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Getting to Green: Green
Labs Best Practices and
Long-Term Strategies
By Jordan Beam, Holly Beilin,
Katelyn Blanchard, Gregg Godwin,
Anna Gustines, Akhil Jariwala, and
Ben Watson
Introduction
Best Practices Guide
Promotional Materials
Vision Memo
Closing & Questions
Introduction 3
Agenda
• Reduce the environmental impact of labs at UNC
• Reduce life cycle cost of operating labs at UNC Goals
• Shut the Sash Campaign
• Lab Plastics Recycling
Past successes
•Amy Preble – Office of Waste Reduction & Recycling
•Cathy Brennan – Department of Environment, Health & Safety Leadership
Introduction 4
Client – Green Labs Committee
Introduction 5
• Lab buildings consume 4x the
energy per square foot as the
average campus building
• Labs consume large amounts of
water
• Labs require specialized waste
management
• Labs can produce 1/3 to 2/3 of
total university emissions
Michael Hooker Research Center
The Problem
Introduction 6
• Research other universities
• Interview lab managers
• Design aesthetics
Generate Green Labs Best
Practices Guide
• Research UNC’s sustainability regulations Review Current
Practices
• Implement green best practices within the lab community
Assist with Existing Projects
Our Task
Best Practices Guide
Goals:
• Readability
• Simplicity
• Consistency
• Professionalism
• User Friendliness
Guide 8
Green Labs Committee
Affiliate Green Lab
Eco-Champion
Affiliate Green Lab
Eco-Champion
Applied Learning Class RESPC
Building a culture around green lab behavior at UNC through
friendly interdepartmental competition
Vision Memo 21
Green Lab Games
• Audience: graduate students from relevant fields
• Center for Faculty Excellence
Interdisciplinary Lecture Series
• Audience: chemistry majors
• Green product and process development
Experimental Design Course
Public Seminars
Vision Memo 22
• Audience: community members and student body
• Introduction to green chemistry by researchers/professors
Green Chemistry Courses
Main Goal
5- to 10-year plan
Solidify goals and methods
Utilize relationship with Energy
Management
Invest in energy-efficient
equipment
Leverage knowledge about UNC
labs
Provide input for design & construction
Vision Memo 23
Recommendations
Long-Term Plan
Elizabeth Shay
Susan Caplow
Amy Preble
Cathy Brennan
Thomas Lentz
Christina Lebonville
And the entire Green Labs Committee and
everyone that participated in our project
24 Closing
Acknowledgments
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