The wg works on methods to

· Reduce air flow rates in order to

· Reduce cost,

· Increase safety by developing and supporting intelligent and adjustable ventilation technology

· Increase efficiency and Enhance comfort

wg 3 Labor conditions: comfort, draft, noise and temperature

wg 4 Life Cycle Cost: Cost of ventilation, cooling and energy is considered from wg 4 also Results have to be shared and have to be consolidated in wg 4 

The wg works on a soft ware to image the total energy consumption for the hour, day, year depending on individual parameters. The tool shall give recommendations for the individual case how to perform efficiency and reduce energy for all of the consuming units. It is a planning aid to design the laboratory.

wg 4 Life Cycle Cost: Cost all energy types is considered from wg 4 also Results have to be shared and have to be consolidated in wg 4

wg 2 Architectural Questions: The architects have to verify some design parameters of the calculation 

The wg assumes that the recommendation of 25m3/h/m2 of DIN 1946 or other regulations has no science based background. It is the aim to verify that an intelligent ventilation with reduced air exchange rates is more reasonable in terms of economical and safety aspects of sustainability 

The wg shall attend and verify the wg 1c experiment and its results on a mathematical level.wg 3 Labor conditions in regard of comfort 

The wg assumes that the recommendation of 25m3/h/m2 of DIN 1946 or other regulations has no science based background. It is the aim to verify that an intelligent ventilation with reduced air exchange rates is more reasonable in terms of economical and safety aspects of sustainability

The wg shall attend and verify the wg 1a simulation and its results on an experimental level. The experiments are done in the test houses of Burdinola and Waldner

Human factors and contemporary working philosophies such as team work and close communication in the research teams require a different architecture. Open space and communication areas are part of the design.

Highly installed and specialized buildings require particular knowledge such as for data centers, animal houses or physics laboratories. These buildings need ultimate and rare expertise even on an early stage of planning. The design of those research buildings can only be developed by a close collaboration of the entire planning team with high respect of the architects in terms of engineering spezifications.
Furthermore, the integration of building services engineering in the architecture is a relevant issue to include in the design

· Case studies presented by the group members

· Specific high technological buildings  

· Verifying parameters of wg 1a-c

wg 1 general transposing of energy savings strategies

wg 3 in terms of safety and working conditions
all other wgs whenever it occurs
Collaboration with wg 3 in terms of comfort and room design, meeting and communication areas

Case studies

Communicative and knowledge exchange

It shall be considered all human requirements of the users in laboratories that have an influence to efficiency and well-being

· hard factors like: noise, dust, temperature,  draft                                                           

· ergonomic design of equipment, furniture and  room lay outs                                                      

· teaching of sustainable management and work

· safety features    

· future operation methods 

wg 1b and wg 1c in terms of well being factors of ventilation and cooling

wg 2 in terms of meeting and communication areas and open space

Communicative and knowledge exchange

The life cycle costs of a lab are the main issue for the investors the decision to build a lab in general regarding.

The lower the life cycle costs and the higher the efficiency the easier is the decision for a (European) site. Analysis of such life cycle cost (over 20 years) for a laboratory building.

· Obtain a number of recommendations and criteria for the future design in order to manage the building costs prior to construction under a sutainable point of view

· Case studies in particular (generation of a list of construction & running costs for different cases)

· Generation of lectures for simposiums and meetings

· Bench marking

EGNATON offers a bench marking system for platforms of members in collaboration with the Bauakademie Berlin 

wg 1a in terms of energy demand

wg 3 in terms of occupancy and space in use

Communicative and knowledge exchange

Major objectives in working groups require scientific guidance

Laboratory ventilation in the field is considered to be almost unefficient and insufficient in regard to safety, cost and comfort issues. The group shall collaborate with the universities of Leuven, Gent and Eindhoven as the first to guide a research study and set up the parameters.
Members of EGNATON running laboratories will open their premises for a university experimental research team.

WG 1 and wg 6

Scientific study, master thesis

Many certification criteria systems such as DGNB require ecological data of materials utilized.
For the laboratory industry and the technical building services these figures are not available yet or incomplete.

Carbon footprint evaluation in terms of materials and process used within laboratories.
Definition and establishment of criteria for evaluating materials used in the laboratory from the perspective of eco-design

01 Potential for greenhouse gases

02 Potential for ozone layer degradation

03 Potential to create ozone

04 Potential for acidification

05 Potential for over-fertilization

06 Risks to the local environment

08 Wood / sustainable use of resources

10 Nonrenewable primary energy demand

11 Total primary energy demand and share of renewable primary energy

14 Drinking water demand and volume of waste water

wg 1a whenever it occurs

Starting point, with the recruitment of experts in various specialized areas for furniture and the processes.

In general Plug – in – Units are the main energy consumers in a lab as well as they are providing significant heat loads.
In terms of washers water usage is in the focus in relation to the cleaning results.

The groups works on a graduated certification label beginning with water using units with a general labeling for all kind of plug – in – units on the screen

wg 1a general transposing of energy savings strategies
wg 3 in terms of safety and working conditions
all other wgs whenever it occurs
Collaboration with wg 3 in terms of comfort, ergonomics, suitable manuals and handling

Communicative and knowledge exchange