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All Electric Labs: Cold Climate ready!

Morning SDL,

Working on a midwest lab and trying to make the case for electrification in a slower greening grid with a reluctant MEP team. Here are a few sources I have checked for case studies:

  • NBI Getting to Zero Database, doesn't have a Lab Category but does have cold weather examples
  • Labs 21, has low EUI and good data but no electrification field
  • I know BSA had put together some case studies when pushing for electrification policy but can't find it (pretty sure they had labs!)
  • Going to start spelunking in Zero Certifications for USGBC and LBC

Any intel appreciated for case studies! I have a sense they are a good engineering team but need to see to believe.

Many thanks,
Arathi Gowda
ZGF Architects

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Kristen Fritsch
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Thu, 07/21/2022 - 14:49

HI Arati, Not sure if it is what you were thinking of but there are some case studies in Massachusetts – Built Environment Plus put them together – updated this March. https://builtenvironmentplus.org/road-to-net-zero/ Kristen Kristen Fritsch AIA LEED AP BD+C WELL AP Sustainability Coordinator ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS [tel] 617.695.7954 [email] kfritsch@elkus-manfredi.com Fro

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 15:03

Kristen, Yes that was what I was remembering. THANK YOU! 
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Jacob Werner
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Thu, 07/21/2022 - 15:06

Hi Arathi, What are you looking for exactly?  A list of lab buildings that are all-electric?  That would be an excellent resource.   I would love to help you gather that list.  I'm working on a white paper for I2SL.org about decarbonizing labs that could use that info.  Let me know if you want to team up. Jacob jacob.werner@perkinswill.com  
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Kristen Fritsch
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Thu, 07/21/2022 - 15:20

Great! There are quite a few labs in that study. Boston seems to only be building lab/offices currently. On the research tab of the BE+ website there are a lot of great other resources regarding net zero too. (And apologies for misspelling your name, Arathi!) Kristen Kristen Fritsch AIA LEED AP BD+C WELL AP Sustainability Coordinator ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS [tel] 617.695.7954 [email] kfritsch@elkus-manfredi.com

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