Green Lab
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Due to their resource consumption, laboratories are among the university facilities that have a profound impact on our environment. Who knew that on average, a -80°C freezer requires the same amount of energy as a single-family home? Or that 5.5 million tons of plastic waste were generated in laboratories worldwide in 2014 alone? What is the impact of laboratory work and, first and foremost, where are particularly large amounts of resources consumed?
Green Lab TUD Program
In view of the increasing requirements of research funding institutions, such as the DFG or Volkswagen Foundation, which address sustainability measures in the laboratory as a condition for funding, it is important that working groups at TU Dresden can obtain proof in the future that they are making their laboratory work more sustainable, e.g by reducing their carbon footprint. Since TU Dresden already has an externally validated environmental management system, it makes sense to integrate a Green Lab standard into the EMAS environmental management system. For this purpose we offer the Green Lab TUD Program as a voluntary programm for TUD´s research groups.
For this program, interested research groups conduct a self-assessment using a checklist tailored to TUD’s specific circumstances. After the evaluation by the Environmental Coordinator an internal audit with an on-site visit will carried out, including an introduction to the Green Lab Concept and a joint in depth analysis. Recommendations are derived from these observations and an implementation plan is defined.
Green Lab Guide TUD
A Green Lab Guide has been developed for research groups that would first like to familiarize themselves with the Green Lab concept and the options for implementation at TU Dresden.
Green Lab Guide TUD (German)
Green Lab Guide TUD (English)
A version for the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine takes into account the specific circumstances resulting from its affiliation with the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden.
Green Lab Guide TUD Faculty of Medicine (German)
© M. Kretzschmar
Environmental Coordinator
NameDr. Ines Herr
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