PNNL Programs
An important part of the Facilities and Operations Directorate is to verify that modern, efficient facilities with state-of-the-art instrumentation are available to support the high-level research undertaken by our scientists and engineers. As a national laboratory that supports DOE and other federal and commercial sector clients, PNNL's facilities serve a broad spectrum of purposes. The current facilities have evolved from laboratories that were designed and built by DOE and it predecessor agencies to support Hanford missions and the original set of buildings that Battelle built in 1965 when it began operating what was then known as Pacific Northwest Laboratory.
PNNL's energy and water management practices must be translated into programs that effectively provide facilities that meet the new and emerging challenges to accommodate scientific research. The programs showcased here demonstrate that creative thinking and aggressive pursuit of energy management can translate into sound business practices that produce cost effective results.