**Department of Energy** **Laboratory Plan**

**For the Office of Science's**

**Number range CHAPTERAmes Laboratory**

**Mission and Overview**![](media/image1.wmf){width="2.125in"
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Ames Laboratory (Ames) was formally established in 1947 by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission as a result of the Ames Project\'s
successful development of the most efficient process to produce
high-purity uranium metal in large quantities for the Manhattan Project.
Situated on the campus of Iowa State University, the M&O contractor,
Ames' mission focus is on materials science, engineering, analytical
instrumentation and chemical sciences that provides expertise to the
Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory system in the areas of energy and
environmental improvement. Ames operates the Materials Preparation
Center (MPC) which provides capabilities in preparation, purification,
fabrication and characterization of materials in support of R&D programs
throughout the world. Ames also collaborates with the DOE's applied
energy technology and nonproliferation programs and supports the
National Institutes of Justice, Department of Defense, various law
enforcement agencies, and corporate entities. Since 1984, Ames
Laboratory has received 16 R&D 100 awards from R&D Magazine, which
selects the 100 most significant technical products and innovations each
year. Since 1947, over 3000 Masters and Ph.D. degrees in science and
engineering have been awarded to ISU students working on Ames projects.

**Laboratory Focus/Core Competencies**

Five areas of core competency underpin activities at Ames Laboratory:

1.  Materials design, synthesis and processing;

2.  Analytical instrumentation/device design/fabrication, materials
    characterization, x-ray and neutron scattering, solid-state Nuclear
    Magnetic Resonance (NMR), spectroscopy/microscopy;

3.  Catalysis;

4.  Condensed matter theory (including photonic band gap and other novel
    materials); and

5.  Separation science.

The Office of Science believes that these five competencies will enable
Ames to deliver its mission and customer focus, to perform a
complementary role in the DOE laboratory system, and to pursue its
vision for scientific excellence and pre-eminence in the areas of:

-   Fundamental materials research with emphasis in optical, magnetic,
    intermetallic, and catalytic materials; and studies of high
    temperature materials and the structure and properties of materials
    in extreme conditions.

-   Analytical techniques and instrument development.

**Business Lines/Distinguishing Characteristics**

The following capabilities, aligned by business lines, distinguish Ames
and provide a basis for effective teaming and partnering with other DOE
laboratories, universities, and private sector partners in pursuit of
the laboratory mission. These business lines and the distinguishing
capabilities outlined in the table below provide an additional window
into the mission focus and unique contributions and strengths of Ames
and its role within the Office of Science laboratory complex. Items in
italics within the column, "Distinguishing Capabilities", identify
research facilities that convey particular, strategic strengths and
capabilities to the Lab. Descriptions of these facilities can be found
at the website noted in the Lab-at-a-Glance section of this Plan.

+-----------+---------------+------------------------+-----------------+
| ## Busin  | **D           | **Distinguishing       | **Mission**     |
| ess Lines | istinguishing | Performance**          |                 |
|           | C             |                        | **Relevance**   |
|           | apabilities** |                        |                 |
+===========+===============+========================+=================+
| **Fu      | -   Novel     | Leader in photonic     | Advance Basic   |
| ndamental |     optical   | band gap materials and | Sciences for    |
| Materials |               | metamaterials; Dr. C.  | Energy          |
| R         |    materials; | Soukoulis received the | Independence    |
| esearch** |               | Descartes Prize for    |                 |
|           | -   Materials | Excellence in          | BES's Grand     |
|           |               | Scientific             | Challenges:     |
|           |  preparation, | Collaborative Research |                 |
|           |     synthesis | in FY2006 for his      | -   Controlling |
|           |     and       | contributions to the   |     material    |
|           |               | field of left-handed   |     processes   |
|           |   processing; | materials.             |     at the      |
|           |               |                        |     level of    |
|           | -   Magnetic  | Recognized world       |     electrons   |
|           |     materials | leader in rare earth   |     (photons);  |
|           |     and       | and intermetallic      |                 |
|           |               | compounds.             | -   Design of   |
|           |    correlated |                        |     atom-and    |
|           |     electron  | Dr. K. Gschneidner,    |     e           |
|           |     systems;  | Jr. named to National  | nergy-efficient |
|           |               | Academy of Engineering |     synthesis   |
|           | -   Complex   | in FY2007 because of   |     of          |
|           |               | his contributions to   |                 |
|           | intermetallic | rare-earth materials.  |   revolutionary |
|           |               | In 2008, Dr.           |     new forms   |
|           |    compounds; | Gschneidner received   |     of matter   |
|           |     and       | the Acta Materialia    |     with        |
|           |               | Gold Medal, considered |     tailored    |
|           | -   Catalytic | by many scientists and |     properties; |
|           |               | engineers to be the    |                 |
|           |    materials. | top award worldwide in | -               |
|           |               | the field of materials |   Understanding |
|           | -             | research.              |     of how      |
|           |    *Materials |                        |     remarkable  |
|           |               | Dr. I. Anderson's lead |     properties  |
|           |   Preparation | free solder technology |     of matter   |
|           |     Center;*  | is being licensed      |     emerge from |
|           |               | worldwide (more than   |     complex     |
|           | -   *Scalable | 75 licenses). In 2007, |                 |
|           |     Computing | Dr. Anderson received  |    correlations |
|           |     Lab.*     | the Distinguished      |     of the      |
|           |               | Scientist/Engineer     |     atomic or   |
|           |               | Award by the           |     electronic  |
|           |               | Electronic, Magnetic & |                 |
|           |               | Photonic Materials     |    constituents |
|           |               | Division of the        |     and how to  |
|           |               | Minerals, Metals, &    |     control     |
|           |               | Materials Society;     |     these       |
|           |               | only the second person |     properties; |
|           |               | selected for the       |                 |
|           |               | award.                 | -   Mastering   |
|           |               |                        |     energy and  |
|           |               | Dr. Paul Canfield was  |     information |
|           |               | consulted by a         |     on the      |
|           |               | National Academy of    |     nanoscale   |
|           |               | Sciences Panel on the  |     to create   |
|           |               | current status and     |     new         |
|           |               | future prospects of    |                 |
|           |               | crystal growth. An     |    technologies |
|           |               | Academy report is due  |     with        |
|           |               | out in Summer, 2008.   |                 |
|           |               |                        |    capabilities |
|           |               | Pioneering work on     |     rivaling    |
|           |               | environmentally-benign |     those of    |
|           |               | refrigeration and      |     living      |
|           |               | magnetic molecules;    |     things; and |
|           |               | Ames Laboratory is     |                 |
|           |               | working with           | -               |
|           |               | Astronautics           |  Characterizing |
|           |               | Corporation of America |     and         |
|           |               | to develop magnetic    |     controlling |
|           |               | refrigeration          |     matter away |
|           |               | technology; a R&D 100  |     from        |
|           |               | Award winner.          |                 |
|           |               |                        |    equilibrium. |
|           |               | #####                  |                 |
|           |               | Dr. Marshal Luban rece | Synthesis and   |
|           |               | ived an Honorary Docto | c               |
|           |               | rate from the Universi | haracterization |
|           |               | ty of Osnabruck, Osnab | of the next     |
|           |               | ruck, Germany for prom | generation of   |
|           |               | oting "the field of Mo | materials for   |
|           |               | lecular Magnetism by h | energy          |
|           |               | is own work as well as | effi            |
|           |               |  by initiating interna | ciency/storage, |
|           |               | tional cooperations.\" | communications, |
|           |               |                        | and             |
|           |               | Leader in              | environmental   |
|           |               | quasi-crystals;        | stewardship.    |
|           |               | properties of complex  |                 |
|           |               | materials; Hosted the  |                 |
|           |               | Ninth Annual World     |                 |
|           |               | Quasicrystals          |                 |
|           |               | Conference in 2006;    |                 |
|           |               | Dr. Pat Thiel received |                 |
|           |               | the Doctor Honoris     |                 |
|           |               | Causa from the         |                 |
|           |               | Institute National     |                 |
|           |               | Polytechnique de       |                 |
|           |               | Lorraine for her work  |                 |
|           |               | on quasicrystals.      |                 |
|           |               |                        |                 |
|           |               | Dr. John Corbett       |                 |
|           |               | received the American  |                 |
|           |               |                        |                 |
|           |               | Chemical Society's     |                 |
|           |               | 2008 F. Albert Cotton  |                 |
|           |               | Award in Synthetic     |                 |
|           |               | Inorganic Chemistry    |                 |
|           |               | which recognizes       |                 |
|           |               | individuals who have   |                 |
|           |               | distinguished          |                 |
|           |               | themselves by          |                 |
|           |               | demonstrating          |                 |
|           |               | creativity,            |                 |
|           |               | imagination and        |                 |
|           |               | outstanding synthetic  |                 |
|           |               | accomplishments in the |                 |
|           |               | field of inorganic     |                 |
|           |               | chemistry. With his    |                 |
|           |               | selection for the      |                 |
|           |               | Cotton Award, Dr.      |                 |
|           |               | Corbett has now        |                 |
|           |               | received all three     |                 |
|           |               | American Chemical      |                 |
|           |               | Society awards in      |                 |
|           |               | inorganic chemistry.   |                 |
|           |               |                        |                 |
|           |               | Besides inventing a    |                 |
|           |               | new environmentally    |                 |
|           |               | friendly               |                 |
|           |               | nanosphere-based       |                 |
|           |               | catalyst for biodiesel |                 |
|           |               | production, Dr. V. Lin |                 |
|           |               | is pioneering work on  |                 |
|           |               | novel structures;      |                 |
|           |               | high-specificity       |                 |
|           |               | reaction, controlled   |                 |
|           |               | drug release; Dr. V.   |                 |
|           |               | Lin has developed      |                 |
|           |               | materials to cap       |                 |
|           |               | mesoporous             |                 |
|           |               | nanospheres, hold the  |                 |
|           |               | drugs in place and     |                 |
|           |               | release the drugs at a |                 |
|           |               | specific site. Dr Lin  |                 |
|           |               | received the National  |                 |
|           |               | Science Foundation     |                 |
|           |               | Career Award.          |                 |
+-----------+---------------+------------------------+-----------------+
| **A       | -             | Three of the world's   | Provide the     |
| nalytical |   Solid-state | top solid state NMR    | Resource        |
| T         |     Nuclear   | experts reside in Ames | Foundations     |
| echniques |     Magnetic  | Laboratory and a       | that Enable     |
| and       |     Resonance | fourth will joining    | Great Science   |
| I         |     (NMR);    | soon.                  |                 |
| nstrument |               |                        | BES's Grand     |
| Deve      | -             | Pioneering work in     | Challenges      |
| lopment** |   Single-cell | fundamentals of        |                 |
|           |     analyses; | cellular physiology;   | (see list in    |
|           |               | disease diagnosis,     | cell, above)    |
|           | -   Si        | treatment; Dr. E.      |                 |
|           | ngle-molecule | Yeung has won 3 R&D    | Development of  |
|           |     analyses; | 100 Awards -- his      | techniques for  |
|           |               | Multiplexed Capillary  | c               |
|           | -   Elec      | Electrophoresis DNA    | haracterization |
|           | trochemically | Sequencer is licensed  | of novel        |
|           |     modulated | and in production for  | materials and   |
|           |     liquid    | deciphering genetic    | rapid,          |
|           |     ch        | codes and disease      | sensitive       |
|           | romatography; | diagnoses and his      | detection of    |
|           |               | Microfluor Detection   | chemicals and   |
|           | -   Sur       | device is used in      | biomaterials    |
|           | face-enhanced | analyzing and          | for             |
|           |     Raman     | sequencing DNA         | applications    |
|           |               |                        | ranging from    |
|           |   scattering. | Record of              | bioremediation  |
|           |               | internationally        | to national     |
|           | -   *Mass     | recognized excellence: | security.       |
|           |               | inductively-coupled    |                 |
|           |  spectrometer | plasma -- mass         | Development of  |
|           |               | spectrometer (ICP-MS)  | new simulation  |
|           |    techniques | in every analytical    | and modeling    |
|           |     and       | lab in world;          | techniques for  |
|           |               | biomolecule analysis;  | use in energy   |
|           |    instrument | senior chemist Robert  | and security    |
|           |     design*   | S. "Sam" Houk was      | decision        |
|           |               | recently (2007) named  | modeling and    |
|           |               | a Fellow of the        | design of       |
|           |               | Society for Applied    | materials.      |
|           |               | Spectroscopy for       |                 |
|           |               | "service to the        |                 |
|           |               | Society and            |                 |
|           |               | exceptional            |                 |
|           |               | contributions to       |                 |
|           |               | spectroscopy."         |                 |
+-----------+---------------+------------------------+-----------------+

**The Future/Major Activities**

**SUMMARY**

These are exciting times for science.  For the first time in history,
human design and control of quantum objects and processes are reachable
goals.  Photonics promises manipulation of photons and the development
of technologies surpassing those of the maturing microelectronics age. 
Ultrafast science promises new insights and control of dynamical
processes and reactions at the quantum level; while new instruments and
powerful computational advances are taming the complexity encountered in
correlated electron systems, emergent phenomena, and in nano-scale
mechanical, photonic, and electronic interactions.  This is also the era
when biology and materials science are merging, with the promise of not
just understanding and mimicking bio-processes, but of controlling them
at the molecular level to obtain new, low cost and energy efficient
routes to materials manufacturing, as well as energy harvesting and
storage.

The Ames Laboratory is a premier research facility focusing primarily
upon the design and invention of novel materials to meet these new
challenges. It has the fundamental scientific and computational tools to
propose new compositions, structures and methods of processing to tailor
materials properties for particular uses and functions; it can then make
these materials in laboratory-scale quantities; and it can measure and
test their properties with the highest sophistication. Ames has
particular expertise in the areas of catalysts, magnetic materials and
photonic materials, all of which can be used in a variety of
applications that generate, store or utilize energy cleanly and
efficiently; or that store, manipulate or transmit information on
quantum-mechanical scales. The Laboratory links basic and applied
science to solve challenges across the scientific spectrum, and invent
novel materials that enable new technologies.

In the coming years, Ames Laboratory will develop new distinguishing
capabilities that enhance its programs, and extend its materials
synthesis and preparation efforts into the areas of biologically
inspired materials design and processing, accessing the tools that
nature uses to fabricate inorganic materials that exhibit precise
reproducibility and exquisite adaptation to purpose, without the need
for high-energy processing. The Laboratory will also enhance its ability
to measure the properties of materials on the atomic scale, using
solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. Already a clear leader in the
use of NMR for the study of materials, the Laboratory will become a
world-leading developer of new NMR capabilities that enable studies of
atoms and the bonds between them, under extreme conditions and far away
from equilibrium. This novel instrumentation will facilitate other work
in the Laboratory, including the development of nano-designed catalysts
for the efficient production of biofuels.

**Infrastructure/The Ten Year Site Plan**

**Overview of Site Facilities and Infrastructure**

The Ames Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility
located on the campus of and operated by Iowa State University (ISU) in
Ames, Iowa. Ames is located in central Iowa approximately 35 miles north
of Des Moines. The Laboratory is situated on approximately 10 acres of
state-owned land on the ISU campus under a long-term, no cost lease. The
lease line can be adjusted to accommodate new Laboratory facilities in
the future. There is no federal owned real estate at the site (See Ames
Laboratory Land Use Plan, Plan 46300.008). The real property assets
include 12 buildings that total 327,664 gross square feet. The three
laboratory buildings represent over 70% of the area and have an average
age of 54 years; one 13 year old office building represents less than
15% of the area, and the other eight buildings are smaller shop and
storage buildings that provide support functions. The buildings have
been well maintained over their lifetimes and are currently in good
condition as indicated by an Asset Condition Index (ACI) of 0.975.
However, because the research buildings were designed and built for the
research needs and activities of the 1950's, they are limited in
providing effective and efficient infrastructure support for current and
future research activities. The buildings are highly utilized with an
Asset Utilization Index (AUI) of 0.982. Staffing at the end of FY2007
was over 600 full and part time staff representing 306 Full Time
Equivalents (FTE). In addition there are also 200 associates who perform
research in Ames Laboratory facilities. Two other real property assets
are defined in the Facility Information Management System (FIMS), an
electrical switch pit and a parking lot. Being located on the University
campus allows the Laboratory to take full advantage of the
infrastructure services provided by ISU, such as steam, chilled water,
water and sewage service, compressed air, grounds maintenance,
telecommunication systems, and roads without the need for Federal
investment to construct, maintain, or recapitalize. The availability of
these services allows the Laboratory to focus on maintaining and
operating its research and support buildings. The relationship with ISU
also enables the Laboratory to use space in University--owned buildings
through a space usage agreement without investing in permanent space or
long-term leases; currently Ames utilizes approximately 6,000 net usable
square feet (nusf) in University buildings. No real estate actions are
planned for FY2009 or FY2010.

**SC Infrastructure Data Summary**

  ------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------
  Replacement Plant Value                                     62.1
  (\$M)                                                       

  Total Deferred                                              1.5
  Maintenance (\$M)                                           

  Asset Condition Index    Mission Critical                   0.98

                           Mission Dependent                  0.96

                           Non-Mission Dependent              N/A

  Asset Utilization Index  Office                             0.995

                           Warehouse                          1.000

                           Laboratory                         0.974

                           Housing                            N/A

  Prior Year Maintenance                                      1.01
  (\$M)                                                       
  ------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------

**Facilities and Infrastructure to Support Missions**

Ames Laboratory is dedicated to providing facilities and infrastructure
that will effectively enable and support its mission. Ames also strives
to be an effective steward of the DOE assets entrusted to it by managing
them with a long-term view which is quality driven, looks at the life
cycle of the assets, utilizes best industry practice, and is
commensurate with the value and mission impact of the asset. This
management links real property asset planning, programming, budgeting,
and evaluation to program mission projections and performance outcomes.
Resources are directed to facilities and infrastructure in the context
of the overall needs and operation of the Laboratory to carry out its
mission.

Because a philosophy of good stewardship has been a part of the heritage
of the Ames Laboratory the overall condition of the buildings is
excellent even though they are old. The excellent condition, however,
does not equate to modern, mission-relevant facilities. This is
particularly true of the research buildings. They are 47 to 59 years old
and were designed for the research activities of the 1950's. Current
research instruments and paradigms have very different infrastructure
needs. This is particularly true of the Metals Development Building
which was built to house pilot plant materials operations. As the
building has been modified over its lifetime, it has become increasingly
dysfunctional for modern research. It does not provide the modern,
highly productive working environment and the functionality needed to
support the materials discovery, design and synthesis efforts and to
attract world class scientists.

The Office of Science has embarked on an ambitious initiative to
modernize the facilities and infrastructure at its ten national
laboratories. The goal is that all of the SC laboratories will be
operating thoroughly modernized complexes by the end of the ten-year
period (FY2009-FY2018). Modernized facilities will encompass the
following characteristics:

-   Safe, Secure, and Environmentally Sound Infrastructure

-   A Highly Productive Working Environment

-   Efficient Operations and Maintenance

Ames Laboratory has developed a strategy to achieve this goal in this
time period. The table below provides a summary of the condition of the
facilities from a mission readiness point of view, now and into the
future. In accordance with the definitions from the Mission Readiness
Model, the research buildings are considered Marginal, meaning
deficiencies require major resources (work arounds) to ensure
achievement of mission and that investments, to return to mission ready,
require capital investments in excess of the GPP limit. For example, the
current generation of instruments, such as electron microscopes, has
increasingly sensitive infrastructure requirements for vibration, noise,
temperature control, dust, power quality and electromagnetic
interference to perform to their full potential. Adequate space for
these sensitive instruments is not available without extensive
modifications and, even then, the use of marginal space compromises the
ability to achieve optimal results.

The cornerstone of this strategy is the replacement of the Metals
Development Building under the Infrastructure Modernization Initiative.
A state of the art facility will provide space for more exacting
research efforts. The other existing research buildings will be able to
house the research activities that have less stringent requirements.
Other funds such as GPP, ESPC, overhead, and energy savings will be
focused on the other research buildings. In this way the infrastructure
for both of the research business lines will be upgraded from Marginal
to Capable.

**Facilities and Infrastructure to Support Laboratory Business Lines**

+---------+-----------+-------------------------+---------------------+
| **B     | **F       | **Summary Condition     | **Planned           |
| usiness | acilities | Evaluation**            | Investments**       |
| Line**  | and       |                         |                     |
|         | Infrast   |                         |                     |
|         | ructure** |                         |                     |
+---------+-----------+-------------------------+---------------------+
| Fund    | Spedding  | [Marginal Mission       | Metals Development  |
| amental | Hall      | Readiness]{.underline}  | Building            |
| Ma      |           |                         | replacement (SLI    |
| terials | Wilhelm   | The three research      | Infrastructure      |
| R       | Hall      | buildings are in good   | Modernization       |
| esearch |           | shape but are old and   | Initiative)         |
|         | Metals    | do not provide the      | starting in FY2011  |
|         | Dev.      | modern infrastructure   |                     |
|         |           | to serve current        | Spedding Hall HVAC  |
|         |           | research paradigms.     | Upgrade Project     |
|         |           | Good space for          | (GPP) in process.   |
|         |           | increasingly sensitive  |                     |
|         |           | instruments, such as    | Access Control      |
|         |           | electron microscopes,   | System Upgrade      |
|         |           | is not available due to | (GPP) sitewide      |
|         |           | vibration, noise, or    | beginning in        |
|         |           | electromagnetic         | FY2010.             |
|         |           | interference. Research  |                     |
|         |           | using some new          | Lighting upgrade,   |
|         |           | materials such as       | Spedding fume hood  |
|         |           | nano-scale particulates | stack upgrade, and  |
|         |           | is limited by existing  | Spedding window     |
|         |           | ventilations systems.   | replacement through |
|         |           | Such installations      | an ESPC.            |
|         |           | require extensive       |                     |
|         |           | modifications and       | Systematic Space    |
|         |           | work-arounds to provide | Modernization and   |
|         |           | space for those         | Miscellaneous Small |
|         |           | operations. The         | projects (GPP)      |
|         |           | computation facilities  | beginning in FY2014 |
|         |           | are adequate for the    |                     |
|         |           | immediate future but    | ESPC savings will   |
|         |           | expansion will need to  | be directed to      |
|         |           | be addressed within the | further energy      |
|         |           | planning period. In     | conservation and    |
|         |           | particular, the Metals  | modernization       |
|         |           | Development Building    | efforts.            |
|         |           | was built for pilot     |                     |
|         |           | plant materials         |                     |
|         |           | operations and does not |                     |
|         |           | provide the modern work |                     |
|         |           | environment and         |                     |
|         |           | functionality needed to |                     |
|         |           | support the materials   |                     |
|         |           | discovery, design and   |                     |
|         |           | synthesis efforts.      |                     |
+---------+-----------+-------------------------+---------------------+
| Ana     | Spedding  | [Marginal Mission       | Metals Development  |
| lytical | Hall      | Readiness]{.underline}  | Building            |
| Tec     |           |                         | replacement (SLI    |
| hniques | Wilhelm   | The three research      | Infrastructure      |
| and     | Hall      | buildings are in good   | Modernization       |
| Ins     |           | shape but are old and   | Initiative)         |
| trument | Metals    | do not provide the      | starting in FY2011  |
| Deve    | Dev.      | modern infrastructure   |                     |
| lopment |           | to serve current        | Spedding Hall HVAC  |
|         |           | research paradigms.     | Upgrade Project     |
|         |           | Good space for          | (GPP) in process.   |
|         |           | increasingly sensitive  |                     |
|         |           | instruments, such as    | Access Control      |
|         |           | electron microscopes,   | System Upgrade      |
|         |           | is not available due to | (GPP) sitewide      |
|         |           | vibration, noise, or    | beginning in        |
|         |           | electromagnetic         | FY2010.             |
|         |           | interference. Research  |                     |
|         |           | using some new          | Lighting upgrade,   |
|         |           | materials such as       | Spedding fume hood  |
|         |           | nano-scale particulates | stack upgrade, and  |
|         |           | is limited by existing  | Spedding window     |
|         |           | ventilations systems.   | replacement through |
|         |           | Such installations      | an ESPC.            |
|         |           | require extensive       |                     |
|         |           | modifications and       | Systematic Space    |
|         |           | work-arounds to provide | Modernization and   |
|         |           | space for those         | Miscellaneous Small |
|         |           | operations. The         | projects (GPP)      |
|         |           | computation facilities  | beginning in FY2014 |
|         |           | are adequate for the    |                     |
|         |           | immediate future but    | ESPC savings will   |
|         |           | expansion will need to  | be directed to      |
|         |           | be addressed within the | further energy      |
|         |           | planning period. In     | conservation and    |
|         |           | particular, the Metals  | modernization       |
|         |           | Development Building    | efforts.            |
|         |           | was built for pilot     |                     |
|         |           | plant materials         |                     |
|         |           | operations and does not |                     |
|         |           | provide the modern work |                     |
|         |           | environment and         |                     |
|         |           | functionality needed to |                     |
|         |           | support the materials   |                     |
|         |           | discovery, design and   |                     |
|         |           | synthesis efforts.      |                     |
+---------+-----------+-------------------------+---------------------+
| S       | TASF      | [Capable]{.underline}   | Site wide lighting  |
| itewide |           |                         | upgrade through an  |
| Lab     | Support   | Administrative space    | ESPC.               |
| oratory | Buildings | (TASF) is in excellent  |                     |
| Ope     |           | condition and will      | Access Control      |
| rations | Other     | provide excellent       | System Upgrade      |
|         | S         | functional capability   | (GPP) starting in   |
|         | tructures | for administrative      | FY2010.             |
|         | and       | needs over the life of  |                     |
|         | F         | this plan. Recent       | Record Storage      |
|         | acilities | remodeling has improved | Area, Campus        |
|         | (OSF's)   | the effective           | Warehouse (GPP)     |
|         |           | utilization of space    | starting in FY2011. |
|         |           | for mission support     |                     |
|         |           | activities by           |                     |
|         |           | remodeling              |                     |
|         |           | underutilized space     |                     |
|         |           | into modern training    |                     |
|         |           | and graphic design      |                     |
|         |           | functions. The building |                     |
|         |           | was built using the     |                     |
|         |           | energy conservation and |                     |
|         |           | sustainability          |                     |
|         |           | practices that are now  |                     |
|         |           | out of date. While this |                     |
|         |           | does not affect mission |                     |
|         |           | support capabilities,   |                     |
|         |           | there are opportunities |                     |
|         |           | for energy conservation |                     |
|         |           | that would reduce       |                     |
|         |           | operating costs and     |                     |
|         |           | allow resources to be   |                     |
|         |           | redirected to other     |                     |
|         |           | modernization or        |                     |
|         |           | research activities.    |                     |
|         |           |                         |                     |
|         |           | Support buildings and   |                     |
|         |           | OSF's have no           |                     |
|         |           | deficiencies that       |                     |
|         |           | impact delivery of      |                     |
|         |           | mission support. Except |                     |
|         |           | for the need for        |                     |
|         |           | additional record       |                     |
|         |           | storage space, the      |                     |
|         |           | capability and capacity |                     |
|         |           | is sufficient for the   |                     |
|         |           | needs anticipated for   |                     |
|         |           | the duration of this    |                     |
|         |           | plan.                   |                     |
|         |           |                         |                     |
|         |           | Major utility           |                     |
|         |           | generation (steam and   |                     |
|         |           | chilled water), utility |                     |
|         |           | distribution and site   |                     |
|         |           | infrastructure such as  |                     |
|         |           | roads are provided by   |                     |
|         |           | the contractor as part  |                     |
|         |           | of their services to    |                     |
|         |           | the entire ISU campus.  |                     |
|         |           | They are responsible    |                     |
|         |           | for the capital         |                     |
|         |           | investment and          |                     |
|         |           | maintenance. The        |                     |
|         |           | capacity of these       |                     |
|         |           | services is adequate    |                     |
|         |           | for current needs and   |                     |
|         |           | anticipated future      |                     |
|         |           | demand.                 |                     |
+---------+-----------+-------------------------+---------------------+

**Note:** "Marginal Mission Readiness" means deficiencies require major
resources (work arounds) to ensure achievement of mission; investments
to return to mission ready require capital investments in excess of the
IGPP limit.

> "Capable" means there are no deficiencies that impact delivery of
> mission; operable without work arounds; operating parameters meet
> current and known future demand.

**Strategic Site Investments**

As mentioned in the previous section, Ames has developed a modernization
strategy that will result in infrastructure that is fully mission ready,
will enhance research efforts, contribute to sustainability goals and
meet the Office of Science modernization goals. The strategy includes
capital investment through ESPC funding, building replacement, capital
improvements to the remaining research buildings and continuing
effective maintenance to extend the useful life of the buildings. The
initiative utilizes line item funding in the Infrastructure
Modernization Initiative, ESPC, GPP and overhead funding, including
funds from energy savings.

Replacement of the Metals Development Building is crucial to meeting the
infrastructure goals. The \$46M project will build a new 66,500 square
foot building with funding slated to begin in FY2011. Upon completion,
the critical and sensitive research activities from the existing
research buildings will be moved into the new building. Any remaining
activities in the Metals Development Building will then be relocated
into the space vacated in the other buildings and the Metals Development
Building will be demolished. The new building will provide specialized
space for current and anticipated state-of-the-art instrumentation such
as high resolution transmission electron microscopes and scanning probe
microscopes, which in turn will dramatically improve the resolution and
stability of these instruments and the range of measurements that they
can accomplish. It will have the capability to efficiently deal with the
more stringent ventilation requirements of working with new and advanced
materials that may be more toxic or reactive. A building with
flexibility designed into it will allow space to be reconfigured quickly
and efficiently when there are changes in research activities and
technologies. A building design that uses space more efficiently will
allow the area of the building will be reduced approximately 5%. It is
anticipated that Ames would be able to reduce the amount of space rented
from ISU. The new building will provide a preferred work environment
that will help attract and retain high quality staff. It will also
contribute to increasing staff productivity and enhancing the
collaboration and teaming that characterizes research at Ames. The
project will eliminate 1/3 of the total deferred maintenance at the
site. The building will be designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification.
The focused application of current technology and design will achieve
energy savings that would not be possible within the existing building.
References indicate Gold Certification typically results in energy
savings of 50% to 60%. This will represent a savings of up to 15% of the
total energy use of the site. The savings can be redirected into other
energy conservation or modernization efforts in other buildings.

Ames is pursing third party financing of energy conservation upgrades
through an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). The Preliminary
Site Survey has been completed, the Initial Proposal has been reviewed
and approved, and the Energy Saving Contactor is beginning the Detailed
Energy Survey. A funding investment of \$1.4M is planned for Energy
Conservation Measures (ECM) across the site. The measures are estimated
to generate approximately \$200,000 annual savings. The investment will
be paid off over a contract term of 11 years. The ECM's include lighting
upgrades that will improve the lighting efficiency throughout the site.
Windows will be replaced and fume hood vent stacks leaks will be sealed
in Spedding Hall. A water conservation ECM will replace existing
restroom fixtures with low flow units. Once the contract term is
completed, the cost savings can be redirected into further modernization
efforts. The estimated savings will reduce Ames energy consumption 18%
and reduce the water consumption 14%.

GPP funding will focus on the remaining research buildings. A heating,
ventilating, & air conditioning (HVAC) upgrade project in Spedding Hall
is currently in progress. This project will upgrade the existing systems
of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) and makeup air
controls in Spedding Hall to improve the safety, reliability, energy
efficiency and flexibility of the systems. The system has been in
service for nearly 50 years and cannot provide the level of control, air
balance, reliability and safety monitoring that is beneficial for
laboratory activities. The HVAC system will be upgraded for variable air
volume operation which will provide temperature control in each space
independently. Because of the size of the project, it is being phased
over four years, out to FY2010, because it exceeds the annual GPP
funding received.

Once the Spedding HVAC project is completed, the next major GPP project
is planned to be the Upgrade Access Control System in FY2010. The
project will upgrade the access control systems of the Laboratory to
current technology. The existing system includes a mix of standard key
and pin type \"yale\" cylinder locks and a fifteen-year old access
control system based on a PC with a DOS operating system. The new system
will provide an electronic access control system throughout the facility
that will utilize current technology, preferably, with proximity
sensing. This project will have to be phased over three years.

GPP funding is planned for Upgrade Electrical Distribution System,
Spedding Hall in FY2012 and FY2013. Starting in FY2014, plans call for
GPP funding to be directed to Systematic Space Modernization in the
research buildings. The complete list of the GPP funding plan is shown
in the attached Integrated Facilities and Infrastructure (IFI) Budget
Crosscut.

The maintenance program consists of maintenance and repair activities
necessary to keep the existing inventory of facilities in good working
order and extend their service lives. It includes regularly scheduled
maintenance, corrective repairs, and periodic replacement of components
over the service life of the facility as well as the facility
management, engineering, documentation, and oversight required to carry
out these functions. Historically, the facilities have been well
maintained so that the service lives of the buildings have been
extended. Historical data shows that the Laboratory has been able to
control and slightly reduce deferred maintenance levels with modest
levels of indirect funded maintenance, allowing Ames to operate with a
1.8% target Maintenance Investment Index. Historical experience shows
that the current levels of expenditures have been adequate to maintain
the facilities. Therefore, future maintenance funding levels are
projected by escalating the maintenance budget to continue this level of
effort.

There are no excess facilities at Ames Laboratory and none planned.

**Trends and Metrics**

Performance measures are utilized to link facility and infrastructure
performance to outputs and outcomes. Broad-based measures are used so a
small number of results can provide a high level, integrated grasp of
the stewardship of DOE assets at the Ames Laboratory. The DOE corporate
wide measures specific to RPAM, the Asset Condition Index and the Asset
Utilization Index are reported directly through FIMS as well as being
incorporated in the Laboratory Self-Assessment. Ames continues to
perform well (DOE rated F&I an "A-" in FY2007) with most of the measures
showing slight improvement. The one exception has been the energy use
per square foot. The addition of a data center and the associated
electrical consumption has overwhelmed the recent energy conservation
efforts. It is expected however that operational changes recommended by
the FEMP Energy Efficiency Expert Evaluations (E4) and completion of the
ESPC project will put the savings ahead of target. The replacement of
the Metals Development Building will enable Ames to meet or exceed the
30% reduction goal set forth in the TEAM initiative.

**Facilities and Infrastructure Investments (\$M) -- Impact to Asset
Condition Index**

  ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ------- -------
                2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016    2017    2018

  Maintenance   1.0    1.0    1.1    1.1    1.1    1.2    1.2    1.3    1.3     1.3     1.4

  DMR           N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A     N/A     N/A

  Excess        \-     \-     \-     \-     \-     \-     \-     \-     \-      \-      \-
  Facility                                                                              
  Disposition                                                                           

  GPP           0.5    0.6    0.6    0.6    0.6    0.6    0.6    0.6    0.6     0.6     0.6

  Line Items    \-     \-     \-     5.0    15.0   20.0   6.0    \-     \-      \-      \-

  Total         1.4    1.6    1.7    6.7    16.8   21.8   7.8    1.9    1.9     1.9     2.0
  Investment                                                                            

  Estimated RPV 62.1   63.5   65.0   66.5   68.0   69.6   71.2   98.7   101.0   103.3   105.6

  Estimated DM  1.5    1.5    1.5    1.6    1.6    1.6    1.6    1.0    1.0     1.0     1.0

  Site-wide ACI 0.98   0.98   0.98   0.98   0.98   0.98   0.98   0.99   0.99    0.99    0.99
  ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ------- -------

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**Sustainability**

The infrastructure plans provide major improvements in the area of
sustainability and energy conservation in accordance with Executive
Order 13423 and DOE Order O430.2B. The two key components are the ESPC
project and the replacement of the Metals Development Building. If these
proceed as planned, Ames will be able to meet the 30% energy reduction
target. DOE Order O 430.2B was recently approved and provides
requirements and responsibilities for managing DOE energy, buildings and
fleets. A key requirement of the order is an Executable Plan that
commits Ames to a detailed set of actions designed to meet sustainment
goals and is due to DOE by September 30, 2008. These are summarized in
the following table.

**DOE Order 430.2B Goals**

+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
| **Requ    | ** | **F    | **  | *      | **Progress to Date**      |
| irement** | Go | unding | Cos | *Miles |                           |
|           | al | So     | t** | tone** |                           |
|           | ** | urce** |     |        |                           |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
| Energy    | 1  | ESPC   | \$  | FY2009 | IP has been reviewed and  |
| Reduction | 8% |        | 1.4 |        | approved. Detailed Energy |
| of 30%    |    |        | M   |        | Survey is in progress.    |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
|           | 1  | SLI    | \$  | FY2015 | Replacement of the Metals |
|           | 5% |        | 46M |        | Development Building with |
|           |    | In     |     |        | new facility is slated    |
|           |    | frastr |     |        | for funding in FY2011.    |
|           |    | ucture |     |        | CD0 documents are being   |
|           |    | M      |     |        | prepared for submission.  |
|           |    | oderni |     |        |                           |
|           |    | za­tion |     |        |                           |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
| Renewable | 0% | ESPC   | NA  | FY2009 | The Preliminary Survey    |
| Energy    |    |        |     |        | performed by the ESCO     |
| On-site   |    |        |     |        | looked at on-site         |
|           |    |        |     |        | renewable energy          |
|           |    |        |     |        | opportunities. A rooftop  |
|           |    |        |     |        | photovoltaic installation |
|           |    |        |     |        | was evaluated but was not |
|           |    |        |     |        | economically viable due   |
|           |    |        |     |        | to limited capacity and a |
|           |    |        |     |        | simple payback of 89      |
|           |    |        |     |        | years. Because on-site    |
|           |    |        |     |        | renewable energy is not   |
|           |    |        |     |        | feasible, a waver will be |
|           |    |        |     |        | requested.                |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
| Renewable | 4% | Ov     | \$2 | FY2008 | Renewable Energy          |
| Energy    |    | erhead | .5K |        | Certificates (REC) for    |
| Off-Site  |    |        |     |        | electrical power are      |
|           |    |        |     |        | available at a reasonable |
|           |    |        |     |        | premium. Ames Laboratory  |
|           |    |        |     |        | anticipates that 4% of    |
|           |    |        |     |        | electricity purchased     |
|           |    |        |     |        | will be from a renewable  |
|           |    |        |     |        | energy source through     |
|           |    |        |     |        | REC's.                    |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
| Water     | 1  | ESPC   | \   | FY2009 | IP has been reviewed and  |
| Reduction | 4% |        | $0. |        | approved. Detailed Energy |
|           |    |        | 56M |        | Survey is in progress.    |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
|           | T  | SLI    | \$  | FY2015 | Replacement of the Metals |
|           | BD |        | 46M |        | Development Building with |
|           |    | In     |     |        | new facility is slated    |
|           |    | frastr |     |        | for funding in FY2011.    |
|           |    | ucture |     |        | CD0 documents are being   |
|           |    | Mo     |     |        | prepared for submission.  |
|           |    | derniz |     |        |                           |
|           |    | a-tion |     |        |                           |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+
| Su        | 1  | TBD    | TBD | FY2015 | Guidance on the process   |
| stainment | 5% |        |     |        | and protocol for          |
|           | of |        |     |        | performing this           |
|           | s  |        |     |        | assessment on existing    |
|           | pa |        |     |        | space is currently being  |
|           | ce |        |     |        | developed.                |
+-----------+----+--------+-----+--------+---------------------------+

**Infrastructure Summary**

Ames Laboratory has been a good steward of the government assets and
resources by maintaining the facilities and infrastructure in excellent
condition. Ames remains committed to directing the resources necessary
to continue this philosophy. Since all of the research buildings are
old, Ames has no research facilities built with the modern design
methods and technologies targeted to serve the current research
paradigm. This plan lays out a broad strategy for achieving the
facilities and infrastructure goals laid out by executive order, DOE
orders, Office of Science and best management practices. The plan uses a
wide range of resources to accomplish this effort through line item
financing, GPP, ESPC third party financing, overhead, and savings from
improved efficiencies. The result of this plan will be infrastructure
that enables the research efforts rather than limiting them.

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See file: Ames IFI Crosscut April 21, 2008.pdf