for Sustainable Laboratories
The objective of this presentation is to provide participants with an understanding of the BECx Guidelines and Standards and identify opportunities for performance modelling to better evaluate various enclosure assembly options.
5.2 Designing Laboratories that Adapt to Current Operating Conditions
The objective of this presentation is to review why and how laboratory design needs to include the ability to adapt to changing supply air requirements while still providing a safe, energy efficient environment with good air quality for researchers and students.
5.3 Building Envelope Q&A
6.1 Lab Coat is the New Suit – Converting Offices into Lab Spaces
The objective of this presentation is to share lessons learned on the future of laboratories in converted office spaces.
6.2 Labs are the New Offices – Exhaust and Intake Design Considerations for Converting Commercial Office Space to Labs
The objective of this presentation is to provide an understanding of air quality and mechanical design concerns associated with converting office buildings to labs.
6.3 Space Repurposing Q&A
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm EST / 12:30 pm – 12:45 pm PST
Refreshment Break
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm EST / 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm PST
Virtual Tour
Information to come.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST / 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm PST
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST / 9:00 am – 9:30 am PST
Networks of Resilience
The speakers will explore the forces of our changing world, how they effect laboratories, and how we can work together to transform our lab design and operations toward a resilient future.
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm EST / 9:30 am – 10:45 am PST
Association Panel Discussion: Pandemic Response Papers
Join this panel discussion to learn about the pandemic response papers developed by Canadian, US and global associations. This panel will feature Jacob Werner presenting I2SL’s Laboratory Resilience Best Practice Guide; Brad C. Cochran presenting ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force Laboratory Subcommittee Guidance Document; and, Yvon Lachance presenting SLCan’s upcoming Pandemic Preparedness Document.
The panelists will each present a summary of the papers, followed by a Q&A session.
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm EST / 10:45 am – 11:00 am PST
Refreshment Break
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PST
7.1 Returning Back to Labs after COVID – Leading Frameworks that Can Support the Conversation
The objective of this presentation is to provide the participants with leading frameworks and health and wellness strategies that address returning back to work safely in labs.
7.2 Methods to Reduce the Impact of Aerosol Transport in Labs: Thoughtful Ventilation Design to Address COVID-19 and Other Airborne Risks
The objective of this presentation is to provide the audience with a better understanding of ventilation strategies to help reduce the risk of pathogen transmission in labs.
7.3 Healthy Buildings Q&A
8.1 The Climate Emergency – Designing New Labs, and Adapting Old for a Carbon Neutral Future
The objective of this presentation is to discuss the need for and highlight paths to zero carbon laboratories.
8.2 Robust and Resilient Adaptive Reuse of a Newspaper Printing Facility Through Integrated Project Delivery
The objective of this presentation is to highlight how existing infrastructure reuse through Integrated Project Delivery supports long term life sciences lab resiliency and climate adaptation.
8.3 Carbon Neutral Case Studies Q&A
9.1 The Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex
The objective of this presentation is to present the newly opened Science and Engineering Complex at Harvard University with a focus on the facility’s sustainability and resiliency features. Matt and Dave will also discuss some of the design phase challenges and strategies for achieving the project goals.
9.2 Science Complex | MIL Campus
The objective of this presentation is to address the challenges of realizing this major science hub that brings together the chemistry, physics, geography and biological sciences departments. The focus will be on the diversity of the 190 research laboratories, innovations, design challenges, LEED certification and regulatory challenges.