Labs 21

An Effective Practice

Description

Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.

Goal / Mission

The goal of Labs21 is to create environmental showcase laboratories that take a "whole-building" approach to laboratory design.

Results / Accomplishments

More than a dozen corporations, universities, and government agencies that have already become Labs21 Partners. These organizations have voluntarily agreed to apply sustainable design and management strategies to a specific laboratory project. In exchange for this commitment, the Labs21 program offers national recognition, as well as the opportunity for technical assistance and other benefits.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
International Institute of Sustainable laboratories
Primary Contact
Dan Amon
Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
202-564-7509
amon.dan@epa.gov
Topics
Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
Environmental Health / Air
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
International Institute of Sustainable laboratories
Date of publication
2006
Location
USA
For more details
http://www.labs21century.gov/
Additional Audience
Laboratories

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.