Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.34
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date July 29, 2014
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STARS v2.0

University of New Hampshire
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.89 / 1.00 Chris Palmer
Operations Manager
UNH Information Technology
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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?:
Yes

A copy of the electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines:
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The electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines :

All computers purchased through the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Purchasing Department are EPEAT silver or gold certified. In addition, the UNH Computer Store has contracts with Dell and Apple for resale of computers. All computers stocked by the UNH Computer Store are EPEAT silver (all Dells) or gold (all Apple) certified.


A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

All computers purchased through the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Purchasing Department are EPEAT silver or gold certified. In addition, the UNH Computer Store has contracts with Dell and Apple for resale of computers. All computers stocked by the UNH Computer Store are EPEAT silver (all Dells) or gold (all Apple) certified.

In Spring 2010 the Energy Task Force followed up on recommended policies set forth by WildCAP (UNH's Climate Action Plan) describing UNH's commitment to the EPEAT Purchasing Requirements in accordance with the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). This policy has been in place since 2006 as "strongly recommended" but became policy July 1, 2010.

At present, compliance cannot be enforced for purchases made by departments via purchasing cards ("P-Cards"), but there is a strong understanding that there is such a policy in place.


Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
Yes

Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
Expenditure Per Level
EPEAT Bronze 306,010.21 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Silver 960,525 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Gold 2,255,459.35 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
3,521,994.56 US/Canadian $

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:

See also http://itguide.unh.edu/green-computing/.

UNH does not currently have the capabilities to track EPEAT purchases made by departments, offices and individuals OUTSIDE of those done by or through UNH IT (including the UNH Computer Store) and USNH Purchasing and Contract Services. The numbers above only reflect computers or monitors purchased through or by UNH IT and UNH Purchasing and Contract Services.

All Apple computers are Gold EPEAT, all Dells Silver EPEAT.

UNH Computer Store contact: Deb Bronson, Director of Finance and Planning for IT


See also http://itguide.unh.edu/green-computing/.

UNH does not currently have the capabilities to track EPEAT purchases made by departments, offices and individuals OUTSIDE of those done by or through UNH IT (including the UNH Computer Store) and USNH Purchasing and Contract Services. The numbers above only reflect computers or monitors purchased through or by UNH IT and UNH Purchasing and Contract Services.

All Apple computers are Gold EPEAT, all Dells Silver EPEAT.

UNH Computer Store contact: Deb Bronson, Director of Finance and Planning for IT

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