Filtered Fume Hoods - Expert insight on improving your lab's green initiative

Event Description

Abstract

So many considerations go into a lab. How many fume hoods do I need? What chemicals can they handle and how often? What about ducting? How can we meet our needs and still be a green, forward-thinking facility? Fume hoods have the largest impact on HVAC operation costs for a lab and as the demand for efficiency continues to rise, cost effective solutions need to be explored. Join Kasey Fulmer as he discusses the options for safe and efficient means of exhausting.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the differences between ducted and ductless fume hoods.

• Identify ways to reduce lab energy consumption.

• Learn about advancements in ductless fume hood technology.

Speakers

Kasey Fulmer

Product Manager

Kasey is the Product Manager of Fume Hoods at Labconco Corporation (Kansas City, MO). He has extensive of various industry standards such as NFPA 45 and ANSI/ASSP Z9.5 and the fume hood containment testing standard ASHRAE 110. He is heavily involved in the design, testing, and use of fume hoods. Kasey has his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri (Kansas City).

Ken Crooks

Director, GreenFumeHood Technologies, Erlab, Inc.