Harvard’s sash-management program alone recovered roughly 70% of associated ventilation energy, worth $200,000 to $250,000 a year. Certification is becoming a competitive signalPharmaceutical companies appear to have recognized this math faster than academic institutions. More than 4,500 labs across 54 countries now carry My Green Lab certification, with Biogen certifying its entire lab network two years ahead of schedule and Sanofi targeting 95% completion. AstraZeneca has gone further still, becoming the first organization globally to reach the certification program’s newer 2.0 tier. For decision-makers overseeing lab-intensive operations, the underlying message is straightforward: the efficiency gains are well-documented, largely low-cost, and increasingly used by competitors as a point of differentiation.