Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.06
Liaison Saiyare Refaei
Submission Date Sept. 13, 2010
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Pacific Lutheran University
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Danyelle Thomas
Sustainability Assistant
Facilities Management
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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 :

PLU tries to ensure that this policy is followed by facilitating all computer purchases through the Computing & Telecommunications Department. The department only provides service and support for computers that are purchased through the department in line with their policies. The practice is to purchase only computers that are EnergyStar or EPEAT certified. For those who choose to purchase computers and printers in other ways, the department provides a list of recommendations.


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 :
203,500 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
5,500 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
209,000 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All computers purchased in 2009 were EPEAT Gold certified.

Previous years:
2005
$429,000 EPEAT silver
(This cost is so high because of the new center for learning and technology that was built on PLUs campus that year.)

2006
$184,000 EPEAT Silver
$ 52,000 EPEAT Bronze

2007
$165,000 EPEAT Silver

2008
$150,000 EPEAT Gold

PLU is clearly striving to keep all computers EPEAT certified, and seems to be raising the standard every year.


All computers purchased in 2009 were EPEAT Gold certified.

Previous years:
2005
$429,000 EPEAT silver
(This cost is so high because of the new center for learning and technology that was built on PLUs campus that year.)

2006
$184,000 EPEAT Silver
$ 52,000 EPEAT Bronze

2007
$165,000 EPEAT Silver

2008
$150,000 EPEAT Gold

PLU is clearly striving to keep all computers EPEAT certified, and seems to be raising the standard every year.

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