{"id":119517,"date":"2025-02-24T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=119517"},"modified":"2025-02-21T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T22:26:10","slug":"unmcs-green-labs-program-to-build-on-successful-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/24\/unmcs-green-labs-program-to-build-on-successful-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC\u2019s Green Labs Program to build on successful pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UNMC Office of Sustainability is announcing the official launch of the Green Labs Program, following success of its recent pilot initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The green labs<\/a> pilot program concluded in November, with 16 labs signing up, seven submitting baseline scorecards and six submitting final scorecards. The participation exceeded expectations, allowing the UNMC Office of Sustainability to garner meaningful and encouraging feedback toward making research at the med center more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between May 2024 and November 2024, the program tested a novel process to support labs in optimizing their energy and water consumption, while also exploring ways to increase waste diversion and green purchasing. Participating labs were required to fill out an initial scorecard to establish a baseline measurement of the lab\u2019s impact on resources and a final scorecard that reflected the various sustainability strategies labs implemented during the pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labs implemented sustainable practices such as performing cold storage preventative maintenance, adjusting lab sink flow rates and recycling gloves. By completing scorecard strategies, labs earned certification levels, allowing them to display badges in their labs and email signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNMC research labs that achieved certification levels are as follows (green indicates successful completion of 80% of available credits, silver 40%):<\/p>\n\n\n\n