Process and Environmental Technology Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico: Laboratories for the 21st Century Case Studies

This case study was prepared by participants in the Laboratories for the 21st Century program, a joint endeavor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program. The goal of this program is to foster greater energy efficiency in new laboratory buildings for both the public and the private sectors. Retrofits of existing laboratoriesare also encouraged. The energy-efficient features of the laboratories in the Process and Environmental Technology Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, include highly efficient heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment; efficient lighting; variable-air-volume fume hoods; and variable-speed drives and motors. With about 150,000 gross square feet, thebuilding's energy-efficient features are estimated to save more than 150,000 Btu per square foot annually, in comparison to the energy consumption of traditional research facilities.