Lab Application & Design Symposium
Interact with the industry’s best fume hoods, valves, and monitors up close, and help clients reach sustainability goals with best practices for efficient, high-performance labs. Join us for one session, several sessions, or stay the entire day – we’re flexible to meet your schedule. Guests will be served breakfast from 7:30 AM – 8 AM, and lunch will be served from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM each day. Seating is limited, reserve yours today!
Sessions & Schedule
Lab Exhaust Ventilation Systems
5/17, 8 AM – 9 AM | 5/18, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Presented By Greenheck
- System basics including virtual lab demo
- Overview of Exhaust Fan Styles
- Nozzle types – Dilution, High Plume, Variable Geometry (Virtual Lab)
- Operation Options – N+1 vs N-1, Fan Qty optimization for Energy Purposes
- Best Practices to Reduce Sound, Vibration and Energy Usage, Guy-Wires, Structural Support
Lab Exhaust Fan Control Strategies
5/17, 9 AM – 10 AM | 5/18, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Presented By Greenheck
- How the exhaust fan system works with the lab controls
- Sequences of operation for efficient fan operation
- Effective solutions for unique operation conditions
- Lab fan control strategies with packaged factory controls
- Energy Savings Solutions – Energy Recovery, Pre-Engineered Systems, Controls Options (staging)
Energy-Efficient Lab Design
5/17, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presented By Aircuity
- Achieving carbon reduction or net zero energy goals
- Safer research and working environments
- Accurate ventilation control and optimized ventilation rates
- How Analytics provide actionable data about energy savings, building performance, and occupant behavior
Precision Airflow Control Devices
5/17, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | 5/18, 8 AM – 9 AM
Presented By Antec Controls
- Identify a device as a high accuracy terminal or a venturi valve
- Identify the unique differences of different venturi valves and high accuracy terminal units in the market
- Identify the design and operational features of different venturi valves and high accuracy terminal units in the market
- Apply venturi valves and high accuracy terminal to critical space design
Designing Laboratory Spaces
5/17, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | 5/18, 9 AM – 10 AM
Presented By Antec Controls
- Fume hood containment and control strategies to design fume hoods in appropriate spaces
- The effect of diffuser and fume hood placement on fume hood performance
- The cost benefits of implementing fume hoods with occupancy
- How to identify factors that drive laboratory airflow usage to plan the most energy-efficient laboratories
High-Performance Fume Hoods in Modern Labs
5/18, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Presented By Kewaunee and Innovative Laboratory Systems
NEW SESSION AVAILABLE!
- Uses of high-performance fume hoods
- Impacts of high-performance fume hoods
- Development, design, and testing of fume hoods
- Laboratory ventilation devices
Meet the Guest Speakers
Matt Gaedtke
Segment Manager of Lab & Fume Exhaust Systems
Matt holds a B. SC. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and an MBA from University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Matt participates in ASHRAE’s Laboratory Systems Committee, NE Wisconsin’s ASHRAE, and is Chairman of AMCA International’s statistical program. Matt has 25 years of industry experience in sales, marketing, and applications in the HVAC industry and has presented on a variety of HVAC subjects.
Tom Kolsun
Vice Persident – OEM
Tom joined Aircuity in 2009 and has 25+ years of experience in the building industry focused on systems serving commercial facilities. Prior to joining Aircuity, he had over 15 years of wide-ranging entrepreneurial experience in the commercial construction field as founder and president of two technology related companies. Tom has a Bachelor’s from University of Maryland and an MBA from Pace University.
Olga Markov, EIT
Engineered Technical Sales
Olga graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and has been with the Antec Controls team for 3 years. As a technical sales engineer, she specializes in the planning and design of airflow control systems in critical space applications.
Wilburn Larson
Industrial Hygenist
Wilburn graduated with a B.Sc. in Physics from North Carolina State University. He has worked in Product Development at Kewaunee Scientific Corporation for four years as an Industrial Hygienist. He specializes in the development, design and testing of fume hoods and other laboratory ventilation devices.
Jaison Yoshimura
Dealer Development Manager
Jaison is a Dealer Development Manager with Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, and has been a part of the Sales team for three years. In his role, he works with his team to ensure each dedicated Kewaunee dealer is receiving the support needed to complete each project successfully, and on time.
Wes Asleson
General Sales Manager
Wes has over 23 years of experience in the Midwest and local markets providing support for Kewaunee’s fume hoods. As their longest serving dealer in the country, ILS has been representing Kewaunee in this area since 1989.
