| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.45 |
| Liaison | Austin Sutherland |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Pennsylvania
OP-10: Computer Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.83 / 2.00 |
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
Yes
None
The website URL where the EPEAT policy, directive, or guidelines are posted :
None
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Penn’s Computing Green Information Technology (IT) program has established recommended guidelines for IT purchases that include Energy Star 5.0 compliant desktops and replacing CRT monitors with LCD monitors. Penn uses an EPEAT system to help compare and select electronics.
None
Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT computers)?:
Yes
None
Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
5,041,000
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
136,000,000
US/Canadian $
None
Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
650,000,000
US/Canadian $
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The above ($5.2M) is out of a total client computer spend of approximately $6-7M. We cannot determine with precision, because we do not have the exact data on which computers were retained and used by Penn versus student computers.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.