“…environmental stability is of utmost importance in minimizing behavioral and physiological changes which
could confound experimental data.” R.C. Simmonds, DVM – Handbook of Facilities Planning, Volume 2, page 2

Publications, Articles and Presentations by
Dan Frasier, PE, Director of Commissioning Services

Publications

• Vivarium Sourcebook for Phoenix Controls<
   
• Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities, published by American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine: Chapter 34: Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Special Considerations
   

Articles

• ASHRAE 110 Standard: Containment Assurance or a False Sense of Security?, Laboratory Design Newsletter, a publication of R & D Magazine
   
• Meeting the BMBL Requirement of No Airflow Reversal from ABSL-3 and BSL-3 Rooms
   
• The Role of Commissioning in Biocontainment Facility Certification
   
• Case Study: Lessons Learned on Commissioning Service Scope Reductions
   
• Commissioning: Laboratory Animal Facilities
   
• Conclusive Vivarium Performance Through the Commissioning Process
   
• Facility design considerations for select agent animal research
   

Presentations

• Eagleson Institute – three day course: Commissioning Biocontainment Laboratories
   
• Laboratories for the 21^st Century, San Antonio, TX; November, 2006
  The USDA Ames Successful Approach to the Commissioning of Three Biocontainment Laboratories and a Central Utility System
  & Vivariums
   
• Laboratories for the 21^st Century, Denver, CO; November, 2003
  Using the Commissioning Process to Improve Energy Efficiency in Existing Laboratories
  & Vivariums
   
• Laboratories for the 21^st Century, Durham, NC; October, 2002
  Defining Environmental Control and Monitoring Requirements for Laboratory
  Animal Facilities
   
• ILAR International Workshop on Development of Science-Based Guidelines
  for Laboratory Animal Care – Environmental Controls

Industry Associations

• American Biological Safety Association
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers 
• TC 2.2 Plant and Animal Environment
• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International  
• Building Commissioning Association 
• Center for Disease Control
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 
• Laboratory Animal Management Association 
• National Fire Protection Association  
• National Institutes of Health  
• U.S. Green Building Council

Standards and Guidelines 

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL 5th Edition)  
• The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals 
• NIH Design Policy and Guidelines, 2003
• SEFA 1-2002 Recommended Practices for Laboratory Fume Hoods
• Health Canada - Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines
• Canadian Council on Animal Care – Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals

Information on Select Agents

• American National Select Agent Registry (CDC)
• Center for Disease Control List
• USDA APHIS-Agricultural
• National Institutes of Health  
• Public Health Agency of Canada