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Facility Strategies for Animal Research and Biocontainment 2016Adaptability • Upgrades • Compliance • Efficiency Space Utilization • Safety/Security

October 17-18 Hyatt Regency, Scottsdale, AZ

PLUS! Pre-Conference Course October 16th!

• Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Animal Research and

Biocontainment Labs

PLUS! Facility Site Tours October 16th!

• Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine, and

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

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In cooperation with:

AALAS

ix primary objectives are driving the new round of initiatives for animal research and biocontainment facility upgrades, expansions, and operations:

1 Accreditation, certification, and regulatory compliance, 2 Lower energy and operational costs, 3 Improved space utilization, 4 Flexibility and adaptability, 5 HVAC upgrades and integrated control systems, and 6 Improved safety and security.

Attend the October Facility Strategies for Animal Research and Biocontainment conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, to see and learn the industry’s best-in-class facility solutions for successfully meeting these six primary objectives for ABSL-2/3 multi-species and BSL2/3 facilities.

At this conference, you’ll get the details, rationales, and metrics from industry experts on:

• Robust systems for facility certification and regulatory compliance• Project phasing strategies for renovations, upgrades, and continuity of research • Strategies for increasing utilization of existing space• Low-cost flexibility features to accommodate changes in programs• Emerging equipment and technologies for vivarium operating efficiency• Strategies for increased procedure and support space• Lean processes for streamlined workflow and reduced operational costs• Benchmarks for capital project budgets and costs• Innovations in caging, IVC, and racks • Centralized animal and biocontainment cores• Improved processes and technologies for decontamination, sterilization, and waste handling• Greater reliability for mechanical and control systems• Control systems and software integration• Strategies for reduced labor, energy, and maintenance costs• Improved processes for facility performance verification and operational stability• Strategic plans for programs and facilities• New risk assessment processes and documentation• Technology and processes for improved health and safety

Attend this conference with your research, project, design, engineering, operations, and financial team to get your key decision-makers in sync with the new, efficient facility models, features, and technologies now being implemented to create more efficient, compliant, and financially sustainable research platforms.

We very much look forward to seeing you in Scottsdale, Arizona in October!

Derek Westfall President Tradeline, Inc.

Steven L. Westfall, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Tradeline, Inc.

Who Should Attend? This is the annual meeting for:

• Project Managers

• Capital Project Teams

• Architects

• Engineers

• Facility and Engineering Managers

• Biocontainment Operations Specialists

• Research Veterinarians

• Animal Facility and Vivarium Operations Managers

• Animal Resource Managers

• Biosafety Officers

to benchmark best-in-class plans and programs, build on successes and lessons learned from oth-ers, and shape actionable new plans for their institutions.

“You guys have set the bar very high. The quality of your speakers and the organization of your conferences are far superior to most other conferences I have attended. ”Bob CowanDirector of Facilities, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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Derek Westfall President Tradeline, Inc.

Sunday; October 16

7:30 a.m. – Registration/Continental breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; (a total of 6 hours of instruction.)

Leaders:Perkins+Will Jeff Zynda – Principal and Academic Science Practice Leader

R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP Michael Walsh, PE, LEED AP BD+C – Senior Mechanical Engineer and Principal

Cost for this course: $1,140 Fundamentals Course only

$1,000 with registration to the two-day conference October 17-18

(Fees include course materials, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, and lunch)

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Pre-Conference Course

Six (6) AIA Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) are available for this course. AIA HSW

Space is limited and enrollment is subject to approval.

What you will learn: Participants will come away with a basic understanding of the vocabulary, concepts, processes, standards, numbers, types of equipment, and furniture (as applicable) involved in the planning and design of animal labs and related mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The course will be highly interactive with Q&A throughout.

Who should attend: This course is designed for those involved in the planning and design of animal laboratories including veterinarians, animal program and vivarium managers, research scientists, safety officers, architects, project managers, facility engineers, construction engineers, facility managers, and facility planners.

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Facility Site Tour

Sunday, October 16Midwestern University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Check-in at tour desk in hotel lobby at 12:45 p.m.; Departs hotel at 1:00 p.m.; Returns to hotel at 4:30 p.m.

Midwestern University has invested nearly $400 million in its 156-acre Glendale campus, home to Arizona’s largest medical school and the state’s only veterinary college. In December 2014, Midwestern University debuted the new Animal Health Institute at its clinical campus. The Institute offers comprehensive community veterinary care, with faculty and students providing treatment. Here you’ll see the 70,000-sf Equine and Bovine Center and Necropsy and Pathology Center; and the 111,800-sf Companion Animal Clinic which incorporates 14 exam rooms, four surgical suites, and two specialty suites. Clinic services include laparoscopic and arthroscopic surgery; a complete radiology suite including CT scanning, digital radiology, and fluoroscopy; ultrasonography; dental suite with digital dental X-ray imaging; and physical therapy incorporating an underwater treadmill. AIA

IMPORTANT SITE TOUR NOTES:

• YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE (SEE REGISTRATION FORM) AND HAVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM TRADELINE IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE TOUR.

• Site tour attendance is limited. Space on the site tours will be filled on a first-registered, first-served basis.

• No more than 5 people per organization will be confirmed on a tour.• Failure to check-in at the tour desk in the lobby 15 mins. prior to departure time

may result in your seat being forfeited to those on the stand-by list.• All tour participants must arrive at the site on the tour bus with the tour group.

For security reasons, no one may meet the group at the tour site. • A $25 bus transportation fee will be charged to your registration fee. This fee is

non-refundable for cancellations made within two weeks of the tour date.

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Conference Participants

Conference Speakers• AAALAC International

• AHA Consulting Engineers

• Alternative Design Manufacturing &

Supply

• Art’s-Way Scientific

• Columbia University Medical Center

• Flow Project Solutions Inc.

• Germfree Laboratories, Inc.

• HDR

• KwaZulu Natal Research Institue for

TB-HIV (K-RITH)

• McGill University Health Centre

Research Institute

• Merrick & Company

• MGS LAS Consulting

• Michigan State University

• Perkins+Will

• Peter Basso Associates, Inc.

• Phoenix Controls

• PRI Bio

• Public Health Agency of Canada

• R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP

• Rutgers University

• Tecniplast

• The Wistar Institute

• UCSD Animal Care Program

• VIDO-InterVac; University of

Saskatchewan

• Weill Cornell Medicine

• WSP/ccrd

Exhibitors• Allentown, Inc.

• Alternative Design Manufacturing &

Supply

• Animal Care Systems, Inc.

• Arcoplast, Inc.

• Art’s Way Scientific, Inc.

• BASF Corporation

• Camfil USA

• DRE Scientific

• Edstrom, Inc.

• Germfree Laboratories

• Getinge, Inc.

• Innovive, Inc.

• Lab Products, Inc.

• Life Science Products, Inc.

• NuAire, Inc.

• Phoenix Controls

• PRI Bio

• Res-Tek, Inc.

• Siemens Industry, Inc.

• SMC-Roe Division of Audubon

Machine Corp.

• Tecniplast USA, Inc.

• The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

• Trespa North America

Special Event Host• CPP, Inc.

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Sunday, October 16

Registration Sign-in/Continental Breakfast for Fundamentals Course 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

* Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Animal Research 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Biocontainment Labs

* Facility Site Tour (must be pre-registered to attend) 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Hosted Pre-conference Reception; Registration Sign-In 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, October 17Registration Sign-in/Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

General Session 8:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Conference Overview

Speakers: Weill Cornell Medicine; Michigan State University; AAALAC International; The Wistar Institute

Concurrent Forum Sessions 11:10 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

A. The risks are high with BSL-3 “value engineering”: What to avoid and what to embrace

B. Consolidation and automation: Keys to improved vivarium space utilization and higher operational efficiency

C. + Exhaust air dust (EAD) collection and testing: Modify sentinel programs, improve health assessments, and reduce costs

Luncheon Hosted by CPP, Inc. 12:05 p.m.

Concurrent Forum Sessions 1:10 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

D. The top 5 reasons containment laboratories fail at start-up, and how to avoid them

E. Upgrade strategies for energy efficiency, compliance, capacity, and added procedure space

F. + Unlock operating efficiency with better cage change processes and digital technology


G. + Time to upgrade! Critical HVAC and environmental control system planning

H. + Incorporating tissue digester, effluent decontamination, and pH control systems into facility renovations

General Session 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Speakers: VIDO-InterVac; Public Health Agency of Canada

Hosted Reception (Guests Welcome) 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

* Additional cost to attend + Presented at this time only.

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Special Events and Features:

Hosted Pre-Conference ReceptionSunday; October 16, 7:00 p.m. Irish Coffees and dessert. Attendees may sign in and pick up their conference materials at this time. Guests welcome.

Hosted ReceptionMonday; October 17, 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Guests welcome.

Food and BeverageRegistered attendees will be provided with lunch and refreshment breaks on both meeting days.

A continental breakfast will be served on the first meeting day and a full breakfast will be served on the second meeting day.

Please Note The FollowingDress for this conference is business casual. It is our goal to maintain the temperature of the meeting rooms at an acceptable level for all attendees. However, for your maximum comfort we suggest that you plan to dress in layers.

Audio or video recording devices are not permitted at this conference.

Agenda at a Glance

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Agenda at a Glance

* Additional cost to attend +Presented at this time only.

Tradeline is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this event will be reported to CES Records for AIA members by Tradeline. Certificates of Completion for non-AIA members are available upon request.

There are a maximum of 12 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) available at this conference. Sessions marked with the AIA CES logo AIA have been registered with the AIA/CES Record. Sessions marked with HSW qualify for HSW credit.

Tuesday, October 18

Hosted Breakfast 7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions 8:05 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

I. + High containment aerobiology: Integrated systems for restraint, exposure, and data collection

J. + Thermal neutral zone (TNZ) technology: Heated IVC cage racks yield better research results

K. + Get an Ag-Guide-compliant program up and running fast with modular facilities

General Session 9:15 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Speakers: McGill University Health Centre Research Institute; Rutgers University, Environmental Health and Safety; K-RITH; Columbia University Medical Center Facilities Management

Concurrent Forum Sessions 11:45 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

B. Consolidation and automation: Keys to improved vivarium space utilization and higher operational efficiency

D. The top 5 reasons containment laboratories fail at start-up, and how to avoid them

Hosted Luncheon 12:40 p.m.


A. The risks are high with BSL-3 “value engineering”: What to avoid and what to embrace

E. Upgrade strategies for energy efficiency, compliance, capacity, and added procedure space

General Session 2:55 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Town Hall Knowledge Roundup

Adjourn 3:40 p.m. “Attendance at Tradeline Conferences should be mandatory for anyone who has a facility renovation or expansion on the horizon. If I had been coming to these meetings over the years, the registration fee would be miniscule compared to the thousands of dollars my institution could have saved by avoiding costly errors and by improving design efficiencies.” Bradford S. Goodwin, Jr., DVM, DACLAM Professor and Executive Director, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Monday, October 17

Integrated vivarium design supports multiple species including aquatics, high-level containment, behavioral phenotyping and flexibilityWeill Cornell Medicine

Neil S. Lipman, VMD – Professor and Director, Center of Comparative Medicine & Pathology

Integration of facility components is the foundational design concept underpinning Weill Cornell Medicine’s Belfer Research Building’s recently-occupied vivarium, with big advantages for space efficiency, integration with program operational philosophy, and considerable flexibility. Neil Lipman provides a walkthrough of the entire two-floor vivarium including barrier housing, integrated BSL-3/ABSL-3 containment, an aquatics core and rodent behavioral suites, detailing the rationale and decisions on layouts, infrastructure, housing systems, storage and support space, and HVAC control. He illustrates rapid space reconfiguration features for expanding and contracting studies, and sets out the containment strategies that recently passed CDC and USDA evaluation.

Animal facility modernization: High priority upgrades to meet investigator expectationsMichigan State University

Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM – Attending Vet & Director, ULAR

Demands for modern animal facility capabilities include reliable HVAC systems, sophisticated imaging, improved energy efficiency and programmatic accommodations – all of which can challenge the alignment of scope management and investigator expectations for any given upgrade project. Claire Hankenson illustrates how functional and mechanical HVAC equipment systems replacement for Michigan State University’s foremost animal facility expanded to include a centralized campus cagewash, bulk autoclave installation, transgenic core, and ready access to an adjacent academic center for animal imaging. She examines administrative strategies for facility re-population: which species, which investigators, what research programs, and even the unforeseen politics of parking.

No-hassle AAALAC certification: What you need to succeedAAALAC International

John Bradfield, DVM, PhD, DACLAM – Senior Director

Successful accreditation is top priority for animal facility construction and upgrade initiatives, but this is also where many organizations face impediments to success. John Bradfield sets out best practices for streamlining the accreditation process, based on findings from recent site visits. He sets out recommendations for finishes and fixtures, noise control, cagewash, and HVAC standards. He illustrates how “the biocontainment factor” affects the accreditation process including institutional policies, animal environment, veterinary medical care, the BMBL, and Select Agents. He identifies frequent physical plant deficiencies to watch out for.

Post-occupancy report: Wistar Institute’s phased vivarium relocation and upgradeThe Wistar Institute

Denise DiFrancesco, CMAR, RLATG – Animal Facility Director

A phased renovation strategy with a diversity of flexible room configurations can go a long way toward ensuring animal programs have modern, capable, appropriate vivarium facilities to support the latest research. Denise DiFrancesco sets out key pieces of The Wistar Institute’s sequential expansion initiatives, and delivers valuable post-occupancy lessons learned. She illustrates planning strategies, rationales for room sizes and adjacencies, and configurations for ventilated rodent racks, procedure/behavioral rooms, cages, transfers, and opportunities for additional species. She details the use of automation in materials handling, HPV decontamination, autoclaves and rack washer capability, and examines novel solutions for imaging and irradiating of barrier mice.

Improving animal facility operating efficiencies: Challenges, successes and outcomes for BSL3-AgVIDO-InterVac; University of Saskatchewan

Cameron James Ewart – Associate Director - Operations & Maintenance

Here you’ll see what can be done to reduce the resources required for continuous service, utilities, staffing, and changing operational and research requirements in biocontainment facilities against a backdrop of regulatory compliance and budgetary pressures. Cam Ewart illustrates steps The International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) is taking in Canada’s largest 3Ag facility to reduce operating costs by up to 20% while maintaining research program capability. He profiles a combination of facility upgrades and airflow turndown strategies allowing the facility to be operated with fewer dollars budgeted to utilities, employee costs and reconfiguration, without jeopardizing overall building performance, safety and recovery.

The cost of over-compliance: Today’s science program drivers and alternative solutionsPublic Health Agency of Canada

Joe Tanelli – Chief Biocontainment Engineering Division

Containment facilities being operated or designed to specifications exceeding regulatory requirements can incur massive, unsustainable costs – including unnecessary capital construction costs, utility consumption (energy and water), program and personnel operating inefficiencies. Joe Tanelli digs down to get at the institutional issues behind over-compliance, and he examines how to weigh risk assessments, future flexibility, and PR issues to derive better outcomes. He sets out alternative methods for regulatory compliance that reduce costs, and best practices for communication strategies that engage all stakeholders in optimized solutions.

Monday and Tuesday, October 17-18

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Tuesday, October 18

Vivarium consolidation/modernization initiatives: Key logistics and facility featuresMcGill University Health Centre Research Institute

Lucie C. Côté, DVM, MBA – Director, Animal Resources Division

Flow Project Solutions Inc.

David Alexander, PEng – Owner at Flow Project Solutions Inc.

Consolidating six sites, serving 110 Principal Investigators with 213 active protocols, to two modern, flexible, and operationally efficient facilities is a daunting task involving logistical planning for animal moves and rederivation, site preparedness, equipment procurement, and staffing reorganization. Lucie Côté, and David Alexander identify research program objectives, action items and communication tools for success, plus key facility design features to support BSL2/3, quarantine, behavioral, surgery, and imaging spaces. They relate findings from the big move (3000 rodent cages/equipment over a three-day period) and outline efficiency improvements realized in terms of space, budget, operations, and staffing.

BSL3/ABSL3 facility rebalancing and ANSI verification: Unlock cost and energy savingsRutgers University, Environmental Health and Safety

Jessica McCormick-Ell, PhD, NRCM(SM), CBSP, RBP – University Biosafety Officer

Now is the time to rebalance and recertify aging BSL3/ABSL3 facilities on your campus to avoid wasting large amounts of energy and draining operating budgets. Jessica McCormick-Ell sets out Rutgers University’s multi-facility upgrade initiative, and what’s been learned to-date through gut-and-replace and recommissioning projects. She examines rationales for Rutgers’ decision to follow the new ANSI verification standard for BSL3 HVAC verification testing, the learning curve, and what it means for mechanical system design, project schedules, and documentation. She delivers findings and lessons learned from recently completed and ongoing projects.

Single-interface integrated mobile messaging for biocontainment and vivarium facilitiesKwaZulu Natal Research Institute for TB-HIV (K-RITH)

Mark Grant, BSc(QS)/BCom/MBA - CEO, Property Services Group CC (PSG)

The administrative nightmare stemming from discrete and proprietary messaging systems for vivarium and biocontainment facility systems, equipment, devices, and suppliers is coming to an end, with a new hybrid on site / cloud solution leveraging today’s sophisticated mobile devices. Mark Grant describes the newly-developed platform that K-RITH in South Africa has developed and adopted to centralize and prioritize equipment alerts, distribute to the appropriate on-duty facility staff, escalate when necessary, and provide message chains and event history. He sets out key infrastructure components, manpower, and hosting requirements, implementation details for HVAC, power, water, incubators, freezers, cameras, and next steps including access control, animal housing, and control valves.

Critical project management processes for vivarium upgrade projectsColumbia University Medical Center Facilities Management

Benjamin K. Suzuki, AIA – Director, Capital Project Management

Here you’ll see what it takes to successfully plan and manage a multi-phased urban high-rise animal facility renovation project, while maintaining operational continuity, even in the face of challenges that can potentially compromise key design elements. Ben Suzuki profiles Columbia University Medical Center’s latest animal facility construction initiative, and provides critical project management details that ensure outcomes meet project goals, including project team selection, augmentation, contracting, and communication with stakeholders, subcontractors, suppliers, trades, inspections, and findings at each phase. He illustrates solutions and workarounds for funding crunches, value engineering, market changes, and aging infrastructure.

Town Hall Knowledge RoundupFacilitator: Tradeline, Inc.

Derek Westfall – President

This closing session is where key ideas, new developments, and findings that have been revealed over the course of the entire two-day conference (including sessions you may have missed) get clarified, expanded upon, and affirmed or debated. This is also the opportunity to get answers from industry leaders and the entire audience to specific questions on key and challenging issues.

Attend all of the General Sessions below.

“I continue to find Tradeline conferences to be first-rate. The calibre of the meetings are a direct reflection of the time, energy and expertise that the Tradeline team puts into selecting the subject matter, speakers and venues, and then managing the entire meeting.”David L. Ruble, DVM, DACLAM Director, Institutional Comparative Medicine, Columbia University

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A. The risks are high with BSL-3 “value engineering”: What to avoid and what to embracePerkins+Will

Alexander Clinton, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CDT – Senior Associate, Senior Project Manager

WSP/ccrd

Jared Machala, PE, LEED AP – Vice President

“The biocontainment factor” adds a whole new level of complexity to value engineering (VE) on capital projects, and specific and well-defined methods are absolutely essential to avoid compromising containment strategies. In this session, Alex Clinton and Jared Machala drill down into commonly encountered VE proposals for biocontainment projects and illustrate the effects each have on facility operations, lifecycle costs, accreditation, and regulatory compliance. They profile recently-completed ABSL and BSL capital projects, dissect the VE decision-making process employed, reveal best practices and alternative approaches, and identify VE proposals that must be avoided at all cost. AIA HSW

Monday 11:10 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Tuesday 1:45 – 2:40 p.m.

B. Consolidation and automation: Keys to improved vivarium space utilization and higher operational efficiencyHDR

Diane Hamlin – Project Manager

UCSD Animal Care Program

Phil Richter – Director

The new LEED Gold Centralized Research Services Facility (CRSF) at UC San Diego reflects the current best wisdom on how to improve vivarium space utilization, raise productivity, reduce maintenance and operating costs, and improve sustainability. Session leaders examine the operating benefits achieved by consolidating cagewash functions from 19 dispersed campus locations, and what process automation can deliver in terms of higher throughput, tighter quality control, and the ability to customize cage handling. They chart operational and financial benefits including savings on new research facilities, opportunities for new revenue streams, and improved tracking of supply and production statistics. AIA HSW

Monday 11:10 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Tuesday 11:45 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Monday and Tuesday, October 17-18

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C. Exhaust air dust (EAD) collection and testing: Modify sentinel programs, improve health assessments, and reduce costsMGS LAS Consulting

Michael Sidelsky Sr., RLATG – Rodent Facility & Housing Specialist

Exhaust air dust (EAD) collection and testing can potentially replace traditional live-animal sentinel programs, improve animal health assessments, and reduce facility labor and cost. Mike Sidelsky details the use of IVC caging rack systems to replace individual cage level monitoring. With an EAD manifold device and collection media in the exhaust air stream, a single sample for PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests for an entire rack of cages. Mike sets out implications for reduction, refinement, and replacement: Potentially reducing the estimated 750,000 - 1,000,000 sentinel animals used globally each year in rodent colony health monitoring programs, and the significant animal welfare benefits. AIA HSW

Monday 11:10 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

D. The top 5 reasons containment laboratories fail at start-up, and how to avoid themMerrick & Company

Joby Evans, PE, CAC, CxA, CBCP, CEM, LEED AP – Commissioning Specialist / Senior Project Engineer - Commissioning Services

You see it in the news: another ABSL/BSL facility failed to start up or perform as expected. Don’t let your project fall victim to schedule, design, budget, and certification setbacks, failed commissioning, and delayed operations – put the knowledge and tools from this session to work for you. Joby Evans identifies common failures in facility systems and secondary containment barriers resulting from missteps in design, construction, acceptance, and operational phases, and how to avoid or resolve them. He highlights potential “show stoppers” related to BMBL, NIH, WHO, and USDA compliance requirements, and sets out project phasing and stakeholder engagement strategies that yield successful outcomes. AIA HSW

Monday 1:10 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. | Tuesday 11:45 a.m. – 12: 12:40 p.m.

E. Upgrade strategies for energy efficiency, compliance, capacity, and added procedure spacePeter Basso Associates, Inc.

Joseph R. Seidl, PE – Senior Associate

Michigan State University

Sue S. Hopper, PE, LEED AP, CEFP – Mechanical Engineer IV

Legacy animal facilities that don’t meet modern standards for energy efficiency, accreditation and compliance, capacity, and operational standards won’t be compatible with competitive research programs going forward – it’s time to upgrade. Session leaders profile modernization of the 1970’s-era animal facility at Michigan State University to incorporate individual room pressurization, occupancy-based air change rates, demand control ventilation, VAV exhaust systems, heat recovery, equipment upgrades, capacity increase, and expanded procedure space. They chart the up-front planning challenge of identifying total building needs including infrastructure, master planning, maintenance, and grant-specified design requirements prior to setting project budget. AIA HSW

Monday 1:10 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. | Tuesday 1:45 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

Forum Sessions

“[Tradeline] is professionally run, placing emphasis on information sharing and education gained from knowledgeable speakers discussing real-time, pertinent issues … the true value in Tradeline is in the people: meeting and socializing with peers, clients, suppliers, and friends ... a tremendous value that delivers exactly as advertised!”Jeff Williams Director, Corporate Facilities Management, Charles River Laboratories

F. Unlock operating efficiency with better cage change processes and digital technologyTecniplast

Jon Ledford – Regional Sales Director

Versatile and adaptable IVC (Individual Ventilated Caging) offerings and digital technology advances are set to streamline cage changing processes and pave the way for improved animal facility operation at multiple levels. Jon Ledford illustrates how data-driven cage change intervals and individual cage change methods (partially/just the bottoms, or integrally/full cage) can streamline SOPs and processes. He examines pros and cons for different solutions, and how intra-cage monitoring technologies will take efficiency to the next level. He extrapolates streamlined process data to illustrate the full impact on improved space utilization, reduced risk of cross-contamination, and more. AIA HSW

Monday 1:10 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

G. Time to upgrade! Critical HVAC and environmental control system planningAHA Consulting Engineers

Bob Andrews, PE, CEA, LEED AP BD+C – Partner / Sustainability Department Manager Roger Fournier – Construction Engineer

Phoenix Controls

David Rausch – Business Development Manager

Institutions are increasingly faced with deferred maintenance and regulatory compliance issues due to building systems that have outlived their useful life. Here you will see what it takes to upgrade outdated facilities with sophisticated HVAC and environmental control systems – the key technologies supporting today’s drive for operational efficiency. Session leaders profile planning, installation, and programming work at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School to integrate control systems with building HVAC, monitoring, and safety systems, and they illustrate the results: compliance, safety and sustainability, research program goals met, operational reliability, successful commissioning and operations. AIA HSW

Monday 2:20 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

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H. Incorporating tissue digester, effluent decontamination, and pH control systems into facility renovationsPRI Bio

Gary W. Schmidt – Account Manager, Process Development

Waste treatment is one of the largest determiners of facility design in animal research facilities, and tissue digesters should be on your list of effective, efficient waste treatment solutions to examine for renovations and upgrades. Gary Schmidt identifies the key benefits to tissue digesters, effluent decontamination solutions, and pH control systems, including maximizing the productive use of lab space, reduced manpower and handling of waste, and reduced liabilities associated with waste transport. He sets out key infrastructure and planning criteria for adding tissue digesters to existing facilities including ingress/access and utility requirements, and operating processes and certification expectations. AIA HSW

Monday 2:20 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

I. High containment aerobiology: Integrated systems for restraint, exposure, and data collectionGermfree Laboratories, Inc.

Jeff Serle – Vice President

Laboratory acquisitions of high containment aerobiology equipment are on the rise as airborne pathogen research becomes a higher priority, but equipment offerings have been limited, unsophisticated, and incapable of integrating – until now. Jeff Serle demonstrates the brainchild of a partnership between CH Technologies, Biaera Technologies and Germfree: a fully-integrated hardware and software system for animal restraint, exposure, monitoring, and recording of challenge aerosols. From case studies and user experiences with the new technology at high level research institutions, he identifies facility prerequisites and customization features for nose only and whole body exposure, and full integration of systems within a Class III BSC-glovebox. AIA HSW

Tuesday 8:05 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

J. Thermal neutral zone (TNZ) technology: Heated IVC cage racks yield better research resultsAlternative Design Manufacturing & Supply

Jay Langston – Marketing Manager Stephen Durkee – Account Manager

Don’t overlook the role that room temperature variations have on an animal’s micro-environment and the reliability of research results – challenges now being addressed with new offerings in rack and IVC equipment. Jay Langston and Stephen Durkee reveal patent-pending Solace Zone technology which creates a thermal neutral zone (TNZ) inside individual cages to alleviate cold stress in rodents. They demonstrate rack features including 45, 60 or 80 air changes per hour (AC/H) to cages, and the flexibility for use in permanent or temporary housing, transport, and 24 hour emergencies with two on-board backup battery settings. AIA HSW

Tuesday 8:05 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

K. Get an Ag-Guide-compliant program up and running fast with modular facilitiesArt’s-Way Scientific

Dan Palmer – President

New, low-cost modular facility solutions that comply with the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (Ag Guide) are answering the unique facility, equipment, feeding, bedding, and space challenges posed by agricultural animals. Dan Palmer profiles five recent case studies from universities, contract research organizations, pharma, and private sector research institutions where modular agricultural buildings are housing behavioral and transgenic research programs for swine and calves. He illustrates Ag Guide compliance strategies, examines decision making rationales for modular solutions, and charts procurement requirements in terms of time, budget, space, infrastructure, and operating processes. AIA HSW

Tuesday 8:05 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Accommodations

Registration:Conference Registration Fees*Registration fees with payment by 9/16/16 $1790 for single registration $1640 each for groups of 2 or more

Registration fees after 9/16/16 $1990 for single registration $1840 each for groups of 2 or more

Registration fee includes: All general sessions, selection of forums, a dessert reception, two lunches, one breakfast, a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception, refreshments, and a conference workbook guide. Presentations will be made available for download to attendees.

Team Discounts! For groups of 5 or more, please call Tradeline for additional discounts available.

Pre-Conference TrainingFundamentals of Planning and Design of Animal Research and Biocontainment Labs

$1140 Stand-alone course $1000 with full conference participation

Facility Site Tour$25 Transportation Fee

Registration InformationMake checks payable to: TRADELINE, INC. Federal Tax I.D. #95-297-2863

Policy on Cancellations, Changes and Refunds All cancellations and changes to registrations must be received by Tradeline, Inc. in writing.

You may make substitutions at any time; please notify us as soon as possible.

Full refunds will be given for cancellations received in writing 14 days or more prior to the event. A $250 service fee will be charged for cancellations received between 14 and 6 days prior. No refunds will be given for cancellations received within 5 days of the event.

Hotel and Travel Information:Room ReservationsTradeline has reserved a block of sleeping rooms for this event at The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. For registrations received by September 23, 2016 Tradeline will handle and confirm room reservations [based on availability] according to your instructions on the registration form.

After September 23 please call Tradeline for room availability.

Changes: All room reservations and changes must originate through Tradeline, Inc. to obtain the special rate. If you contact the hotel directly, you may be informed that they are sold out, or you may be charged a higher rate.

Room RateThe discounted room rate for this event is $265/night, single or double occupancy.

A limited number of rooms are available at the government per diem rate for U.S. Federal Government Employees.

This is a non-smoking hotel.

Room PaymentTradeline does not accept payment for room reservations. Hotel charges are paid to the hotel directly upon checkout.

Travel InformationAirport-to-Hotel Transportation

The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale is 20 minutes from Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport. Taxis or shuttles are readily available from all airport terminals.

The conference will be held at:

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

OnlineTradelineInc.com/AnimalBio2016

Fax925.254.1093 From outside the U.S. 1.925.254.1093

MailTradeline, Inc. 115 Orinda Way Orinda, CA 94563, USA

QuestionsCall 925.254.1744 ext. 112 From outside the U.S. 1.925.254.1744 ext. 112

How to Register:




* International Attendee DiscountA $250 discount will be applied to the 2-day

full conference registration fee for foreign residents travelling from outside of the U.S.

Registration and Accommodations Registration Form

1. Please Type or Print Clearly (or register online at www.TradelineInc.com/AnimalBio2016)

• Conference registration is not complete until confirmed by Tradeline, Inc. • Please confirm airline reservations only after confirmation of registration. • Only one registrant per form.

Name ____________________________________ First Name for name badge _______________ Title/Position __________________________________________________________________Institution _____________________________________________________________________Address _________________________________________________M/S __________________City___________________________________ State ___________ Zip Code ______________Country _________________________ Phone _________________ Fax __________________Attendee Contact Email ___________________________________________________________

Alternate Contact Email ___________________________________________________________

2. Register with payment before Sept. 16 and save $200! Payment by 9/16/16* Full price* Single Registration ❑ $1,790 ❑ $1,990 Team Registration Discount** ❑ $1,640/Attendee ❑ $1,840/Attendee

**Name of other team registrant(s) ___________________________________________________

3. Conference Add-Ons:Sunday, October 16 Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Animal Research & Biocontainment Labs

❑ $1,140 ❑ $1,000 with registration to the full 2 day conference October 17-18

❑ $25 Site Tour: Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine

4. Select a Method of PaymentTo receive early discount, payment must accompany registration. Payment or P.O. # must be received by conference date in order to attend.❑ Visa ❑ Mastercard ❑ AmEx Name on Card _________________________________Card # _____________________________________ Exp. Date_________ Security Code _______Billing Address: _________________________________________________(If different from above)❑ CHECK: Make payable to TRADELINE, INC. Check # _____________________________________ ❑ INSTITUTIONAL P.O. number (not eligible for early discount) ________________________________

5. Hotel ReservationsPlease do not call the hotel directly. The special room rate below is available at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale through Tradeline only.

❑ Yes, please reserve a room for me. Arrival Date: ____________Departure Date: _______________❑ Single occupancy ($265/night +13.92% room tax) ❑ Double occupancy ($265/night +13.92% room tax)

Special Requests***: _____________________________________________________________

❑ No, I will not require a hotel reservation.

❑ Government rate ($113/night at press time) – A limited number of rooms are available for U.S. Federal Government Employees.

* International Attendee Discount: A $250 discount will be applied to the 2-day conference registration fee for foreign residents travelling from outside of the U.S.

** Team Discount pricing above applies to groups of 2 or more. For teams of 5 or more please call Tradeline for additional discount availability.

*** All requests will be honored based upon availability at hotel upon time of arrival. Tradeline will inform the hotel of your preferences but cannot guarantee any special requests.

All room reservations are guaranteed. For changes or cancellations, please notify Tradeline at least 72 hours prior to your scheduled arrival. No-shows and cancellations within 72 hours of arrival are subject to a charge equal to one night’s stay.

Policy on Cancellations, Changes and Refunds: All cancellations and changes to registrations must be received by Tradeline, Inc. in writing. You may make substitutions at any time; please notify us as soon as possible. Full refunds given for cancellations received 14 days or more prior to the event. A $250 service fee will be charged for cancellations received between 14 and 6 days prior. No refunds will be given within 5 days of the event.

Facility Strategies for Animal Research and Biocontainment 2016 Hyatt Regency ~ October 17-18, 2016 ~ Scottsdale, Arizona

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Fax925.254.1093 From outside the U.S. 1.925.254.1093

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College and University Science and Engineering Facilities 2016

SPRING April 4-5 – Scottsdale, Arizona www.TradelineInc.com/CUSEF2016-SPRING

PLUS! pre-conference course April 3rd!

• Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Modern Labs and Lab MEP Systems

Research Facilities 2016 May 2-3 – Boston, Massachusetts www.TradelineInc.com/Research2016

PLUS! pre-conference course May 1st!


Space Strategies 2016 May 5-6 – Boston, Massachusetts www.TradelineInc.com/Space2016

PLUS! pre-conference course May 4th!

• Fundamentals of Space Planning and Space Management

Facility Strategies for Animal Research and Biocontainment 2016October 17-18 – Scottsdale, Arizona www.TradelineInc.com/AnimalBio2016

PLUS! pre-conference course October 16th!

• Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Animal Research and Biocontainment Labs

Facility Strategies for Academic Medicine and the Health Sciences 2016October 20-21 – Scottsdale, Arizona www.TradelineInc.com/AMHSC2016


• Fundamentals of Space Planning and Space Management for Academic Medical and Health Science Centers

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