Energy Conservation

  • Vanderbilt University

    Photo: Energy savers

    The Pharmacology laboratory on the 4th floor of PRB, under the direction of H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology, was the winner of the VUMC Go Green for the Holidays energy conservation contest. Read More

    Jan 30, 2014

  • pulling plug out of wall

    Labs encouraged to power down over holidays

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Plant Services and Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) are hosting “Go Green for the Holidays,” an energy conservation contest open to research labs during the final two weeks of December. Read More

    Dec 12, 2013

  • Vanderbilt University

    Lighting upgrade at Vanderbilt University’s Buttrick Hall saves 34 metric tons of GHG emissions

    A recent upgrade to the lighting in Buttrick Hall, a classroom building on Vanderbilt University’s campus, saves both money and the environment. The Plant Operations crew replaced 150 50-watt MR-16 halogen light bulbs with 6-watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The new LED lights will save 57,000 kilowatt hours per year… Read More

    Dec 23, 2010