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Labs21 UK has been established by HEEPI
to support more sustainable design and operation of laboratories
in Britain. It draws, with permission, on the experience and
materials of the Labs21 initiative in the USA. |
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Sustainable
Labs Events
Sustainable Labs events were held
at K.U.Leuven, Belgium on 23 April and the University of Warwick
on 26 April. Click
here for presentations from the Leuven event. Click
here for presentations from the Warwick event and click
here for a workshop summary report with updated laboratory
benchmarks.
UK Position Paper
Labs21 UK has produced a Position
Paper which summarises the main lessons for UK labs based
on US Labs21 experience. This is based on three events which
took place in September 2006:
Conference
on High Performance Buildings, University of Glasgow, featuring
the Cardiovascular and Biomedical Research Centre and other
Award-winning laboratories.
Designing
Sustainable Laboratories, a one day, 'hands on', specialist
training course at the University of Leeds.
Creating
Sustainable Laboratories, a workshop in Central London.
Labs 21 US Conference
The Labs21
2006 Annual Conference took place October 17-19 in San Antonio,
Texas. The keynote
speakers were:
- Juan Enriquez is the founder of Harvard
Business School's Life Sciences Project and founder, chairman, and
CEO of Biotechonomy.
- Kevin Hydes is the Chair of the U.S.Green
Building Council and President and CEO of Keen Engineering.
US Training Courses
Attend a Labs 21 US workshop in 2007! The training
schedule is now available.
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Our Partners
Labs21 UK is based on an American initiative led by the Environment Protection Agency and Department of Energy, and with a number of American partners and supporters. Labs21 US is co-sponsored by the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories.
Materials on this Site
Get detailed design assistance in the Design
Guide.
Join the US Labs21 Network
Join a vibrant
e-mail network of nearly 4,000 laboratory professionals, including many outside the US. |
