Christine Cooley, Medical University of South Carolina
Christine Cooley, the Sustainability Manager at MUSC, leads a small but dedicated team in the university’s Sustainability Office. The office has primary focuses on waste reduction and energy efficiency.
One of the biggest green lab successes at MUSC has been the replacement of constant air volume fume hoods with more efficient variable air volume models. MUSC has also recently opened a lab building that is certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold. Cooley’s office plans to tackle lab recycling next.
Cooley emphasized that enacting green lab practices at a large university requires active communication and strong cooperation between her team, lab employees, and administrators.
— Published in UNC Green Labs Best Practices Guide (2013)
