The role of IT in campus sustainability efforts
By: EDUCAUSE
Publisher: APPA
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Boulder, CO]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Energy conservation; Campus planning; Sustainable buildings; Computers; Environmental aspects
Description: As the impact of worldwide carbon emissions comes into sharper focus, college and university sustainability efforts are increasingly turning green, focusing on ways to use resources more efficiently, consume less, and reduce campus carbon footprints. Yet, despite the direct impact of IT on institutional carbon levels and the potential for new technologies to reduce inefficiencies, campus IT is not always brought to the meeting table. In November, campus leaders in IT and facilities gathered in Adelphi, Maryland, at the University of Maryland, University College, for a two-day EDUCAUSE Summit on IT Greening and Sustainability to begin building connections between campus IT and wider sustainability efforts. This white paper captures key findings from the two days of brainstorming, discussion, and resource sharing and outlines a higher education agenda for moving forward.
Notes: "January 2009."

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Table of contents: title: Abstract; title: Contributors - Introduction; title: Definitions; title: Greening the higher education agenda; title: The hurdles to overcome; title: Forces for change; title: The role of IT in campus sustainability; title: Reducing campus waste; title: Reducing staff travel; title: Eliminating commuter traffic; title: Offering tools for assessment; title: Offering tools for information dissemination; title: Green IT as a strategy; title: Server consolidation; title: Data Center air handling; title: Virtualization; title: Power management schemes; title: Equipment replacement cycles; title: Campus snapshot; title: Immediate actions; title: Three- to six-month actions; title: One-year actions; title: An action agenda; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: Summit attendees.