AIM Report Development

The AIM Report tool was created by the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) and several development partners, including SmithGroup and Buro Happold. Development was also supported by 30 Labs2Zero sponsor organizations. Software development was performed by StackIT Group and kW Engineering. Technical guidance was provided by several Technical Advisory Councils (TACs) composed of subject matter experts from across the laboratory lab owner, operator, engineering, building, and design communities.

TAC volunteers helped I2SL make decisions about the AIM Report measures and their impacts on energy use, and about building model assumptions, costs to implement the measures, and case studies relevant to all measures included in the tool. Nearly 20 volunteers from the I2SL community piloted the AIM Report to test its usability and applicability, many using actual building data.

Development of the AIM Report was overseen by the I2SL Labs2Zero Leadership Council, which includes lab building owners, designers, builders, engineers, service providers, and health and safety professionals.