Did you know that one ULT freezer consumes as much energy as the average American home every day? The North American Freezer Challenge dares you to take steps to reduce the energy use of your cold storage equipment through a variety of strategies. Join your fellow scientists across the country and compete to win national awards! Emory-specific promotions and incentives, including cash prizes, will be available to all labs that enroll.

What can you do?

Choose to employ best cold storage management practices, adjust set points of units, retire and replace inefficient units, utilize offsite sample banking, or come up with a cutting edge practices. Learn more and sign up today at www.freezerchallenge.org. Deadline for enrollment is January 15, 2017. For questions, contact greenlabs@emory.edu.