Seminar 59 -- Kicking Out the Carbs: The Chemistry of Decarbonizing the World's Laboratories

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This session tackles the challenging topic of decarbonization for laboratories. Laboratories use significantly more energy than other occupancies and thus have a larger carbon footprint. The presentations discuss strategies, tools and best practices for reducing operational carbon in laboratories. The session also highlights a new set of programs to benchmark, score and certify lab energy use and carbon emissions.

1. The Right Chemical Process: Approaching Decarbonization in Labs< /br> Rachel Romero, NREL, Lakewood, CO
2. Technologies and Strategies for Decarbonizing Laboratories: Exemplars< /br> Kelley Cramm, P.E., Member, Henderson Engineers, Overland Park, KS
3. Does Your Lab Building Measure up? A New I2SL Program to Benchmark, Score, Improve and Certify Lab Decarbonization Performance< /br> Gordon Sharp, International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories, Waban, MA