| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.69 |
| Liaison | Margaret Lo |
| Submission Date | Dec. 16, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ball State University
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.95 / 1.00 |
Matt
Stephenson Senior Director of Business Services for Purchasing, Printing, and Contracts Business and Auxiliary Services |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase computers and/or other electronic products that are EPEAT registered or meet similar multi-criteria sustainability standards for electronic products?:
A copy of the electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
The electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines :
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
The university currently has a purchasing agreement with the Lenovo company for desktop and laptop computers which are energy-efficient including the Lenovo ThinkPad Notebooks, ThinkCentre Desktops, ThinkVision Monitors which are EPEAT Gold, EPA Energy Star rated and GreenGuard Certified.
*The Lenovo ThinkPad Notebooks have mercury-free, arsenic-free LED backlit displays.
*The Lenovo ThinkCentre Desktops have earned the EPA Energy Star 5.0 ratings and the model is made from 30% post-consumer recycled plastic resin and the keyboard is made up of 35% recycled material.
*The Lenovo ThinkVision Monitors have earned the EPA Energy Star 5.0 ratings and the model is made from 25% post-consumer recycled plastics.
All MAC computers purchased are EPEAT Gold.
Lenovo Computer products represented in the spend below are EPEAT Gold
Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
| Expenditure Per Level | |
| EPEAT Bronze | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Silver | 60,299 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Gold | 1,969,132 US/Canadian $ |
Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
The website URL where information about the institution's electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The totals in the reporting were attained using the BSU Purchasing System as well as other applicable inventory tracking systems.
Computers - With the exception of some specialty computers, BSU purchases desktop and laptop computers from Lenovo and Apple.
TVs - TVs are a new category for the STARS report. Departments have the ability to purchase TVs that would not come under the spending threshold review of the purchasing office. However, the campus does, through the Energy Efficient Equipment Resolution adopted April 30, 2007, require Energy Star purchases.
Imaging Equipment - The campus has been undergoing transition to a managed print services program that among other environmental benefits, standardizes copy and print equipment. Since 2013, Ball State has purchased the vast majority of the office imaging equipment from Ricoh USA.
The totals in the reporting were attained using the BSU Purchasing System as well as other applicable inventory tracking systems.
Computers - With the exception of some specialty computers, BSU purchases desktop and laptop computers from Lenovo and Apple.
TVs - TVs are a new category for the STARS report. Departments have the ability to purchase TVs that would not come under the spending threshold review of the purchasing office. However, the campus does, through the Energy Efficient Equipment Resolution adopted April 30, 2007, require Energy Star purchases.
Imaging Equipment - The campus has been undergoing transition to a managed print services program that among other environmental benefits, standardizes copy and print equipment. Since 2013, Ball State has purchased the vast majority of the office imaging equipment from Ricoh USA.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.