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Location:  Manhattan, New York, USA

Exercise WRIC with an interior volume of 14,804 liters. This shows a cycle ergometer but the three-meter ceiling height also allows use of tall exercise equipment. Notice the blood sampling access port on the right side wall.

Blood sampling being conducted for a subject within the RMR/TEF WRIC. This particular set-up shows a catheter connected to the subject for blood sampling every 30-minutes during a 23-hour study.

Standard gasketed entry doors for the RMR/TEF and 23-hour studies WRIC’s. Notice the control area with the two Sable Systems Promethion instruments and diverter valve.

An example of the type of metabolic measurements that can be conducted within the Exercise WRIC.

An example of the type of metabolic measurements that can be conducted within the Exercise WRIC…Grammy Award winning opera singer.

Control area with two Sable Systems Promethion instruments. These integrated instruments measure oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor pressure within the WRIC. This eliminates the need for drying the sample gases. Notice the diverter valve above the instruments. This allows one instrument set (right) to measure the sample gases from either the RMR/TEF or Exercise WRIC. The other Instrument set (left) is dedicated to the 23-hour studies WRIC.

23-hour studies WRIC interior showing all of its components – restroom, bi-level pass through’s, AC unit and bariatric sofa bed.

RMR/TEF WRIC interior showing how the subject relaxes during the metabolic measurement. This also shows the restroom and blood sampling port.

Control area with two Sable Systems Promethion instruments. These integrated instruments measure oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor pressure within the WRIC. This eliminates the need for drying the sample gases. Notice the diverter valve above the instruments. This allows one instrument set (right) to measure the sample gases from either the RMR/TEF or Exercise WRIC. The other Instrument set (left) is dedicated to the 23-hour studies WRIC.

23-hour studies WRIC interior showing all of its components – restroom, bi-level pass through’s, AC unit and bariatric sofa bed.

RMR/TEF WRIC interior showing how the subject relaxes during the metabolic measurement. This also shows the restroom and blood sampling port.

Exercise WRIC with an interior volume of 14,804 liters. This shows a cycle ergometer but the three-meter ceiling height also allows use of tall exercise equipment. Notice the blood sampling access port on the right side wall.

Blood sampling being conducted for a subject within the RMR/TEF WRIC. This particular set-up shows a catheter connected to the subject for blood sampling every 30-minutes during a 23-hour study.

Standard gasketed entry doors for the RMR/TEF and 23-hour studies WRIC’s. Notice the control area with the two Sable Systems Promethion instruments and diverter valve.

An example of the type of metabolic measurements that can be conducted within the Exercise WRIC.

An example of the type of metabolic measurements that can be conducted within the Exercise WRIC…Grammy Award winning opera singer.

The RMR/TEF WRIC, with an interior volume of 7,557 liters, is a comfortable room with television and WIFI. This allows for maximum subject comfort for error free RMR measurements.

The RMR/TEF WRIC, with an interior volume of 7,557 liters, is a comfortable room with television and WIFI. This allows for maximum subject comfort for error free RMR measurements.

Bi-level air locks

Bariatric restroom rated to 250 kg

Exterior windows and television

Bariatric pull-out sofa bed rated to 250 kg

Recliner chair rated to 250 kg

Bariatric restroom rated to 250 kg

Subject relaxing during RMR measurement

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Principal Investigator:  Dr. Kathryn Whyte

Operational:  2018

Schematic of the three chamber whole room indirect calorimeter (WRIC). These comprise of the 23-hour studies, resting metabolic rate/thermic effect of food (RMR/TEF) and Exercise WRIC’s.

Schematic of the three chamber whole room indirect calorimeter (WRIC). These comprise of the 23-hour studies, resting metabolic rate/thermic effect of food (RMR/TEF) and Exercise WRIC’s.