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AIM Report Use Cases

The types of users and facilities that can benefit from using the AIM Report.

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Who Should Use the AIM Report?

The AIM Report can be used and customized by facilities teams, engineering consultants, product manufacturers, system providers, and others interested in improving lab buildings:

  • Building owners, managers, or consultants with lab buildings logged in the I2SL Lab Benchmarking Tool can generate reports as a next step to improve their facilities.
  • Federal lab facility managers can conduct “desk audits” for consideration as compliance with the Energy Independence and Security Act requirements to conduct an energy assessment every four years.
  • Sustainability and facilities staff can use AIM as an initial screening tool to prioritize lab building, system, and equipment improvement projects.
  • Planners can use it to audit multiple research buildings to help determine portfolio-wide investment priorities.
  • Architects and engineers can identify renovation projects for further development.
  • Utility companies, energy service companies, or municipalities can generate AIM Reports for their customers and constituents.
What Kinds of Lab Building Can Use the AIM Report?

The AIM Report can be used on a wide range of lab building types, including basic R&D research, product development, testing facilities, and teaching labs, with coverage of academic, commercial, and government organizations. AIM includes measures and calculations applicable to chemistry, biology, physical sciences, and engineering lab facilities. However, the AIM software is not yet designed to cover some specialty lab types, such as manufacturing facilities, vivarium facilities, biosafety level (BSL) 3 or higher labs, and clean rooms. Future versions of AIM may include measures and calculations to cover these specialty lab types.

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