UCSC Green Labs SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE Volume I Issue I November Newsletter
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
Interested in being certified?
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.
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: [email protected]
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)
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
Levels of Certification
Copper (Cu): Minimal sustainable applications, more integration needed
Join Our Companions in Sustainability!
Mascharak
Partch
Sanford
Shennan
Saltikov
Akeson
Raimondi & Carr
Forsberg
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/
Photo by: Priscilla Chen
Get Involved! Want to join in on the Education & Outreach
Programs?
Have any questions about Green labs?
Contact us: [email protected]
Website Link: http://sustainability.ucsc.edu/get-involved/student-
projects/green-labs/index.html