Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.49
Liaison Richard Johnson
Submission Date Nov. 11, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Rice University
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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 PCs purchased by Rice University are EPEAT and Energy Star certified and may contain recycled components. These standards are managed by both the office of procurement and the IT department. The IT department will make recommendations to the office of procurement who will then standardize those models across the university so that all PCs purchased after July 1st will meet those standards.


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

Effective July 1st, all electronics purchases are made through the Procurement office who standardizes which computers members of the institution may purchase. These computers are standardized to be EPEAT and Energy Star certified. Professors, faculty, and staff are not allowed to purchase any electronic devices outside of the standard machines to ensure that all PCs on campus are EPEAT and Energy Star certified.


Does the institution wish to pursue to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT registered electronics)?:
No

Expenditures on EPEAT registered desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment::
Expenditure Per Level
EPEAT Bronze ---
EPEAT Silver ---
EPEAT Gold ---

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers, displays, thin clients, televisions, and imaging equipment:
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The website URL where information about the institution's electronics purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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