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Fume Hood RecommendedPractices Approved by Board“To provide architects, engineers,planners, specifiers, manufacturers, andend users with Industry Standard Practicescovering the design, construction, installation,testing, maintenance, and safe use oflaboratory fume hoods.” That was thegoal of three years of work by the SEFAFume Hood Committee. Led by committeechair Ronald Hill of HEMCO, theyreached that goal at the Annual Meetingin Philadelphia, as the SEFA board ofdirectors approved SEFA 1.2002.Easy to Use, Easy to AccessAn extensive revision, and muchbroader in scope than the previousRecommended Practice, SEFA 1.2002 waswritten with other authoritative sourcedocuments in mind. Specifically, newSEFA 1.2002 is organized in concert withthe ASHRAE 110 protocol in that informationis grouped by “As Manufactured,”Meet Bill StoverCont’d from p.2valuable time for the betterment of ourindustry. I have a great team to workwith, and we have a lot to do.”The election of our first non-U.S.chairman, said SEFA Executive DirectorDavid Sutton, “underscores SEFA’s continuingdevelopment into a truly internationalassociation for a vital worldwideindustry.”More New Board MembersJoining Bill Stover on the SEFAboard is newly-elected At Large MemberKevin Kovash of TMI Systems, alongwith re-elected members: Vice ChairMichael Kloosterman of DurconCompany; Past Chair David Withee ofCase Systems; Associates LiaisonHoward Wertheimer of Lord AeckSargent; SEFA Treasurer KennethDixon of Air Control; InternationalLiaison So-Yeng Chen of USA Dalton;Paul Meinders of Sheldon Labs; andKurt Rindoks of Kewaunee Scientific.Congratulations all!“As Installed,” and “As Used,” helpingreaders to structure a huge array of information.SEFA 1.2002 is also in harmonywith ANSI/AIHA Z9.5, which addressesthe planning and engineering required forsafe ventilation in the lab environment.What’s more, Ron Hill pointed out,dozens of SEFA members and guests whoattended Fume Hood meetings, includingMike Dockery of the British StandardsUnion, participated in the drafting andanalysis of the document. “SEFA 1.2002is truly an international standard,” Hillsaid. “This effort has, for the first timeanywhere, pulled together all the relevantinformation necessary for anyone tounderstand, specify and safely use a laboratoryfume hood.”The entire document is available onthe SEFA web site, at www.sefa.cc.An Industry Who’s WhoThe new Fume Hood Standard isSEFA’s most comprehensive recommended-practiceundertaking to date, andChairman Ron Hill was saluted for hiswork with an ovation at the Philadelphiameeting as he passed the gavel to newChairman Robert Deluca of Labcrafters,Inc. Fume Hood subcommittee leaderscomprise a Who’s Who roster of theindustry, including Chip Albright ofCollegedale Casework, LLC, BrianVisit YourSEFA Website…as 10,000 visitors do every month,for information on companies,products, resources, contacts,standards, and late-breaking newsfor lab professionals … Or toorder your own Classified Listing.www.sefa.ccKnow Your SEFALeadershipOFFICERSChair William Stover, Mott Mfg., Ltd.Vice Chair Mike Kloosterman, The Durcon Co.Treasurer Ken Dixon, Air ControlPast Chair Dave Withee, Case SystemsBOARD MEMBERSAt Large Paul Meinders, Sheldon Lab SystemsAt Large Kurt Rindoks, Kewaunee ScientificAt Large Kevin Kovash, TMI Systems, Inc.International So-Yeng Chen, Dalton USAAssociates Howard Wertheimer, Lord AeckSargentCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE CHAIRSCaseworkLarry Miller, CampbellRheaFume HoodsRobert Deluca, LabCrafters, Inc.FixturesCurt Evans, Water Saver FaucetWork SurfacesGreg Link, Fisher HamiltonFume Hood Operator CertificationChip Albright, Collegedale CaseworkChris Andrews, TrespaKarl Aveard, Earl Walls AssociatesPublic RelationsChip Albright, Collegedale CaseworkSeminarsBill Stover, Mott ManufacturingAIA-CEU ProgramsPaul Meinders, Sheldon Lab SystemsMembershipTodd Lethander, Leonard PetersonADA Design GuideDave Withee, Case SystemsSTAFFExecutive Director and Legal CounselDavid SuttonAsst. Executive DirectorBarbara CarrKennedy of Air Master Systems, KurtRindoks of Kewaunee Scientific, FrankSchillinger of Research Facilities Design,and Dave Withee of Case Systems.3

Perspectives in Philadelphia: Two PresentationsInside and outside: what goes into (and what goes on inside) a laboratory, and how a lab is designed and built; the “guts” and the “skin.”Those were the focuses of two standing-room-only presentations on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons of the springAnnual Meeting in Philadelphia: the first (inside) by one of our industry’s leading authorities; the second (outside) by a firm whosesophisticated signature architecture is revolutionizing the look of government and university laboratory design.4JERRYKOENIGSBERG:“YESTERDAY,TODAY &TOMORROW”He called it“a personal retrospectiveof theLaboratoryCasework Jerry KoenigsbergIndustry and the markets that it serves,”and there is no one better qualified tomake evaluations and predictions aboutour industry than Jerry Koenigsberg.Recently retired from GPR PlannersCollaborative, where he was a principal,Jerry Koenigsberg has been one of ourindustry’s leading authorities and championsfor four decades. That’s why his presentationat the spring Annual Meetingin Philadelphia – a retrospective on, andpredictions about the industry – had ahuge-turnout audience on the edge oftheir seats.Jerry fascinated his listeners with ahistorical tour of the industry since themid-Sixties, explaining how materialsand engineering advances – as well associetal factors like campus unrest in the‘60s, the EPA, OSHA, and the oil embargoof the ‘70s, the ADA act in the ‘80s,and the Gulf War and the growth ofinternational lab work in the ‘90s – allhelped create today’s marketplace of morehigh-end casework, increasing costs,growing foreign competition, tighteningcode requirements, the rise of the LCVhood market, and a post-9/11 securityand safety awareness.All this led to the “Tomorrow” sectionof his presentation, in which Jerrymade dozens of bold predictions (muchnote-taking in the audience) about designtrends, materials trends, standards trends,technology drivers, and “hot buttons,” aswell as making specific recommendationsto SEFA (expand internationally, promoteSEFA standards, underwrite technicalresearch programs, and more andmore). He ended with a wake-up callthat, among other things, called on theindustry to promote rather than commodifycasework and fume hoods; invest morein R&D; encourage innovation; develop“value added” marketing; and pay moreattention to style and esthetics.VENTURI SCOTT BROWN:LABS BY DESIGN“Style and esthetics,” as well as severalof Jerry Koenigsberg’s design trend predictions– including the growing importanceof open laboratory design and of signaturearchitecture – were brilliantly illustratedthe next day in a presentation by DanielMcCoubrey, AIA, and James Kolker, AIA,By-LawsChangeSEFA members, at the AnnualMeeting, amended the organization’sby-laws to allow one associate memberto vote at board meetings.of Venturi,Scott BrownAnd Associates,the Philadelphiaarchitecturalfirm that haswon more than130 majordesign awards.Their laboratory James Kolker, AIAprojects, primarily at major university campuses,include UCLA and UC SantaBarbara, Penn, Dartmouth, Princeton, YaleSchool of Medicine, Kentucky, OhioState, and the University of Michigan.Many of them illustrate the firm’s ability toincorporate modern research facilities intoexisting campus settings, “modern translationsof historical contexts,” as SteveHackman of Health Education ResearchAssociates said in his introduction to thepresentation.The projects McCoubrey and Kolkershowed, illustrated with detailed floorplans as well as photography, emphasizedVenturi’s commitment to creating environmentsconducive to good research thatare also good places in which to work.Labs that are not just functional, but livingenvironments where researchers, studentsand teachers spend large parts oftheir lives. Beautiful work.SEFA Scope is published by the Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (SEFA), whosemembers include manufacturers of laboratory casework, fumehoods, related equipment, and alldesign disciplines.SEFA World Headquarters1205 Franklin Avenue – Suite 320Garden City, New York 11530Phone: 516.294.5424 • Fax: 516.294.2758 • Email: sefalabs@aol.comExecutive Director: David J. SuttonAssistant Executive Director: Barbara CarrSEFA Scope Editor: John Rafferty/On PaperSEFA Scope Design & Production: The Hamill GroupThis is your newsletter, and we urge you to express your opinions in its pages. Please direct yourletters and/or article submissions to: Editor, SEFA Scope, at one of the mail, fax or Emailaddresses listed above.Visit our web site www.sefa.cc

SEFA SCOPEFROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESKSEFAIs YourLeadershipAssociationJust look at the solid accomplishments of the professionals who worked 17-hour days in Philadelphia in May, at our Annual Meeting, producing importantnew recommended practices and standards for our industry in the 21stcentury. Our industry is one of the technology world’s most vital in this newcentury – and SEFA is the core of our industry’s leadership.But leadership can’t rest, or even take a break. We’re at work on new programs,new Recommended Practices, new ideas, including the exceptionally important focusof our next conference …Symposium:The College & UniversityFacilities Market.The SEFA Fall 2002 working conferencewill focus on the college and universitylaboratory market. This in-depth symposium— in the heart of one of NorthAmerica’s largest and fastest-growing collegeand university marketplaces — willinclude roundtable discussions, presentationsby facility designers and managers, atour of a university facility, and meetings between conferenceattendees and the facility decision-makers who willtell us what they want and what they expect from us.Don’t miss it!SEFA Fall ConferenceHyatt Pier 66Fort Lauderdale, Florida ¥ November 5-8, 2002Call the SEFA office at 516-294-5424 today to make your reservations …or email the office at sefalabs@aol.com … and don’t miss any of it.Over

SEFA Is Where You BelongLeadership leads to growth, andSEFA is one of the fastest-growing andmost dynamic industry associations inthe world. Look how our membershiphas grown in just 13 years … and at themembership roster of distinguishedindustry names listed on this page.Take a moment to read the SEFAMembership Core Values and ValueStatement, and to reflect on their valueto you and your company.The Values Of MembershipOn July 18, 2000, in Chicago, theSEFA Board of Directors adopted thefollowing SEFA Membership ValueStatement:“To advance the professionalism,reputation and effectiveness ofour members’ participation in thelaboratory design and constructionmarket, through promotionaland educational programs.”Core ValuesThe Board also compiled a list ofSEFA’s eight Core Values. SEFA is:■ Manufacturer driven■ North American driven, butinternational in scope■ Focused on furniture and equipment(and other related, generallyconstruction-driven products)■ Influential and interactive with thelaboratory market (not re-active)■ Source of member education andgrowth—both personal and company—toenhance member businessand minimize associated risk■ Supportive of other related constituencies■ Adaptable to the consequences ofchanges in technology■ Responsive to the varied needs ofSEFA membersVisit our web site—www.sefa.cc—asmembers, associates and customers domore than 10,000 times every month.Then call me—at 516-294-5424—to addyour name to that leadership roster. It’swhere you, and your business, belong.David J. SuttonExecutive Director, SEFAOne of the Fastest-Growing Associations in the World80706050403020100’89 ’90 ’91 ’92 ’93 ’94 ’95 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’99 ’00 ’01 ’02*Number of MembersSEFA Membership*EstimatedSEFA: The Leadership RosterExecutive MembersAGR Fabricators of FloridaAT VillaAir Control, Inc.Air Master SystemsArborite, Div. Premark Canada, Inc.Bedcolab, Ltd.BMC/Industrial Educational Svcs., Inc.Broen Lab, Inc.CampbellRheaCase Systems, Inc.Chicago Faucet CompanyCIF FurnitureCollegedale Casework, LLC.Dalton, USADiversified Woodcrafts, Inc.Dupont SurfacesThe Durcon CompanyErlab by CaptairEsco Micro Pte., Ltd.Etico Scientific Co.FAR Rubinetterie ItalyFisher Hamilton, LLC.GCE Gas Control Equipment, Inc.Gordhandas Desai Pvt., Ltd.Hanson Lab FurnitureHEMCO CorporationInter Dyne Systems, Inc.InterMetro Industries Corp.Jamestown Metal Products, Inc.JHC Lab-ResinKewaunee Scientific Corp.Lab Crafters, Inc.Labflex, Inc.Laboratory Tops, Inc.Labtech Equipment Corp.Leonard Peterson & Co., Inc.Mott Manufacturing, Ltd.Northward Lab Tech Co., Ltd.NuAire, Inc.NuLab Furniture CorporationOriental Giken, Inc.Phoenix Controls CorporationPrime IndustriesPro-Tech EstablishmentRiyadh Furniture Industries, Ltd.Scientific PlasticsServco Resources/MaslabSheldon Laboratory Systems, Inc.Showers GroupTMI Systems Design CorporationTrespa NAWater Saver Faucet CompanyThe Young GroupAssociate MembersAHSC McLellan Copenhagen, LLC.BSA DesignCohos-Evamy PartnersCUH2AEarl Walls AssociatesEinhorn Yaffee Prescott Arch & Eng.Flad & AssociatesGPR PlannersHERA, Inc.HLW International, LLPHillier GroupLord Aeck & SargentPayette AssociatesResearch Facilities DesignS/L/A/M CollaborativeSST PlannersSyska Hennessy Group, Inc.