Laboratories for the 21st Century: Case Studies. Process and Environmental Technology Laboratory at Sandia Natiohal Laboratories, New Mexico

摘要

The Process and Environmental Technology Laboratory (PETL) is a new, state-of-the-art laboratory building on Sandia National Laboratories' Albuquerque, New Mexico, campus. Its primary occupants are staff in the Materials and Process Sciences Center, whose work focuses on the creation of new materials; development of process methods with an emphasis on process fundamentals, modeling, and control; and early detection and prediction of aging and reliability of materials. This study describes how the design team was able to reduce the energy consumption of the PETL by 40%. It is geared toward architects and engineers who are familiar with laboratory buildings. The study is one in a series produced by Laboratories for the 21st Century, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This program encourages the design, construction and operation of safe, sustainable, high-performance laboratories.