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Green Labs

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Penn has over 676 labs in over 30 buildings and has an expanding lab footprint, including Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine. Each of these labs present significant opportunities to optimize labs for safety and sustainability. Penn’s Green Labs Program aims to support the lab community to achieve these savings.  

Green Labs

Penn has over 676 labs in over 30 buildings and has an expanding lab footprint, including Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine. Each of these labs present significant opportunities to optimize labs for safety and sustainability. Penn’s Green Labs Program aims to support the lab community to achieve these savings.  

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At a Glance

Purpose

The Green Labs Program at Penn aims to improve safety and sustainability through educating and empowering lab staff on best practices in labs. 

Team

The Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety and the Penn Sustainability Office collaboratively support the Green Labs Program at Penn. The Green Labs Executive Committee helps guide and promote sustainable lab practices and opportunities.

Audience
Faculty
Staff
Students
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Green Labs Executive Committee

The Green Labs program at Penn is guided by an Executive Committee comprised of representatives from the Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, Penn Sustainability, Procurement Services, and lab staff from across Penn. This committee helps run outreach efforts and engage labs in sustainable practices.

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Green Labs Working Group

Penn Sustainability facilitates the Green Labs Working Group, which meets on a quarterly basis to discuss ways to make laboratory operations more sustainable. If you are interested in attending a meeting and/or being added to the email listserv, please contact   sustainability@upenn.edu.

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