Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.41
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Carnegie Mellon University
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Shawn Fronzaglia
Director
Procurement Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
Yes

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The website URL where the EPEAT policy, directive, or guidelines are posted :
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Carnegie Mellon University does not have a stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors. However, Dell is the university's preferred supplier whose products often include EPEAT Silver and Gold rated computers.

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Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT computers)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
1,861 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
8,528,797 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
8,530,658 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These expenditures are only for the Dell computers we purchase for the university.

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