Carl C. Schultz, P.E., CxA, Chief Mechanical Engineer, URS Corporation, Columbus, Ohio

Ventilation That Makes Labs Safe and Energy-Efficient

Commissioning is great business for consulting engineers. One problem, however, is selling clients on why they should pay extra for commissioning. But if the building is a laboratory, then the sales job becomes much easier. This is because safety is paramount in a lab and depends on properly operating ventilation systems to protect occupants and—in the case of bio-containment labs—the environment. The modern laboratory is composed of many systems and subsystems bound together in complex ways.