Credit: The Boston Herald

How green is your Cambridge lab space?  The City of Cambridge is trying to make lab space as green as possible.

“A city task force has been meeting for nearly a year to come up with a way for new buildings in Cambridge to be “net zero” to significantly reduce emissions. But some of the most energy-intensive buildings in Cambridge are biotech labs, which require a significant amount of specialized infrastructure, including high-powered ventilation systems to deal with any potentially hazardous gases,” the Boston Herald reports.

The Herald article offers a detailed look at the steps required — and planned — for Cambridge buildings to produce “zero emissions.”