ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio students take on the sustainability of UW Laboratories!

Did you know laboratories use 5 to 10 times more energy per square foot than an average office building? Labs also use a lot of water and generate (literally) tons of waste. Meanwhile, lab facilities make up about 13% of square feet at UW- altogether almost 2.4 million square feet.

SAVE THIS DATE for a presentation about student-led projects to foster Green Laboratories at UW:

Thursday, December 6th, 11:00am-12:00pm, followed by a short reception.

• Poplar Hall Commons, corner of Brooklyn Ave and NE Campus Parkway (and home to a Sustainable Living Community).
• Topics include: Green Purchasing, Waste, Sink Aerators and Growth Chambers, and Energy Use.
• Clients include: various UW labs, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office, UW Facilities, Purchasing and Procurement and more.

The student projects are a springboard to a formal UW Green Labs program, being launched by the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office. 

Hope to see you there!