Online presentation for Federal Computer Week - March 31, 2009

1. BLUEPRINT FOR
GREEN
COMPUTING
John Thompson, PhD
Buffalo State College

2. Agenda
1. Three suggestions
2. Energy & cost saving tips
3. More suggestions
4. Energy calculators
4. Final recommendations
NOTE: This PowerPoint presentation is found at
authorSTREAM.com – http://tinyurl.com/cwetnx
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

3. Warm-up Question
Who said this quotation? When?
“I‟d put my money on the sun
and solar energy. What a source
of power! I hope we don‟t have
to wait until oil and coal run out
before we tackle that.”
Ralph Nader
A.
George Bush
B.
Al Gore
C.
Thomas Edison
D.
Barack Obama
E.
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

4. Warm-up Question
Who said this quotation? When?
“I‟d put my money on the sun and
solar energy. What a source of
power! I hope we don‟t have to
wait until oil and coal run out
before we tackle that.”
A. Ralph Nader
B. George Bush
C. Al Gore
Thomas Edison…in 1931
D.
E. Barack Obama
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

5. Three Suggestions
• Power management
• E-mail
• Online
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

6. Power Management
Keep computers & printers turned off

 Search on “PC shutdown software” for solutions
 E.g., BigFix Power Management & Faronics
Power Save
When not in use, turn off the juice.
Set low power quot;sleepquot; mode

 Can still download & install updates & perform
other routine maintenance tasks
 Wake on LAN (WoL)
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

7. Power Management
Reduce time before entering sleep mode

Disable screen saver

Turn off components at end of day

 Prevent “vampire powerquot; or “phantom load”
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8. Power Management
Replace CRT monitor with an LCD monitor

Connect system to a power strip & turn off strip

after shutting down computer
Plug laptop‟s AC adapter into power strip

Use a smart power strip

Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

9. E-mail
Use e-mail to minimize paper use

Add:  Please consider the environment: Do

you really need to print this e-mail?
Put entire message in subject line (“eom”)

Outsource organization‟s e-mail to Google

Gmail
Use mobile device to check e-mail

Dr John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

10. Online
Increase use of the Internet and your Web site

Place information on Web pages, wikis and blogs

instead of making paper copies
Online courses consume nearly 90% less

energy & produce 85% fewer CO2 emissions –
2005 report
Uses less paper than traditional classroom

Ex. - Online course evals instead of paper

Assign online texts or Internet sites

 Use course management systems
Ex. - Blackboard, ANGEL

Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

11. Online
Use desktop Web conferencing to reduce trips

Ex. - WiZiQ, Dimdim, WebEx, Elluminate

Telecommute or use VPN connection

Online subscriptions instead of print

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12. Other Tips
Energy Savers
Pull the Printing Inkjet
Recycle
plug docs printers
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

13. Why Recycle?
Over 130,000 PCs discarded by US homes &

businesses…each day
Less than 10% of electronics are recycled

Takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser toner

cartridge
Est. 50 million tons of e-waste is generated globally each

year
What you can do at tech‟s end-of-life

 Re-purpose
 Donate
 Recycle through your manufacturer
 Third party recycler
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14. Printing
Considerations
Econo/ Black &
Font size Margins
Draft mode white
E-mail or More than Edit on Recycle Internet
USB drive one page screen cartridges Sites
or cloud per sheet

15. More Printing Savings
Use print preview and “shrink to fit”

Only print the selection you need

Duplex printing (both sides)

Use http://www.greenpdf.com/

Track your savings with GreenPrint

Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

16. Inkjet Printers
Use 80-90% less energy than laser printers

 Example: HP 4V laser printer
 Printer power consumption
HP 4V – 28-110 watts standby, 380 watts printing

HP 4315 Officejet All-in-One – 18 watts maximum

vs.
Switch to draft mode to increase printing speed

Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

17. Other Suggestions
Purchase green – Design RFPs & purchasing

practices favoring/requiring energy-efficient
(Energy Star & Electronic Product Environmental
Assessment Tool - EPEAT) technology
 Federal agencies required to purchase at least
95% of EPEAT registered products in all relevant
electronic product categories
Join ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign

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18. More Suggestions
Change your subscriptions to online – not paper –

use SnagIt or SnipIt type programs to grab/save
info
Optimize computer performance

Decrease screen brightness

Change from XP to Vista

Consider laptops over desktops

Install energy monitoring software – e.g., Edison

Have a professional energy assessment

Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

19. Energy Calculators
HP's Carbon Footprint Calculator

Nortel Energy Efficiency Calculator

CO2 Saver

Forrester's online green IT baseline calculator

SUNY Learning Network

Distance Learning Calculator
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20. Final Recommendations
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

21. Final Recommendations
Pick all the low hanging fruit

Small changes make big difference

Conduct energy assessment

Set baseline…& measure, measure, measure

Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

22. Final Recommendations
Pick all the low hanging fruit

Small changes make big difference

Conduct energy assessment

Set baseline…& measure, measure, measure

Strive to achieve TBL – triple bottom line

Economic

Save $$ while helping
Environmental

protect the environment and
Social

doing what’s right for society.
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

23. Final Question
When do you need to start walking the talk on
green computing?
As soon as I get back to work
A.
Tomorrow
B.
Next Monday
C.
Today
D.
Not sure
E.
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

24. Final Question
When do you need to start walking the talk on
green computing?
As soon as I get back to work
A.
Tomorrow
B.
Next Monday
C.
Today
D.
Not sure
E.
Make the commitment…
- Personally & organizational
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

25. Presenter
John Thompson, PhD
Associate Professor
Computer Information Systems Department
Chase 208
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
716.878.3531
thompsjt@buffalostate.edu
NOTE: This PowerPoint presentation is found at
authorSTREAM.com – http://tinyurl.com/cwetnx
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar

26. Additional Resources
“What „Being Green‟ Means to the Bottom Line”

Webinar
Vampire Power: Real World Green video

Explaining Green Computing video

Lowering Computer Power Consumption video

FAQ: Desktop virtualization article

Remember…
Charity may begin at home, but green computing
begins at the desktop.
Dr. John Thompson – Blueprint for Green Computing eSeminar