%0 Report %A Paul A Mathew %A Kath Williams %D 2006 %G eng %L LBNL-63190 %T LEED for Labs: Review and Outlook %1

Applications Team

%2 LBNL-63190 %X

Laboratory facilities present a unique challenge for energy efficient and sustainable design, with their inherent complexity of systems, health and safety requirements, long-term flexibility and adaptability needs, energy use intensity, and environmental impacts. The typical laboratory is anywhere from 3-8 times as energy intensive as a typical office building and costs about three times as much per unit area.