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The Green Office Certification Program, hosted by the Office of Sustainability, is designed to be a fun, user-friendly and engaging tool to help assess how “green” offices on campus operate on a department, office and individual level. Offices can rank as platinum, gold, silver or bronze based on the sustainable practices that have been implemented by the department.
The Green Office Certification Program is a tool that can be used to help your office in adopting sustainable practices. View a training video on how to be a successful Green Office. Certified Green Offices will also receive the Office of Sustainability newsletter, which provides updates, news, and upcoming events on sustainability on campus.
- Become a Certified Green Office In 4 Easy Steps!
- Eligibility
- Celebrating Green-ness
- Sustainability Ambassadors
- Program Participants
- Sustainability in Remote Offices
Become a Certified Green Office In 4 Easy Steps!
- Get support from your office leadership to participate in the program.
- Download the Green Office Certification Worksheet (XLSX [Office Open XML Workbook] ).
- Coordinate with your colleagues to complete the worksheet.
- Submit completed worksheet to sustainability@utdallas.edu for review and optional consultation.
Eligibility
- Must be a University department or an office/unit within a department.
- Must have more than two full-time employees comprising the department and/or office
- Must operate in an in-person or hybrid work format.
Celebrating Green-ness
- Employees in certified green offices will receive an “I Make UTD Green” coffee mug, hat, or other branded items, as supplies last and are available.
- Certified green offices will receive signage to hang in recognition of their sustainability efforts.
- All certified offices will be recognized on the sustainability website.
Sustainability Ambassadors
The contact listed on the Green Office Certification application will be designated as a Sustainability Ambassador. The Sustainability Ambassador will be the point of contact between the Office of Sustainability and the certified office. The ambassador will share sustainability news, information, and educational material with their office and other employees on-campus.
| Office / Department | Rank | Completed On | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GR 2.816 | Gold | October 28, 2021 | |
| Operations Management Department | Naveen Jindal School of Management | Silver | February 17, 2020 |
| The Office of Sustainability | Facilities Management | Platinum | September 24, 2018 |
| Admissions Processing | Admissions & Enrollment | Gold | October 22, 2018 |
| Sign & Key Shop | Facilities Management | Gold | October 24, 2018 |
| Custodial Shop | Facilities Management | Gold | November 7, 2018 |
| Grounds Shop | Facilities Management | Gold | November 7, 2018 |
| Engineering Office | Facilities Management | Gold | November 12, 2018 |
| Library & Technical Services Department | Eugene McDermott Library | Bronze | December 6, 2018 |
| The Office of Facilities & Economic Development | Facilities & Economic Development | Gold | February 13, 2019 |
| Plumbing Shop | Facilities Management | Silver | February 14, 2019 |
| The Office of Student Volunteerism | Student Affairs | Gold | February 15, 2019 |
| Business Services | Facilities Management | Platinum | March 8, 2019 |
| Comet Card Office | Student Affairs | Silver | April 18, 2019 |
Sustainability in Remote Offices
Work remotely? No problem! While we don’t certify remote offices through the Green Office Program, here are some tips to help you incorporate sustainability into your remote workspace:
- View a training video on how to be sustainable remotely.
- Utilize natural light in your space
- Incorporate indoor plants
- Go zero waste by recycling and composting
- Set your computer to power save when idle
- Turn off power strips and unplug devices when not in use
- Utilize LED [Light-Emitting Diode] lights in your space
- Adjust your AC [Air Conditioning] to be marginally warmer in summer and cooler in winter
- Utilize a renewable energy power plan
- Avoid single-use plastic coffee pods
- Utilize digital filing for documents
- Set your printer to print double-sided
More Information on Remote Green Offices (PDF [Portable Document Format File] )