  {"id":5298,"date":"2024-05-21T08:41:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/?p=5298"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:41:22","slug":"vanderbilt-launches-sustainable-lab-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/2024\/05\/21\/vanderbilt-launches-sustainable-lab-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt launches sustainable lab program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/sustainability\/vanderbilt-sustainable-labs-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/home\/vu_sustainlabs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024\/05\/21082202\/VU_SustainLabs.png\" data-orig-size=\"768,332\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VU_SustainLabs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024\/05\/21082202\/VU_SustainLabs-300x130.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024\/05\/21082202\/VU_SustainLabs.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5295\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024\/05\/21082202\/VU_SustainLabs-300x130.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024\/05\/21082202\/VU_SustainLabs-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024\/05\/21082202\/VU_SustainLabs.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a>Did you know that l<span data-contrast=\"auto\">aboratory spaces traditionally <\/span>consume about five times more energy per square foot<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> than standard office spaces? In an effort to help reduce the environmental impact of lab activities, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vanderbilt has launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/sustainability\/vanderbilt-sustainable-labs-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanderbilt Sustainable Labs program<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VSL is an initiative from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/sustainability\/vanderbilt-sustainable-labs-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability<\/a> in the Division of Administration that provides guidance and a voluntary certification designation for laboratory members to reduce to the university reach its carbon and waste reduction goals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The program is the result of collaborative efforts between EHSS and the Green Team, a group of researchers passionate about sustainability within the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Center for Structural Biology<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/mbgp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Molecular Biophysics Training Program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2024\/04\/17\/vanderbilt-university-launches-sustainable-lab-program\/?j=486853&amp;sfmc_sub=49004735&amp;l=300_HTML&amp;u=14256900&amp;mid=514009777&amp;jb=1002&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Staff+MyVU+041824&amp;utm_term=Research+Read+More+Link&amp;utm_id=486853&amp;sfmc_id=49004735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a> about the new program and how your lab can get involved to become a certified sustainable lab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that laboratory spaces traditionally consume about five times more energy per square foot than standard office spaces? In an effort to help reduce the environmental impact of lab activities, Vanderbilt has launched the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Sustainable Labs program. 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