Fume Hood Retrofit Kit

Research laboratory facilities use 4-5 times as much energy as typical commerical buildings. Heating and air conditioning costs represent approximately 60% of a laboratory's annual energy costs and fume hood energy use is equal to 40-50% of the HVAC costs. Each fume hood will use anywhere from $2,500-$3,000 in energy per year and almost $300,000 over the entire life span of the hood. In order to help address the issue of decreasing energy use but at the same time increasing safety and containment, LabHoodPro™ has developed a performance enhancing upgrade kit for chemical fume hoods that will:

• Increase safety of a chemical fume hood by improving the containment and performance of the hood while operating at a reduced face velocity
• Provide increased capacity for existing HVAC systems due to the reduced demand for supply and exhaust air
• Provide significant opportunities for reduced energy and operational costs

LabHoodPro™ Fume Hood Retrofit Kits consistently match the performance of new, high performance fume hoods and contain no moving or electronic parts. The retrofit kit comes complete with Patent Pending components:

• Aerodynamic Air Foil Sill
• Vortex Displacement Sash Handle™
• Enhanced Baffle System

The ability of the renovated hoods to operate at significantly reduced face velocities presents numerous opportunities to realize energy savings through modification of the lab environment and existing HVAC equipment. An average payback period on the cost of the retrofit kit investment is 2 - 5 years and can be less under certain conditions.

Many laboratories have reached the maximum capacity of their HVAC systems. With the installation of a series of retrofits, the net reduction in demand for air for each hood translates into increased capacity for the system. Install LabHoodPro™ fume hood retrofit kits on your existing hoods thereby freeing up enough air capacity for the installation of additional fume hoods or to allow your HVAC equipment to function within a more economical operating range.