Mark your calendars! The I2SL 2027 Annual Conference will be held in San Francisco, September 26-29, 2027, at the Hilton Union Square. Stay tuned for more details: i2sl.org/annual-conference

Annual Conference attendees can sign up for a tour and reception at the Harvard Science and Engineering Complex sponsored by Behnisch and van Zelm Engineers. See healthy materials, passive design, energy performance, and water reuse and resilience strategies in action!

Thank you @My_Green_Lab for co-sponsoring the I2SL 2026 Awards Luncheon. Be inspired by award-winning designs, energy-efficient innovations, and efficient cold storage leaders during our awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 15.

Thank you to @ErlabSafety for sponsoring the Annual Conference tour and reception at Northeastern University’s EXP, a nine-story 350,000 square-foot research facility that successfully integrates flexibility, future-proofing, resiliency, and sustainability.

The I2SL Annual Conference is paperless, so make sure you have our conference mobile app downloaded and check out the agenda, speaker bios, and other resources. We appreciate @AEITweets co-sponsoring the mobile app!

Thank you Consigli Construction for sponsoring the Making the Most of Mass Timber conference session on Tuesday, September 15. Learn how mass timber can reduce the embodied carbon of lab buildings while addressing vibration, acoustical performance, and hazardous chemical storage.

I2SL’s 2026 Annual Conference mobile app gets you connected with other attendees. Once you are in Boston, send a message or post in the feed to get a conversation going! Thank you to Henderson Engineers for co-sponsoring the app!

Thank you to @burohappold and New England Applied Products for sponsoring an Annual Conference tour and reception at the 100 Chestnut lab facility in Somerville, MA. Tour attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at a LEED Platinum shared lab space.

Thank you to our Annual Conference Bronze mobile app sponsors AEI, Henderson Engineers, and Stantec. Thanks to their sponsorships conference attendees can get the most up-to-date info on the conference, connect with other attendees, and plan which sessions they will attend.

Annual Conference attendees will be able to fuel up for their first full day of sessions thanks to @Arup sponsoring breakfast in the exhibit hall on Monday, September 14!

Thanks to our sponsor konvekta, you’ll be able to stay sharp with a cup of coffee at our Morning Break during the I2SL Annual Conference on Tuesday, September 15!

Thank you to @InterfaceInc, @ScaleMicrogrids , and SciSure for your sponsorship of the I2SL 2026 Annual Conference Trivia Night on Tuesday, September 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Form a team of trivia buffs or come to meet other attendees and join us for a night of fun!

Special thanks to our Gold sponsor Antrum for providing free wi-fi at I2SL Annual Conference! You can share your favorite moments or check in on work or home during the event, thanks to Antrum!

For those of you attending the Annual Conference September 13-16, make sure you remember the names of people you meet—and thank our Gold sponsor @JEDunn for sponsoring name badges for the conference!

Thanks to our generous Gold sponsor Vacuubrand our Annual Conference attendees can enjoy a delicious lunch and some reading material in the exhibit hall on Monday, September 14!

For those of you staying at the Encore Boston Harbor for this year’s Annual Conference, you can thank our Gold sponsor Accutrol for the keys to get into your room. Accutrol sponsored our hotel key holders and is giving away their conference swag near the registration desk!

I2SL is grateful for the continued, generous support of @Siemens, our Annual Conference and Technology Fair Platinum sponsor and host of the Opening Plenary session on Monday, September 14.

🎉Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2026 #FreezerChallenge from My Green Lab & @i2sl_ ! A big thank you to the thousands of participants from around the world who took part in this year's challenge. By optimizing cold storage practices, you've helped reduce energy, improve sample management, and extend equipment life. Every action, big or small, contributes to a more sustainable future for science. And stay tuned! We'll be sharing this year's results soon, including the collective energy savings achieved by all participating labs. We can't wait to celebrate what we've accomplished together!

Check out the latest issue of the I2SL Scope E-Newsletter! i2sl.org/newsletter-issue9

The clock is winding down on our lowest rates for the I2SL Annual Conference at the Encore Boston Harbor September 14-16! Don’t drop the ball on scoring early bird pricing of up to $100 off—just register by July 10. i2sl.org/conference-registra…