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Going Green at Goucher

Going Green at Goucher. Information Technology Reid Guanti. Going Green at Goucher. IT Initiatives Student Paper Reduction eCycling Equipment Upgrade Server Virtualization Desktop Power Management. Green Options for Faculty and Staff Paper Reduction Teleconferencing Power Consumption

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Going Green at Goucher

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  1. Going Green at Goucher Information Technology Reid Guanti

  2. Going Green at Goucher • IT Initiatives • Student Paper Reduction • eCycling • Equipment Upgrade • Server Virtualization • Desktop Power Management • Green Options for Faculty and Staff • Paper Reduction • Teleconferencing • Power Consumption • Green Initiatives Around Campus

  3. Student Paper Reduction - Print Wisely Program - • Discourage Needless Printing and Forgotten Printouts • Students: 600 Pages Per Semester • Duplexing Discount Spring 2005: 675,000 pages printed Spring 2006 (after PaperCut): 425,000 pages printed http://www.papercut.com

  4. eCycling • Local company that refurbishes all usable equipment for resale • Recycles all other equipment within strict environmental regulations - without damaging the environment • Campus-wide eCycling Days http://www.cdmecycling.com

  5. Equipment Upgrade • Monitors • Phasing out CRT monitors for LCD displays • CRTs use 3 times as much energy • Laser Printers • Duplex Capable • Can Sleep • Desktops • More Efficient Parts • Energy Star Rated

  6. Server Virtualization • 5 year plan to reduce quantity of physical servers from over 50 to under 10 • Significant savings on energy consumption • Significant savings on hardware purchases http://www.vmware.com

  7. Desktop Power Management • Tested Off versus Standby • Centrally Manage Windows Desktop Power • Monitor/Display Sleep : 20 Minutes • Hard Disks Sleep : 45 Minutes • System Standby : 1 Hour • SCCM to establish maintenance windows • Eliminate the responsibility of the community • Apple Workgroup Manager for Macs http://www.microsoft.com/sccm http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/client.html

  8. Desktop Power Management Standard PC with Power Management Standard PC Virtual Desktop 100W running 2,000 hrs + 5W sleeping 6,760 hrs = 234 kWh/yr 15W running 2,000 hrs + 5W sleeping 6,760 hrs = 64 kWh/yr 100W running 8760 hrs = 876 kWh/yr .35 metric tons of CO2e/yr. .09 metric tons of CO2e/yr. .03 metric tons of CO2e/yr.

  9. Green Options for Faculty and Staff • Paper Reduction • Teleconferencing • Power Consumption • Green Initiatives Around Campus

  10. Paper Reduction in the Classroom Blackboard – Faculty • Syllabus • Presentations and Notes • Assignments • Recorded Lectures

  11. Paper Reduction in the Office Department Shares I: Drive = \\magellan\dept S: Drive = \\magellan\dept\computing Email Attachments Links to shares \\magellan\dept\computing\Laptop Initiative\bw_gopher.jpg SharePoint – insideGoucher Document Libraries

  12. Paper Reduction in the Office • Collaboration • Track Changes features in Office 2007/2008 • Version History and Workflows in SharePoint (inside.goucher.edu) https://inside.goucher.edu/dept/IT/CPSV/Server%20Spreadsheets/Forms/AllItems.aspx

  13. Paper Reduction in the Office & at Home Web 2.0 Techniques • Online Bookmarks (Delicious ) • Save and Share Bookmarks instead of printing the article • Example: http://www.etonline.com/ • http://delicious.com/reid512 • Online Documents (Google) • Work on documents and spreadsheet with others • Revision History • Wikis (Blackboard) • Common Place to Organize and Grow Information

  14. Paper Reduction in the Office & at Home Alternatives to Printing • Portable Scanner • Convert paper documents to PDF • Checkout from Library • CutePDF • “Print” documents to PDF instead of Paper • Receipts, confirmations, rarely accessed items • Free to download and install • Searchable

  15. Paper Reduction in the Office & at Home Proper Printer Usage • Duplex by default • Print on both sides • 50% Reduction Possibly • Recycled Paper • 30% Post-consumer • Higher Cost • Black and White by default “The greenest paper is no paper at all”

  16. Teleconferencing • If traveling to a meeting… • Consider Hosting it online via Blackboard with our Live Classroom functionality • http://blackboard.goucher.edu • Zipcar • http://www.zipcar.com/goucher • If working from Home: • Virtual Private Network (VPN) • Instant Messaging

  17. Power Consumption • Turn off the lights.. • Turn off desktop printers • Newer Laser Printers go to Sleep • Use Computer Power Settings at Home • Screen Savers do not save energy • Close the hoods in Hoffberger …

  18. Around Campus … • Athenaeum and all new building will be LEED Certified • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Source: US Green Building Council www.usgbc.org

  19. Around Campus … • Dining Services • No trays to reduce dishwashing waste • Composting of all food scraps • Reduce Waste • Farmers market • Buy Locally Grown Foods • Used in Dining Halls • GESAC – http://www.goucher.edu/green • Faculty, Staff, and Students • Develop Green Events and Initiatives • RecycleMania • Green House – Residence Hall

  20. The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment • “Signatories agree to… • Create institutional structures • Select & implement tangible actions to reduce greenhouse gases • Complete a comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory • Develop a climate-neutral action plan • Make information publicly available” www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org

  21. What Else? Bring a cup or mug from home Please support green events and initiatives around campus

  22. Reid Guanti Director of Computing Services rguanti@goucher.edu Goucher CollegeInformation technology

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