New Course on Designing 21st Century Labs Offered by ASHRAE
If half of the laboratories in the United States reduced their energy use by 30%, the national energy consumption would reduce by 84 trillion Btu.
That's equal to the energy used by 840,000 households, according to the EPA. "Improving the energy efficiency of laboratories requires a 'whole building' approach, focusing on improving the efficiency of the entire facility instead of individual components," Geoffrey Bell said. "Improving the efficiency of specific components without examining their relation to the entire system can eliminate opportunities to make other more significant improvements in energy efficiency."