rcr green your lab
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Greening Your Lab
Responsible Conduct of Research Duke University
September 30, 2014
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Presenter:
Randy SmithManager, Department of Biology
Convener, Green Labs at Duke
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Green Labs at Duke is a group of faculty, staff and students dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in
Duke University’s research and teaching laboratories.
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Overview:• Define sustainability• Impacts of research labs• Mitigating the impacts through best practices• Duke Green Lab Certification• Small group discussion of individual labs• Regroup – discussion of issues• Current projects
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What is Sustainability?
“Meeting all the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
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Impacts of Research LabsEnergy
Labs are 5 times more energy intensive than other campus spaces, on average.
Cost to operate a fume hood at Duke is $5000 per year. Same cost as running 3.5 houses.
Cost to operate an ultralow freezer at Duke is $1200 per year.
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Impacts of Research Labs Energy
Trent Drive Hall Rubenstein Hall Wilson Recreation
Bryan Center Phytotron Fitzpatrick French Science Biological Sciences
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Impacts of Research LabsWater
VentilationEquipment coolingAspiratorsPurified waterSterilizersDish and pipet washers
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Impacts of Research LabsWater
Trent Drive Hall
Rubenstein Hall
Wilson Recreation
Bryan Center Phytotron Fitzpatrick French Science Biological Sciences
LSRC -
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
CF Water
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Impacts of Research LabsChemical Waste
2011: 72,495 pounds of Hazardous Waste
2013: 87,000 pounds expected
Hazardous Waste is 25% of total chemical waste
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Impacts of Research LabsSolid Waste
French Science Waste Audit
66 pounds in one day, 37% recyclable
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Green Lab Certification
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The Green Lab Certification Program was jointly developed by Sustainable Duke and Green Labs at Duke. We would like to recognize the work of the Office of
Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability of University of California – Davis, LabRats of the University of California - Santa Barbara, Higher Education
Environmental Performance Improvement of the UK and Yale University Office of Sustainability for inspiration and some of the content of this certification program.
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Green Lab Certification
Three levels – Bronze, Silver and GoldPrerequisites plus points Points as a percentage of applicable pointsPrerequisites only = BronzePrerequisites plus 50% of applicable points = SilverPrerequisites plus 90% of applicable points = Gold
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Green Lab Certification
Certification Checklist
Certification Checklist Guide
http://sustainability.duke.edu/action/certifications/labs/index.php
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Green Lab Certification Process
• Review Guide to Certification Checklist• Complete online Certification Checklist• Certification
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Green Lab CertificationManagement and Training
• Think about your lab practices
• Participate in Green Labs at Duke (at some level)
• Communicate within your lab
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Green Lab CertificationEnergy Conservation
• Fume Hood – sash closed and hood certified
• Cold Storage – freezers maintained, contents relevant, number of small units minimized
• Equipment use maximized and turned off when not in use
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Green Lab CertificationWater Conservation
• Eliminate single pass cooling
• No water powered aspirators
• Minimize purified water use
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Green Lab CertificationChemical Storage and Use
• OESO lab audit
• Up to date chemical inventory
• Minimize chemical use/storage
• Share with other labs
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Green Lab CertificationGreen Purchasing
• Energy Star
• Coordinate ordering to minimize packaging
• Order from “green vendors”
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Green Lab CertificationRecycling and Waste Reduction
• Recycle plastics, glass, metals, paper and cardboard
• Recycle Electronics
• Recycle Styrofoam
• Electronic journals
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Green Lab CertificationField Work
Leave no trace – recover flagging, equipment, batteries, etc.
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Green Lab CertificationMeeting and Conference Travel
• Buy carbon offsets for travel or meetings
• Skype
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Green Lab CertificationSelf-assessment and Innovation
Special circumstances in your lab
All your great ideas!
40+ Duke labs are certified
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Small Groups Discussion
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Questions and Issues from Small Groups
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Current Project - Growth Chamber Lighting
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Current Project - Growth Chamber Lighting
• Old - 8 400W metal halide lamps and 6 60W incandescent lamps with total 3560W.
• New - The Cycloptics™ All-Bright™ luminaire consists of 4 Philips Elite Agro™ 315W ceramic metal halide lamps with total 1260W.
• Light (PAR) intensity same • Conversion cost $2700
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Current Project - Growth Chamber Lighting
Electrical savings - $1012 per yearHVAC savings - $1259 per year
Payback 14 months
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Current Project - Stirling Ultralow Freezer
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Current Project - Stirling Ultralow Freezer
• The Stirling freezer uses 50% of the electricity
of the control freezer - savings $344 per year• The Stirling freezer has potential to reduce the
cooling requirements of the building – savings $199 per year
• $3000 cost premium• Payback 5.5 Years
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Current Project - Stirling Ultralow Freezer
Lifetime Cost = purchase price + maintenance and operating costs over the life of the product.
No compressor repair – savings $3500
Payback could be significantly shorter.
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Current Project - Stirling Ultralow Freezer
Aligning financial incentives.
Rebate from Arts and Sciences of $3000 toward purchase price.
Mandate for exclusive purchase.
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Current Project - Shut the Sash
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Current Project – Shut the Sash
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Current Project - Shut the Sash
Variable volume vs Constant volume fume hoods
Variable volume - open sash $5000 year closed sash $2000 per year
Constant volume – airflow bypass
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Current Project - French Science Center Lab Ventilation
Aircuity Monitoring and Control for thirty non-teaching lab rooms
High intensity teaching labs will be programmed to reduce air flows during non-teaching hours
Fume hood minimum air flow reduction
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Current Project - French Science Center Lab Ventilation
Energy use reduced 10%
Project cost - $915,000
Annual savings - $232,000
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Current Project – Lathe House Watering
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Questions and Comments
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