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Making IT a Key Part of the Campus Sustainability Effort

Dennis Cromwell and Kristin Hanks

Indiana University 

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IT is not a line item?

AASHE ( www.aashe.org )

Where is IT?

IT has major implications for energy consumption, waste streams, and enabling better practices on campus.

Campus Operations

Administration and Finance

Buildings Financing

Climate Investment

Dining Services Planning

Transportation

Energy

Grounds

Waste

Purchasing

How do you get IT involved?

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Model for Sustainability Projects

Keep the three items in mind for all projects

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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)

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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 www.educause.edu/ecar.

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IT Sustainability at IU

IT Strategic Planning ProcessRecommendation 6: Indiana University should develop and implement plans for responsible environmental stewardship for information technology. (http://ovpit.iu.edu/itsp2/resources/ITSP2_Final_120408.pdf)

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

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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

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Electronic Waste Day Strategic

• IT Strategic Plan• IU Surplus Stores

Operational• Event Logistics• Regional Campus Involvement

Personal Practice• Media blitz - TV, radio, newspaper, email, 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

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Electronic Waste Day

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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 4th floor, and 48% average on individual computers• 107 current users of GoGreen Gadget

Results• Energy reductions of 3% at building level, 30% on the 4th floor, and 48% average on individual computers• 107 current users of GoGreen Gadget

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Desktop Power Management 

 GoGreen Gadget

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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

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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

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Thank you!Dennis Cromwell – dcromwel@iu.eduKristin Hanks – khanks@indiana.edu

Empowering People: IT Strategic Plan http://ovpit.iu.edu/itsp2/resources/ITSP2_Final_120408.pdf

GoGreen Gadget and Pilot Information:http://education.indiana.edu/PowerManagement/tabid/12714/Default.aspx

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educationwww.aashe.org