Slide 1 Making IT a Key Part of the Campus Sustainability Effort Dennis Cromwell and Kristin Hanks Indiana University

Slide 2 IT is not a line item? AASHE ( ) Where is IT? IT has major implications for energy consumption, waste streams, and enabling better practices on campus. Campus Operations Administration and Finance BuildingsFinancing ClimateInvestment Dining ServicesPlanning Transportation Energy Grounds Waste Purchasing How do you get IT involved?

Slide 3 Model for Sustainability Projects Keep the three items in mind for all projects

Slide 4 The Sustainability Model and IT Strategic Define responsibilities within the organization Define coordinating role Create relationship with campus wide effort Make it part of strategic planning process Operational Cross unit involvement Focus on metrics Create projects based on strategic goals Personal Practice Find opportunities to tap into passions Make it everyone's job (like security)

Slide 5 Balakrishnan, Suresh, and Donald Z. Spicer. “Climate Change, Campus Commitments, and IT “ (Research Bulletin, Issue 20). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2008, available from

Slide 6 IT Sustainability at IU IT Strategic Planning Process Recommendation 6: Indiana University should develop and implement plans for responsible environmental stewardship for information technology. ( Hiring of a Sustainable Computing Graduate Student Membership on the Sustainability Task Force Set of projects – Data Center Practices (new center, consolidation and virtualization) – Print Less Go Green Campaign – Green IT Purchasing Initiative – Electronic Waste Collection Event – Desktop Energy Reduction Pilot Study

Slide 7 Data Center Strategies 800 virtual servers running on < 35 physical platforms (replaced approximately 300 physical servers) Continuous effort to consolidate, co-locate, and virtualize servers/storage New data center online in 2009 –More energy efficient –Better power management/measurement –Space for growth

Slide 8 Electronic Waste Day Strategic IT Strategic Plan IU Surplus Stores Operational Event Logistics Regional Campus Involvement Personal Practice Media blitz - TV, radio, newspaper, , web Survey with awareness building Results 830,000 pounds of e-waste collected Increased Awareness Plans for future collection Results 830,000 pounds of e-waste collected Increased Awareness Plans for future collection

Slide 9 Electronic Waste Day

Slide 10 Desktop Power Management Strategic Pilot in a live environment Pushing upgrades and patches during day Operational Wake-on-Lan utility and web interface Websites for support and FAQ Personal Practice GoGreen Sidebar Gadget – see your personal savings Results Energy reductions of 3% at building level, 30% on the 4 th floor, and 48% average on individual computers 107 current users of GoGreen Gadget Results Energy reductions of 3% at building level, 30% on the 4 th floor, and 48% average on individual computers 107 current users of GoGreen Gadget

Slide 11 Desktop Power Management GoGreen Gadget

Slide 12 Making IT Part of the Solution IT as an Enabler Reduce travel Increase telework Reduce space requirements Reduce paper use/printing Automation of building lighting, heating, and cooling Reporting systems and visualizations to build awareness

Slide 13 Lessons Learned This is not just about the data center Make IT part of the solution and not just a problem to be solved Actively engage IT professionals with sustainability efforts on campus: - membership on task forces - pilot projects with departments - plug into IT Strategic Planning Process

Slide 14 Thank you! Dennis Cromwell – Kristin Hanks – Empowering People: IT Strategic Plan GoGreen Gadget and Pilot Information: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education