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Resources for Participating Labs
Resources for Promoting and Sharing the Freezer Challenge (media kit, flier, scoresheet questions)
Resources for Site Coordinators
Resources for Participating Labs
Resources for Promoting and Sharing the Freezer Challenge (media kit, flier, scoresheet questions)
Resources for Site Coordinators
RESOURCES FOR PARTICIPATING LABS
How to do preventative maintenance for refrigerators and freezers
Everything You Wanted to Know about Running an Ultra Low Temperature (ULT) Freezer Efficiently but Were Afraid to Ask... (Allen Doyle, Store Smart Member Team, 2013)
ULT Freezer Maintenance (Eppendorf)
ULT Freezer Resource Library (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
National Institutes of Health User Level Freezer Preventative Maintenance Video (2018)
Maintaining a Healthy and Efficient Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer Fleet (Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2020)
ULT Freezer Maintenance (Eppendorf)
ULT Freezer Resource Library (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
National Institutes of Health User Level Freezer Preventative Maintenance Video (2018)
Maintaining a Healthy and Efficient Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer Fleet (Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2020)
Evidence that -70 C is a safe storage temperature for various samples
Long-Term Preservation of Fungal Isolates in Commercially Prepared Cryogenic Microbank Vials
Espinel-Ingroff, Montero, Martin-Mazuelos
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1257–1259.2004
Long term stability of paraoxonase-1 and high-density lipoprotein in human serum
Beekhof, Gorshunska, Jansen
Spreadsheet started at the University of Colorado Boulder of samples currently being stored at -70 C in labs across the United States
-70 is the new -80 PDF including testimony from scientists storing samples at -70 C
Dr. Teun Bousema at Radboudumc, the Netherlands
Additional Publications (including a few posters) for download
Smart Notes: Reducing Energy Usage (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Espinel-Ingroff, Montero, Martin-Mazuelos
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1257–1259.2004
Long term stability of paraoxonase-1 and high-density lipoprotein in human serum
Beekhof, Gorshunska, Jansen
Spreadsheet started at the University of Colorado Boulder of samples currently being stored at -70 C in labs across the United States
-70 is the new -80 PDF including testimony from scientists storing samples at -70 C
Dr. Teun Bousema at Radboudumc, the Netherlands
Additional Publications (including a few posters) for download
Smart Notes: Reducing Energy Usage (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Studies showing stability of DNA at -20 C
Materials about energy efficiency of freezers and considerations for making upgrades
Gumapas, L.A.M. and Simons, G. (2013) ‘Factors affecting the performance, energy consumption, and carbon footprint for ultra low temperature freezers: case study at the National Institutes of Health’, World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, Nos. 1/2/3, pp.129–141.
Air Cooling or Water Cooling (Eppendorf white paper, Jan-Hendrik Bebermeier)
Why Less Is More When It Comes to ULT Freezers (Stirling Ultracold)
Top Five Rarely Asked — but Important — Questions When Purchasing a New ULT Freezer (Stirling Ultracold)
Behavior and Technology Changes Must Be A Part of Lab Sustainability Efforts (Stirling Ultracold)
Decrease Energy Usage in the Laboratory With the Next Generation of Sustainable Ultra-Low Freezers (2017)
Air Cooling or Water Cooling (Eppendorf white paper, Jan-Hendrik Bebermeier)
Why Less Is More When It Comes to ULT Freezers (Stirling Ultracold)
Top Five Rarely Asked — but Important — Questions When Purchasing a New ULT Freezer (Stirling Ultracold)
Behavior and Technology Changes Must Be A Part of Lab Sustainability Efforts (Stirling Ultracold)
Decrease Energy Usage in the Laboratory With the Next Generation of Sustainable Ultra-Low Freezers (2017)
Materials about the greenhouse gas potential of common refrigerants
Standards and Labels Highlighting Sustainable Products
Beyond Energy - ACT Sustainability Label for ULT Freezers (Eppenedorf, 2020)
Measurement Methods for Laboratory Instruments (Eppendorf, 2020)
Measurement Methods for Laboratory Instruments (Eppendorf, 2020)
RESOURCES FOR PROMOTING THE FREEZER CHALLENGE
2021 Freezer Challenge Media Kit (downloads a PDF plus images suitable for social media)
| freezer_challenge_media_kit_final.zip |
2021 Promotional Flier
| 2021_freezer_challenge_flyer_final_updated.pdf |
2021 Freezer Challenge Scoresheet Questions
| 2021_freezer_challenge_questions.pdf |
RESOURCES FOR SITE COORDINATORS
Site Coordinator Instructions for Brilliant Assessments (note, you must request access as a site coordinator by emailing My Green Lab at info at mygreenlab dot org)
| 2021_freezer_challenge_site_coordinator_instructions.pdf |
