Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 43.88
Liaison Matt Wolsfeld
Submission Date Jan. 30, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Saskatchewan
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.97 / 1.00 Glenn Hollinger
Associate Director
Information Technology Services
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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:
The electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines :

" Buy Eco friendly
Buy Energy-Star 5.0 and EPEAT-rated equipment
Consider EPEAT Gold certified equipment from the U of S Campus Computer Store
Choose more modest specifications for systems that don't require the fastest processor
Promote laptop purchases where appropriate - laptops are more flexible for lectures, meetings, etc
Replace monitors with LED models."


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

Almost all computers and monitors are purchased through the Campus Computer Store, which stocks and recommends epeat models in preference to non-epeat models.


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 0 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Silver 167,546 US/Canadian $
EPEAT Gold 2,579,063 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
2,815,978 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:

The financials reported are departmental purchases at the Campus Computer Store. A very small number of desktop, laptop and monitor purchases are made from other suppliers. For example, the total annual purchases at Futureshop and London Drugs (combined, including IT accessories and non-IT items) for 2011 was $88,103.

The majority of non-EPEAT purchases were Mac desktops and Windows laptops.


The financials reported are departmental purchases at the Campus Computer Store. A very small number of desktop, laptop and monitor purchases are made from other suppliers. For example, the total annual purchases at Futureshop and London Drugs (combined, including IT accessories and non-IT items) for 2011 was $88,103.

The majority of non-EPEAT purchases were Mac desktops and Windows laptops.

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