Find three (3) URL's that talk's about "green campus computing" and suggest ways how the university can adopt this concept.
When we are talking about “green campus computing” we are talking about our responsibilities as an IT student towards our environment, our contribution on how to use our electronic resources wisely such as computer and how we can minimize electronic waste or the e-waste.
In this assignment, we were given a task to give three URL’s that talk’s regarding green campus computing and how can we adopt or implement it in our own university which is the University of Southeastern Philippines and most importantly it should all begin in ourselves.
The following are the URL’s which talks about green campus computing:
1. http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Computing
The Following are their suggestions:
a) Turn off the monitor when the user will be away for a moment.
b) Set your PC’s on standby mode at a certain point of time.
c) Remove all unnecessary or unused drive.
d) Unplug the CD-ROM if this is not used most of the time.
e) Print wisely. Print only the pages you need and try to avoid print all if it’s not necessary.
f) Refill inkjet cartridges or laser toner rather than to replace it into a new one.
g) Turn off the router, cable modems and WIFI access point when not in used. Avoid turning it on overnight.
Planning to buy new PC? These are their suggestions.
a) Buy laptop than PC because laptops consume less power than desktop does.
b) Buy a computer according to your need.
c) Choose the latest Intel than AMD because it is more environmental friendly though not as powerful as the latter.
d) Consider the 80 plus energy efficient power supply.
e) Choose its parts carefully. Do not install the unnecessary parts when you’re not using them.
f) Choose Corded Keyboard and Mouse over wireless.
g) Inkjet printers use less energy than laser printer. Choose according to your need.
2. http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid80_gci1246959,00.html
In this site, it said that on earliest initiatives towards green computing the United States voluntarily labeling their program the Energy Star. On 1992, Environmental Protection Agency (EPC) was established to promote energy-efficiency on all hardware.
Here are some steps that promote green computing:
a) Power- down the CPU’s when not in used.
b) Try to do computer-related tasks during contiguous, intensive blocks of time, leaving hardware off at other times.
c) Power-up and power-down energy-intensive peripherals such as laser printers according to need.
d) Use liquid-crystal-display (LCD) monitors rather than cathode-ray-tube (CRT) monitors.
e) Use notebook computers rather than desktop computers whenever possible.
f) Use the power-management features to turn off hard drives and displays after several minutes of inactivity.
g) Minimize the use of paper and properly recycle waste paper.
h) Dispose of e-waste according to federal, state and local regulations.
i) Employ alternative energy sources for computing workstations, servers, networks and data centers.
3) http://www.p2000.umich.edu/energy_conservation/ec7.htm
Waste Minimization Procedure
Electrical Conservation Tips:
• Turn the computer off overnight and on weekends;
• Wait until ready to use the PC before turning it on;
• If the computer is going to be inactive for more than 16 minutes, consider turning it off. After this energy needed to run the computer outweighs the start-up energy;
• Do not turn on the printer until ready to print, even an idle printer consumes energy;
• Try to schedule computer-related activities to do them all at once, keeping the computer off at other times;
• If spending a large amount of time at the computer, consider reducing the light level in your office. This may improve cathode ray tube screen visibility as well as save energy.
Technology had given us many advantages that made our daily tasks easier. But as we all know that in all things there is an equal and opposite reaction and in this case, if technology brought us goodness well it have its disadvantages also. We belong to the IT world- the world of the new generation; we have an obligation to educate ourselves on how we can help to promote green campus computing in our university, as well as in our surroundings. Not just to promote and reinforce it but on how we can effectively implement this cause in our university. Knowing that these electronic wastes exist, and we are now informed what we can do to justify the means of green campus computing, thus our responsibility as an IT student does not end in this forum as we made our assignment, and the challenge to make this happens is in our hands.
When we are talking about “green campus computing” we are talking about our responsibilities as an IT student towards our environment, our contribution on how to use our electronic resources wisely such as computer and how we can minimize electronic waste or the e-waste.
In this assignment, we were given a task to give three URL’s that talk’s regarding green campus computing and how can we adopt or implement it in our own university which is the University of Southeastern Philippines and most importantly it should all begin in ourselves.
The following are the URL’s which talks about green campus computing:
1. http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Computing
The Following are their suggestions:
a) Turn off the monitor when the user will be away for a moment.
b) Set your PC’s on standby mode at a certain point of time.
c) Remove all unnecessary or unused drive.
d) Unplug the CD-ROM if this is not used most of the time.
e) Print wisely. Print only the pages you need and try to avoid print all if it’s not necessary.
f) Refill inkjet cartridges or laser toner rather than to replace it into a new one.
g) Turn off the router, cable modems and WIFI access point when not in used. Avoid turning it on overnight.
Planning to buy new PC? These are their suggestions.
a) Buy laptop than PC because laptops consume less power than desktop does.
b) Buy a computer according to your need.
c) Choose the latest Intel than AMD because it is more environmental friendly though not as powerful as the latter.
d) Consider the 80 plus energy efficient power supply.
e) Choose its parts carefully. Do not install the unnecessary parts when you’re not using them.
f) Choose Corded Keyboard and Mouse over wireless.
g) Inkjet printers use less energy than laser printer. Choose according to your need.
2. http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid80_gci1246959,00.html
In this site, it said that on earliest initiatives towards green computing the United States voluntarily labeling their program the Energy Star. On 1992, Environmental Protection Agency (EPC) was established to promote energy-efficiency on all hardware.
Here are some steps that promote green computing:
a) Power- down the CPU’s when not in used.
b) Try to do computer-related tasks during contiguous, intensive blocks of time, leaving hardware off at other times.
c) Power-up and power-down energy-intensive peripherals such as laser printers according to need.
d) Use liquid-crystal-display (LCD) monitors rather than cathode-ray-tube (CRT) monitors.
e) Use notebook computers rather than desktop computers whenever possible.
f) Use the power-management features to turn off hard drives and displays after several minutes of inactivity.
g) Minimize the use of paper and properly recycle waste paper.
h) Dispose of e-waste according to federal, state and local regulations.
i) Employ alternative energy sources for computing workstations, servers, networks and data centers.
3) http://www.p2000.umich.edu/energy_conservation/ec7.htm
Waste Minimization Procedure
Electrical Conservation Tips:
• Turn the computer off overnight and on weekends;
• Wait until ready to use the PC before turning it on;
• If the computer is going to be inactive for more than 16 minutes, consider turning it off. After this energy needed to run the computer outweighs the start-up energy;
• Do not turn on the printer until ready to print, even an idle printer consumes energy;
• Try to schedule computer-related activities to do them all at once, keeping the computer off at other times;
• If spending a large amount of time at the computer, consider reducing the light level in your office. This may improve cathode ray tube screen visibility as well as save energy.
Technology had given us many advantages that made our daily tasks easier. But as we all know that in all things there is an equal and opposite reaction and in this case, if technology brought us goodness well it have its disadvantages also. We belong to the IT world- the world of the new generation; we have an obligation to educate ourselves on how we can help to promote green campus computing in our university, as well as in our surroundings. Not just to promote and reinforce it but on how we can effectively implement this cause in our university. Knowing that these electronic wastes exist, and we are now informed what we can do to justify the means of green campus computing, thus our responsibility as an IT student does not end in this forum as we made our assignment, and the challenge to make this happens is in our hands.
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