Columbia University
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Columbia University has purchasing portals for all centralized computer purchases. The University has restricted and standardized the choice of computers purchasers may select to only EPEAT gold certified models on the CUMC and Morningside CUIT Central Administration portals. A third portal exists for non-CUIT supported departments to purchase computers that offers EPEAT gold certified models as well as . Not only does this benefit the environment through EPEAT, but by only having a few models on campus, it increases the reuse of accessories and reduces the need to purchase peripherals as often. Additionally, in Central Administration, all new Dell computers purchased must come with power saving management settings that are more efficient than factory recommendations. Through these guidelines, the University is able to improve our computer environmental footprint. The Dell Premier site which has sanctioned models for University purchasing include the following models with their EPEAT status: Optiplex 790 Gold Latitude E6220 Gold Latitude E6420 Gold Optiplex 7010 Gold Latitude E6430 Gold Latitude E6230 Gold Additional URLS: http://environment.columbia.edu/wycd/purchasing http://www.columbia.edu/acis/desktop/hardware.html http://www.apple.com/environment/reports/ http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/EPEAT_Dell_Overview.pdf