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

The Team Introduction 2

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

Promotional Materials

Vision Memo

Introduction 7

Deliverables

Best Practices Guide

Goals:

• Readability

• Simplicity

• Consistency

• Professionalism

• User Friendliness

Guide 8

Introductory materials

Checklist

Commitment Pledge

Appendix

Guide 9

Content

Introductory materials

Checklist

Commitment Pledge

Appendix

Guide 10

Content

Guide

Energy Conservation

Waste

Purchasing

Green Office

Water

11

Content

Guide

Water Conservation

Waste

Purchasing

Green Office

Energy

12

Content

Guide

Waste Reduction

Water

Purchasing

Green Office

Energy

13

Content

Guide

Purchasing

Waste

Water

Green Office

Energy

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Content

Guide

Green Office

Waste

Purchasing

Water

Energy

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Content

Introductory materials

Checklist

Commitment Pledge

Appendix

Guide 16

Content

Pullouts

Photos

Graphics

Guide 17

Design

Promotional Materials 18

Recycling Poster

Promotional Materials

Equipment Sticker

Recognition

Sticker

Promotional Materials 19

Green Lab Games

Green Chemistry Courses

Long-Term Plan

Vision Memo 20

Vision Memo

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

Questions?

25 Closing