| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.08 |
| Liaison | Andrew Horning |
| Submission Date | June 25, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Michigan
IN-9: Green Laboratories
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Does the institution’s green laboratory program address the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Energy conservation and efficiency, e.g. fume hood ("shut the sash") and freezer maintenance programs | Yes |
| Water conservation and efficiency | Yes |
| Chemical use and disposal | Yes |
| Materials management, e.g. green purchasing guidelines and recycling and reuse programs | Yes |
| Training for lab users on sustainable practices | Yes |
A brief description of the green laboratory program, including the specific initiatives selected above:
The Sustainability Laboratory recognition program is designed by the Office of Campus Sustainability (OCS) to promote and practice sustainable operations in a more standardized way in teaching and research labs across our campus.
The program is run in a phased manner to lessen impact on laboratory staff resources. Once a laboratory manager contacts OCS, our staff will visit the laboratory and evaluate lab practices in terms of pollution prevention, waste minimization, green purchasing, recycling, green chemistry, treatment and disposal. Following the evaluation step recommendations will be provided specific to the laboratory operations and it will be up to the laboratory staff to implement them. Once the recommendations are implemented, the lab will be formally recognized as a UM Sustainable Laboratory and presented with a decal for their door as well as other forms of recognition. Your laboratory will be featured on the OCS website to identify you to your peers as a laboratory with best practices.
Benefits from this program include but not limited to:
The introduction to Green chemistry practices that our students and industry are expecting
Reduced consumption of energy and utilities
Reduction in use and generation of hazardous materials
Increase in reuse and recycling
Improved safety for lab students, faculty and staff
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.