Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.91
Liaison Emily Vollmer
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

Virginia Tech
OP-10: Computer Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 2.00 John Krallman
Director of Information Technology Acquisitions
Information Technology Acquisitions
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase EPEAT Silver or higher computers and monitors?:
No

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The website URL where the EPEAT policy, directive, or guidelines are posted :
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Virginia Tech does not have an official university-wide, written policy to purchase EPEAT silver or higher rated computers and monitors at this time. However, we intend to pursue this in our next revision of University Policy 5505 “Campus Energy, Water, and Waste Reduction.”

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Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on EPEAT computers)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on EPEAT Gold desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
1,813,659 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on EPEAT Silver desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
39,702 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on desktop and laptop computers and monitors :
1,853,361 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The dollar figures provided are from the central IT organization at Virginia Tech.

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