Cases
UK Case Studies (download from bottom of page)
As part of the S-Lab project HEEPI are producing a series of short (2pp) case studies on best practice in university lab design, management and teaching. We will be adding new case studies throughout 2011.
Note there are separate short lab briefing papers covering specific lab issues.
1. Queen's University of Belfast - Flexibility and User Involvement at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology
2. Better Chemical Management - Environmental, Financial and Research Benefits at the University of Edinburgh
3. Laboratory Energy Management - Minimising use through a specialist manager at the University of York
4. Improved Sample Tracking - Energy and Research Benefits at the Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary, University of London
5. Energy Efficient Cold Storage - Replacing Freezers in the University of Newcastle's Laboratories
6. Fume Cupboard Energy Awareness - Minimising Consumption by Monitoring Use at the University of Nottingham
7. Energy Efficient Chemistry - Devolved Energy Budgeting and Building Management at the University of Oxford
8. Incentives for Energy Reduction - Sharing Savings or Cost Increases at the University of Cambridge
9. University of Newcastle - the Baddiley-Clark Building is BREEAM Excellent Without Extra Cost
10. Sustainable Laboratories in California Universities - including a lab sustainability program at University California Santa Barbara and optimising sample storage at Stanford University
11. Greening Chemistry at the University of Bradford - taught chemistry modules have been reviewed and modified to incorporate sustainability and green chemistry principles
12. Continuous Commissioning of Imperial College Laboratories. Periodic testing and adjustment of building systems at Imperial has improved lab efficiency and effectiveness.
13. AstraZeneca Macclesfield - new facility improves performance - desribes a new award-winning research facility at AZE which brings groups of researchers together from different sites.
14. Sustainable Laboratory Practices at the University of Manchester - provides a number of examples of sustainable lab practices at the university. See also a Briefing Paper on Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Labs which describes the sustainable lab group set up at Manchester.
An article in the July issue of Cleanroom Technology, Cupboard love gets green overtones, reproduced with permission below, features S-Lab cases 3 (York), 6 (Nottingham) and 7 (Oxford).
Other UK case studies of laboratories include:
University of Newcastle's Devonshire Building
Labs21 US Case Studies
The US Labs 21 programme has profiled many laboratories and is an excellent source of case material. Click here for the following case studies:
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Science and Technology Facility, Golden, Colorado
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, Ada, Oklahoma
Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Science Center at Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley California
Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Decatur, Georgia
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Pharmacia Building Q, Skokie, Illinois
Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise, St. Louis, Missouri
Donald Bren Hall, Santa Barbara, California
Whitehead Biomedical Research Building at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Downloads:
Case Study 1 - Queens University Belfast CCRCB
Case Study 2 - Better Chemical Management, University of Edinburgh
Case Study 3 - Energy Management at York (updated)
Case Study 4 - Improved Sample Tracking, Blizard Institute, QMU
Case Study 5 - Energy Efficient Cold Storage, University of Newcastle
Case Study 6 - Fume Cupboard Energy, University of Nottingham
Case Study 7 - Energy Efficient Chemistry, University of Oxford
Case Study 8 - Incentives for Energy Reduction, University of Cambridge
Case Study 9 - Baddiley-Clark Building, University of Newcastle
Case Study 10 - Sustainable Laboratories in California Universities
Case Study 11 - Greening Chemistry at the University of Bradford
Cleanroom Technology, July 2011 article
Case Study 12 - Continuous Commissioning of Imperial College Laboratories
Case Study 13 - AstraZeneca Macclesfield - new facility improves performance
Case Study 14 - Sustainable Lab Practices, University of Manchester
