Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.92
Liaison Mike Harrington
Submission Date Aug. 17, 2011
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STARS v1.0

The New School
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.93 / 2.00 Ed Verdi
Senior Director
Business Operations Services
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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 :

All requistiions for computers are vetted by the Purchasing Department in accordance to the guidelines found at the above URL and giving preference to the highest EPEAT-rated product available. All standard recommended units are EPEAT Gold rated.

http://www.newschool.edu/ofb/purchasing/subpage.aspx?id=44456#Computers


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 :
550,000 US/Canadian $

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

Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
575,000 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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