| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.62 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | March 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lafayette College
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.74 / 1.00 |
John
O'Keefe Vice President and Chief Information Officer Information Technology 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 :
The college does not have a stated policy regarding EPEAT registered products. However, the de facto policy, as described more below, is that all ITS (Information Technology Services) purchases of computers are EPEAT Gold. Printers are at least EPEAT Silver. ITS managed computers and printers are the vast majority of such electronics on campus. Lafayette is also member of the EPEAT purchaser program.
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:
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 | 20,790 US/Canadian $ |
| EPEAT Gold | 672,210 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:
Numbers listed above are for Information Technology Services (ITS) managed purchases, which includes faculty, staff, and academic/public lab computers as well as faculty and lab printers. All computers that faculty and staff can chose from are EPEAT Gold. The 3% expenditures on EPEAT Silver devices are printers. Not included in this are printers/copiers for administrative offices.
In addition, technology purchases funded through grants/start up funds for the academic division are outside the fiscal control of ITS, but generally these purchases are made with the guidance of ITS, so we expect that almost all devices purchased are in-line with ITS manufacturer/model specifications. Those purchases are a small part of overall electronics purchasing and are not included in the numbers provided.
Numbers listed above are for Information Technology Services (ITS) managed purchases, which includes faculty, staff, and academic/public lab computers as well as faculty and lab printers. All computers that faculty and staff can chose from are EPEAT Gold. The 3% expenditures on EPEAT Silver devices are printers. Not included in this are printers/copiers for administrative offices.
In addition, technology purchases funded through grants/start up funds for the academic division are outside the fiscal control of ITS, but generally these purchases are made with the guidance of ITS, so we expect that almost all devices purchased are in-line with ITS manufacturer/model specifications. Those purchases are a small part of overall electronics purchasing and are not included in the numbers provided.
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