Environmentally Friendly
Offices at Dartmouth
Sponsored by F.O.&M. and the Provost
Energy
The number 1 environmental issue
Energy Conservation
Dartmouth consumes over :
54,000,000 kwh
4,700,000 gallons of oil
Costing Over $ 7 million
What can you do?
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Heating Season: Set thermostats at
68 degrees
Cooling Season: In climatecontrolled buildings, set thermostats
at 78 degrees
Better yet: use fans, which use less
than 1% the energy of air
conditioners
Notify FO&M at 6-2485 of hot and
cold areas
What Can You Do?
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Lighting: Turn off
the lights when you
leave the room (turn
off fluor-escents if
you’ll be gone for 20
minutes)
Reminder stickers:
FO&M has nifty
stickers to put above
light switches—ask for
some if your area
doesn’t have them.
What Can You Do?
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Appliances: Turn
coffee makers,
printers, copiers off
at night and over
the weekend
Why Do It?
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Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
(our target is a reduction of 5-10% per N.E.
governors’ and Ivy League goals)
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Preserve the Environment
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Save $$
Computing and Printing
Purchasing Computers
and Printers
Computers and Printers should be
EnergyStar Certified
EnergyStar
workstations reduce their power
consumption by over 95% during sleep modes.
College
standard models from the Computer
Store are EnergyStar products.
What is EnergyStar?
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EPA program of voluntary labeling for
energy-efficient appliances
Shows projected energy savings
Meets government-set standards
For more information, see:
http://www.energystar.gov
EnergyStar products
produce less heat
Computers
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Notebook computers use 20% of energy
desktops use
Flatscreen monitors use less energy while
creating more desk space and screen size
Energy Saving Computing
Activate power saving mode
Power
saving mode reduces energy
consumption to a fraction of normal.
Turn
off monitor after 15 minutes
System
minutes.
Our
standby (or sleep mode) after 30
standard computers will not lose their
network connection while in the low-power
or sleep mode.
Energy Saving Computing
Turn off computers and printers when
you go home.
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a computer is working while you are
gone, it should be turned off.
Restarting
each day means refreshed RAM
and fewer crashes.
A
machine left on all of the time wastes
electricity, accumulates dust, and is vulnerable
to power surges.
Turning Computers Off
Switching
a monitor on and off 5X or more a
day does not increase frequency of power
faults in first 20 years of a machine’s life.
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takes less than 1.5 minutes to start a
standard workstation running Windows 2000.
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typical monitor consumes 170-200 watts.
A computer consumes an additional 150-300
watts. Turning off both saves even more
energy.
Energy Saving Computing
Eliminate the use of Screen
Savers
Screen
savers do not save
energy. More often than not,
screen savers use power from
the monitor and also keep the
CPU from shutting down.
Purchasing
Make purchases through Procurement
Services!
Buy EnergyStar appliances!
Consider the Total Cost of
Ownership when Buying
Procurement Services considers the following
when selecting products and services:
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Purchase cost
Cost of supplies
Performance relative
to cost
Reliability
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Energy consumption
Warranty and service
Reuse/recycling
options
Disposal costs
Using Procurement Services give you the benefit of
their research
Utilize Internal Dartmouth Services
Printing, copying, food services, etc.
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Requires less paperwork than external
transactions (invoices, purchases orders
and checks)
Greater usage provides better buying
power or lower costs depending upon the
service
Utilize Dartmouth Contracts
Many contracts exists for the College.
Procurement Services maintains a list of
contracts on their website available at,
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~purchase/.
Dartmouth is also a member of the
Educational & Institutional Cooperative
which provides contracts for most of the
Colleges across the country.
Printing and Copying
Digitally
connect copiers ! Printing on a
copier is much less expensive per page
than using a laserprinter. It also enables
duplexing, stapling, etc..
Conserve
the amount of time your
printer/copier is on…
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use sleep mode
Printers, Faxes, Copiers
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When purchasing printers, faxes, or
copiers, Look for a model with the
lowest available power level in
"sleep" mode
Consider the total cost of ownership.
Sometimes a cheap initial purchase
price has a higher life cycle cost.
Buy fax machines that can scan
double-sided pages and
Copiers/Printers that have duplex
(two-sided printing) capabilities
Paper Usage
Use
paper that has been printed
on one side for first drafts or cut
up for note pads
Use print preview before
printing
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Print
or copy in duplex (doublesided) mode
Refrigerators
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Buy most efficient model;
check kWh
EnergyStar certified models are
most efficient
Compact refrigerators may use
almost as much as a full-size!
Other Appliances
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Don’t buy cordless telephones –
they use energy ALL THE TIME
Combination telephone/answering
machines eliminate an extra
appliance
Buy coffeemakers that have
energy-saving features like
automatic shut-off
Paper
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30% Post-Consumer Recycled
Paper performs just as well as
virgin paper
We continue to monitor and
test 100% Post-Consumer
waste paper.
Coffee
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Fair-Trade Coffee helps assure fair
wages for producers; Supporting
organic coffee means less pollution
from pesticides/herbicides.
Green Mountain Coffee and
Starbucks both offer this option.
Buy sugar and creamer/milk in
large, refillable containers rather
than single-serving packets
Use Re-usable mugs
Compact Fluorescent Lights
(CFLs)
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Produce the same amount of light as
incandescents and use up to 75% less
energy
CFLs last 16 times longer than
incandescents
Central Stores stocks approximately 20
different CFL’s
Think pre-owned before
buying new
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Dartmouth has a warehouse of used items
E-mail your needs to
“materials.management”
Recycling, Reducing and
Composting
Environmentally friendly ways to
deal with waste
Cut Down On Waste
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Use re-usable mugs and cups
Re-use scrap paper
Recycle as much as possible
Buy items made from recycled materials
Buy items that do not have excessive
packaging
Dartmouth Recycles…
The basics:
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Aluminum Cans
Glass all colors
White Paper
Mixed Paper
Plastic (Numbers 1
and 2)
Cardboard
Dartmouth Recycles…
Special Items:
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Batteries: Use provided
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Office Furniture: Contact
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Packing Peanuts: Place
recycling bin. If you need a battery
bin, blitz Dartmouth Recycles
Procurement Services for pickup
peanuts in a large plastic bag and
tie the top. Contact your custodian
to have them set out for recycling.
Dartmouth Recycles…
Special Items:
Compact
Disks , Video
Tapes & Diskettes: Please use
recycling bin by Collis GreenPrint or
mail to HB 6111
Overhead
Transparencies: Mail small
quantities to HB 6111
Inkjet
Cartridges: Please
blitz Dartmouth Recycles to receive
postage paid mailers to recycle inkjets
Recycling Resources
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Bins in various sizes and types are
available
Contact Dartmouth Recycles for help
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Food waste and paper are all compostable
Compost bins are located in DDS facilities
and some residence halls
You can add your own sorted compost to
these bins
Contact Dartmouth.Recycles or ECO for
more information
Worm Composting
(vermiculture)
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Worm composting turns food scraps
into rich compost
No fuss, no mess, no smell
Stop by the Environmental Studies
Department office to see their bin
For more information contact the RWG
This presentation was created by:
Elizabeth Ashworth
Sylvia Chi
John Gratiot
William Hochstin
Gregory Husband
Larry Litten
Rita Murdoch
Catherine Roberts
Frank Roberts
For more information, contact RWG@Dartmouth.edu