UCSC Green Labs
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE November Newsletter
Volume I Issue I
Green Labs Mission
ENERGY EFFICIENT
WASTE REDUCTION
GREEN PROCUREMENT
There are three main goals to the UCSC Green Labs Program:
1. ENERGY EFFICIENT: Increase energy efficiency within campus labs 2. WASTE REDUCTION: Reduce waste, increase recycling and reuse capacity within campus labs 3. GREEN PROCUREMENT: Increase green purchasing and procurement
Our overall mission is to encourage green practices through education, specific suggestions for behavior change, physical improvements for energy efficiency, and a comprehensive certification process for labs.
Interested in being certified?
Simple Certification Process: Phase 1: Complete an Online Assessment (Less than 20 minutes) Link to Online Assessment: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/?sm=DMC6EOqsXvl4AraAQhl%2bzmAf6iOEZct7D4p0zrBHoIs%3d
Phase 2: Walk-through Evaluation (Less than 60 minutes)
Any questions or concerns about Certification? Contact Our Green Labs Outreach Coordinator: Jaric Sawatdee Email: jsawatde@ucsc.edu
Equipment Retrofit Fund Carbon Fund Grant for Equipment Retrofit is offered to certified labs for purchasing energy efficient equipment!
So Get Certified!!! (But seriously though)
Levels of Certification
Platinum (Pt): Achieved by labs with continuous sustainability practices and maintenance of certification through reassessment
Gold (Au): Incorporating a sufficient amount of sustainable practices in the lab with goals of improvement
Silver (Ag): Average application of environmental consciousness in the lab
Copper (Cu): Minimal sustainable applications, more integration needed
Join Our Companions in Sustainability!
Mascharak
Saltikov
Partch
Akeson
Sanford
Raimondi & Carr
Shennan
Forsberg
Photo by: Priscilla Chen
UCSC will be carbon neutral by 2025. Pledge your emissions reductions and win cool prizes! Learn more about the Challenge here:
http://www.coolcampuschallenge.org/
Get Involved! Want to join in on the Education & Outreach Programs? Have any questions about Green labs? Contact us: greenlabs-group@ucsc.edu
Website Link: http://sustainability.ucsc.edu/get-involved/studentprojects/green-labs/index.html