Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 33.11
Liaison Natalie Sobrinski
Submission Date June 25, 2013
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Muhlenberg College
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.60 / 2.00 Doyle Smith
Operations Manager
Information Technology
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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 :

Muhlenberg College has an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver or higher products.
OIT is responsible for all computer purchases on campus. Both the EPEAT and ENERGY STAR rating is part of our computer selection Hewlett Packard and Apple are the campus vendors of choice. The majority of both company’ s products are GOLD rated. This should ensure that future purchases are GOLD star rated


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 :
347,000 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
471,583 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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