
- Sustainable Office
- Level: Platinum
- North Quadrangle Residential And Academic Complex
- School of Information
School of Information
Date Certified: June 18, 2019
Description
Originally certified in 2016, the School of Information-North Quad has been recertified as a platinum Sustainable Workplace. In 2015, five water refill stations were installed to reduce the use of single-use water bottles. The department uses BlueJeans for recurring meetings between buildings and across campus. Information is posted on digital screens in the building and on bulletin boards. The team initiated a lending library of mugs in the lounges. There is a poster of mugs with smiley faces on them. People borrow and return the mugs. The office uses a dial on the front of dishwashers that indicate whether clean, dirty or running. Over 50% of staff are Planet Blue Ambassadors and on-boarding includes training on U-M sustainability goals to get new employees off to a sustainable start.