Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.55
Liaison Wendy Harness
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Delta College
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Susan Nowicki
Manager of Business & Auxiliary Services
Business Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
Yes

The website URL where the EPEAT policy, directive, or guidelines are posted :
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :

Delta College is committed to incorporating environmentally-conscious choices into purchasing and procurement processes. As part of this effort, requests for quotation, proposal and bids include a request for vendors to provide information on their company's green initiatives and eco-friendly purchasing practices. Companies that are able to supply environmentally preferable products and services, especially post-consumer recycled materials, that meet performance requirements, will be encouraged to offer them in bids and proposals.

Whenever practical, attention will be given to the environment through the evaluation of this methodology along with performance, life expectancy, quality and value for the money.

Whenever possible, practical and feasible, Delta College will choose products that are:

•the most energy efficient, including Energy Star rated products

•have a high recycled content, especially post-consumer recycled content

•reduce solid waste

•are the least environmentally damaging through their life cycle

•are made or grown locally


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

Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
317,262 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
317,262 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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