Organised by: Lab Manager
Date/Time: 2025-05-13T16:30:00Z→2025-05-13T17:30:00Z
Location: Online
Description:
Promoting a Sustainable Lab Environment with Ductless Fume Hoods
Traditional ducted fume hoods are among the most energy-intensive components of laboratory environments, requiring high airflow that results in significant energy waste and increased carbon emissions. This webinar explores how ductless fume hoods offer a sustainable alternative by leveraging advanced filtration technologies, including advanced activated carbon filters and high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, to safely contain and eliminate hazardous contaminants without the need for extensive HVAC infrastructure.
Ductless fume hoods enhance laboratory sustainability by reducing ventilation make-up air requirements, lowering chemical consumption, and improving researcher comfort by minimizing turbulences and laboratory DBAs. Additionally, they increase spatial efficiency by reducing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) demands, allowing for more flexible lab layouts. Studies show they can reduce a lab’s carbon footprint by over 20,000 lbs. of CO₂ per year.
Attendees will gain insights into how filtration-based systems can complement existing engineered controls, ensuring lab safety while promoting energy efficiency. The session will also highlight industry standards for air quality management and innovative solutions like HALO air purification stations, which provide continuous air quality monitoring and pollutant capture without the need for costly HVAC modifications.
Key learnings:
- Learn how filtration-based fume hoods reduce energy consumption, lower carbon emissions, and minimize ventilation make-up air requirements compared to traditional ducted systems.
- Explore how activated carbon and HEPA filtration technologies improve contaminant containment, reduce chemical exposure risks, and maintain high indoor air quality without extensive HVAC modifications.
- Discover how ductless fume hoods enhance spatial efficiency, reduce MEP infrastructure demands, and provide adaptable solutions that support evolving laboratory workflows and sustainability goals.
Link: Agenda | Green Labs Digital Summit