Green Labs Newsletter - March 2025

This year, CU Boulder is in competition with CU Anschutz to see which campus will earn the most points for their cold storage practices in the International Freezer Challenge!. The International Laboratory Freezer Challenge is a cold storage competition for laboratories run by the non-profit organizations My Green Lab and the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). 

We encourage CU Boulder labs to join the competition and take action to improve sample accessibility & integrity, reduce costs, and improve energy efficiency for cold storage! Help CU Boulder win this competition against CU Anschutz!  The three CU Boulder labs with the most points will receive food prizes for their labs!  If you use a shared freezer - you can also earn points! The goal of the Freezer Challenge is to promote efficient and effective cold storage worldwide. Register as a Lab Lead today by signing up on the International Freezer Challenge website. 

The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) will co-host its third annual virtual Education Week, April 7-11. CU Boulder is an institutional member of I2SL and thus registration is free for current CU Boulder students, staff and faculty; use code: $GUEST25. There will be multiple sessions to choose from on green labs, decarbonization, design, energy efficiency, and space optimization/adaptive reuse projects from the U.S., Canada, and Europe.  If you have any questions or need assistance with registering please email greenlabs@colorado.edu.