Climate Savers Computing Initiative @ The University of Michigan Growing Greener Computing Practices

1. Climate Savers Computing Initiative@ The University of MichiganGrowing Greener Computing Practices Presenter: MaryBeth Stuenkel, Project Coordinator October 2008

2. Climate Savers Overview Started by Google and Intel in 2007 The Initiative is comprised of consumers, businesses, schools and conservation organizations U-M was one of two founding members from higher education Goal is to drive energy efficiency by: Increasing the energy efficiency of new PCs & servers Promoting the use of power management Reduce computer CO2 emissions by 54 million tons a year by 2010 = 11 million cars off the road each year

3. Our Approach • Community Involvement, Central Support • Executive sponsorship committed to affecting real change in University IT behaviors • Volunteers from across the University to contribute time and expertise to the project and help implement change within their units • Core project team dedicated to implementing project activities and supporting volunteer efforts • Vision encompasses all members of the community including students, staff and faculty • Innovative and aggressive communication strategy to leverage campus, local, regional and national communication mediums to raise awareness, change behavior and bring attention to the University’s green computing activities • Collaboration with existing University environmental activities and organizations

4. Our Strategic Objectives • Raise awareness • IT has a significant (and growing) negative impact on the environment • Change Behavior • Purchasing, Power, Printing • Influence change in the IT Industry • Use our research and academic capabilities to make computing more environmentally friendly Vice Provost John King at the University’s Climate Saver’s Kick-Off Event

5. Making it Work Volunteer Project Teams Staff, student and faculty volunteers from across campus Design initiatives for projects Perform the majority of the hands-on work Volunteers share ideas at the Kick-Off • Core Team • CSCI @ U-M Staff • Implement project activities, promote green computing education / awareness to campus, and maintain the Web site • Support volunteer efforts Computational Physics students discuss green computing awareness at the Kick-Off

6. Our Communication Plan • Integrated Marketing Communications • Community-Based Social Marketing • Commitment Theory • Norms • Prompts • Barriers • Communication • Incentives U-M Professor Ray De Young

7. Collaboration is Key to University Sustainability Success Environmental and Energy Initiatives • Promote IT Solutions • Telepresence • Web conferencing • Help tell U-M story • Provides quantifiable data • (eg. e-waste) • Power management tools • And more… • Promote purchase of efficient desktop workstations and servers • Disseminate computing best practices • Data center consolidation and virtualization • Awareness • Provide data center and server room best practices Supporting Efforts

8. The CSCI @ U-M Campus Collaboration Partners Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Center for Sustainable Systems

9. Program Overview Leading the Way Green Scholarship Power Down for the Planet Challenge e-Waste Recycling Expanding our Impact Lecture Series Department Certification Unit Funding Planet Blue Support Green IT Purchasing & Scorecard Laying the Foundation • Awareness • Education • Website • Workstations • Best Practices • Big Fix Software • Thin Clients • Data Centers & Server Rooms • Best Practices • Consolidation • Virtualization Computing utilities cost an estimated $5-6 million per year; Equivalent to yearly tuition for 628 in-state undergraduate students!

10. Desktop Technologies: Best Practices • For students, staff/faculty home/office, • and IT professionals • Talk with your IT staff first • Use “sleep” settings when your computer is on • Logoff when away • Turn off your computer, monitor, and other devices when not in use • Save resources—reconsider printing • Reuse and responsibly recycle • Buy smart “Spending a little more on energy efficient equipment is just good business. It reduces our energy usage and our greenhouse gas emissions.”–Tim Slottow, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Office of the President

11. Data Center / Server Room Best Practices’ Size Classification Based on the EPA’s Typical IT Equipment and Site Infrastructure System Characteristics by Space Type

12. Data Center / Server Room Best Practices • U-M Project Team Recommendations: • Consolidate Servers Into Common Data Centers • Virtualization • Based on the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory's Technical Best Practices for Data Center Energy Management: • Mechanical Air Flow Management • Mechanical Air Handler Systems • Mechanical Humidification • Mechanical Plant Optimization • IT Equipment Selection • Electrical Infrastructure • Lighting • Commissioning and Retrocommissioning

13. What? Green IT Certification! • Who? • U-M Departments • Why? • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources. • Support U-M as a sustainability leader • When? • Pilot Nov. – Dec.; Roll-out 2009

14. How Will Certification Work?

15. Unit Funding • Promote innovative green ideas • $25,000 in grants; increments of $500-$5,000 • Budget requests can include • Hourly wages for student assistance • One-time equipment purchase • Supplies • Apply online: climatesavers.umich.edu • Deadlines: Dec. 12 & Feb. 20 • Examples: • Kill-a-Watt meters • Media recycling station Kill-A-Watt meter measuring the energy usage of laptop and monitor

16. Accomplishments to Date • Over 60 volunteers from across campus • Recycled 145 tons of e-Waste • Rolled out suggested best practices to campus • ENERGY STAR info available on purchasing web site • Savings of $94,000 annually from moving administrative servers to an environmentally-controlled dedicated facility, independent of building facilities’ heating and cooling systems • Savings of $40,000 from plant server move to avoid data center updates

17. For More Information… Visit the CSCI @ U-M web site:climatesavers.umich.edu Visit the Climate Savers national web site at:climatesaverscomputing.org Sign up for our e-newsletter by searching “climate savers” at: directory.umich.edu Questions? E-mail:csci.inform@umich.edu Student fills out volunteer form at the Kick-Off