About Planet Blue Teams.

Planet Blue is a campus-wide educational and outreach campaign with a mission to:

Actively engage the University of Michigan community to conserve utilities and increase recycling thereby saving money and benefiting the environment.

Planet Blue teams is part of the Environmental and Energy Initiative (EEI), an outcome of the President’s Environmental Task Force. The EEI is a six-point initiative that seeks to make the campus more sustainable in the wake of rising energy costs, climate change concerns, and depleting resources. The six elements of the EEI are:

• Annual Environmental Report
• Alternative energy
• Alternative transportation
• Green purchasing
• Sustainable new construction/renovation
• Planet Blue Teams

Three Planet Blue Teams are comprised of facility managers, plant operations personnel, and unit/building representatives.
The University has been working for the past three decades to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings. Now, we invite you to work with us in conserving energy, increasing recycling, and protecting our environment. In coming months, Planet Blue Team members will work with you and your colleagues to identify additional opportunities for energy conservation and recycling in your building.

A one percent reduction in utility usage translates to over $1,000,000 in annual savings for the University. These savings in utility bills will be available to further advance the core teaching and research missions of the University.

To find more information about key Planet Blue partners, please visit:

• Plant Operations - Energy Management
• Plant Operations -Recycling Program
• Institute for Social Research
• OSEH - Environmental Stewardship
• Climate Savers Computing Iniative
• Alternative Transportation
• Green Purchasing

For more information on Planet Blue, contact us at planetblue@umich.edu.