Environmentally Friendly Offices at Dartmouth

1. Environmentally Friendly Offices at Dartmouth Sponsored by F.O.&M. and the Provost

2. Energy The number 1 environmental issue

3. Energy Conservation Dartmouth consumes over : 54,000,000 kwh 4,700,000 gallons of oil Costing Over $ 7 million

4. What can you do? • Heating Season: Set thermostats at 68 degrees • Cooling Season: In climate-controlled 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

5. What Can You Do? • 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.

6. What Can You Do? • Appliances: Turn coffee makers, printers, copiers off at night and over the weekend

7. Why Do It? • Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (our target is a reduction of 5-10% per N.E. governors’ and Ivy League goals) • Preserve the Environment • Save $$

8. Computing and Printing

9. 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.

10. What is EnergyStar? • 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

11. Computers • Notebook computers use 20% of energy desktops use • Flatscreen monitors use less energy while creating more desk space and screen size

12. 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 standby (or sleep mode) after 30 minutes. • Our standard computers will not lose their network connection while in the low-power or sleep mode.

13. Energy Saving Computing Turn off computers and printers when you go home. • Unless 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.

14. 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. • It takes less than 1.5 minutes to start a standard workstation running Windows 2000. • A typical monitor consumes 170-200 watts. A computer consumes an additional 150-300 watts. Turning off both saves even more energy.

15. 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.

16. Purchasing Make purchases through Procurement Services! Buy EnergyStar appliances!

17. Purchase cost Cost of supplies Performance relative to cost Reliability Energy consumption Warranty and service Reuse/recycling options Disposal costs Consider the Total Cost of Ownership when Buying Procurement Services considers the following when selecting products and services: Using Procurement Services give you the benefit of their research

18. Utilize Internal Dartmouth Services Printing, copying, food services, etc. • Requires less paperwork than external transactions (invoices, purchases orders and checks) • Greater usage provides better buying power or lower costs depending upon the service

19. 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.

20. 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… • Or use sleep mode

21. Printers, Faxes, Copiers • 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

22. 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 • Print or copy in duplex (double-sided) mode

23. Refrigerators • Buy most efficient model; check kWh • EnergyStar certified models are most efficient • Compact refrigerators may use almost as much as a full-size!

24. Other Appliances • 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

25. Paper • 30% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper performs just as well as virgin paper • We continue to monitor and test 100% Post-Consumer waste paper.

26. Coffee • 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

27. Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) • 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

28. Think pre-owned before buying new • Dartmouth has a warehouse of used items • E-mail your needs to “materials.management”

29. Recycling, Reducing and Composting Environmentally friendly ways to deal with waste

30. Cut Down On Waste • 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

31. Dartmouth Recycles…The basics: • Aluminum Cans • Glass all colors • White Paper • Mixed Paper • Plastic (Numbers 1 and 2) • Cardboard

32. Dartmouth Recycles…Special Items: • Batteries:Use provided recycling bin. If you need a battery bin, blitz Dartmouth Recycles • Office Furniture:Contact Procurement Services for pickup • Packing Peanuts:Place peanuts in a large plastic bag and tie the top. Contact your custodian to have them set out for recycling.

33. 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

34. Recycling Resources • Bins in various sizes and types are available • Contact Dartmouth Recycles for help

35. 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

36. Worm Composting(vermiculture) • 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

37. Elizabeth Ashworth Sylvia Chi John Gratiot William Hochstin Gregory Husband Larry Litten Rita Murdoch Catherine Roberts Frank Roberts This presentation was created by: For more information, contact RWG@Dartmouth.edu