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GEEN IT ENVIRONMENTFOR BOX HILL INSTITUTE

CHANDANA EDIRISINGHE

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INTRODUCTION

Boxhill Institute is an one of the most popular educationprovider which is based in Melbourne.

This institute has many LAB and lecture rooms andthey consists of computing, electronic and electricalequipments.

The main focus of this presentation is to provide informationabout how to make better sustainable IT environment forBoxhill Institute.

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OBJECTIVES

This energy audit project mainly focus on 6 LAB rooms whichconsists of more ICT equipments.

Identifies the main energy consumption areas

Identifies drawback of current process

Introduce power management policies

The end result of this project is introducing what is ICTsustainability and implementing Greener ICT environment.

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IT and Energy Assets

The institute uses following IT and energy assetsfor their activities.

Desktop Computers with LCDMonitors

Network switches and routers

Multimedia Projectors

Fluorescent Lamps

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL)

Printers

Multimedia Speakers

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IT and Energy Assets

Comments

Room:N

151

Quantity:

Dimensions:

Orientation:

WallColor:

White

EntryPoints:

1

Legend

C Computers

P1 - Printer

P2 Projectors

L - Lightning

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Current energy usage

No Qty ItemRatin

g Hours Days Kwh/DayKwh/Per

YearC1 24 Acer PC On 70 8 5 9.600 3504.00

C1 24Acer PC-

Standby 7 16 24 3.218 1174.57

C1 24 Monitor On 28 8 5 3.840 1401.60

C1 24Monitor

Standby 3 5 2 0.402 146.73L1 16 2 x FT 72 8 5 6.583 2402.74

P1 1HP Laser

Printer SB 11 4 5 0.031 11.47P2 1 Projector 250 3 5 0.536 195.54Sw 8 Switch 32 4 5 0.091 33.37Rt 10 Routers 37 4 5 1.057 385.86 25.359 9255.88

Sample Data from Room 151

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Current energy usage

Total energy usage of 6 LAB

Rooms

No Qty ItemRatin

gHour

s DaysTotKwh Per Year

C1 124 PC On 63.040 23009.60

C1 124 PC-Standby 7.488 2733.12C1 124 Monitor On 23.936 8736.64

C1 124MonitorStandby 5.952 2172.48

L1 82 2 x FT 55.872 20393.28P2 5 Projector 5.720 2087.80

Sw 42 Switch 5.704 2081.96Rt 49 Routers 5.112 1865.88

172.82

4 63080.76

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CURRENT DRAWBACKS

PCs and Monitors has long stand by time. Monitors used higher brightness.

Fluorescent Lamps are switched ON most of time.

Lack of using Compact Fluorescent Lamps(CFL)

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FUTURE CHANGES

Switched off PCs and monitors when they are not in use

Adjust monitors for low brightness

Replacing inefficient LCD monitors with high efficient, low

power consuming monitors (LED)

Switched off all the laps when theres no classes. (Use

censers, timers)

Introduced power management polices for computing

environment

Install CFL lamps for each and every LAB room.

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No Qty ItemRatin

gHours Days

TotKWh

PerYear

KWh

C1 24 Acer PC On 70 8 5 9.600 3504.00 Save1147.57

C1 24 Acer PC-Standby 0 0 0 0.000 0.00

C1 24 Monitor On 28 8 5 3.840 1401.60Save

146.73C1 24 Monitor Standby 0 0 0 0.000 0.00

L1 16 CFL 14 8 5 1.280 467.20Save

1935.54

P1 1 HP Laser Printer SB 11 4 5 0.031 11.47

P2 1 Projector 250 3 5 0.536 195.54

Sw 8 Switch 32 4 5 0.091 33.37

Rt 10 Routers 37 4 5 1.057 385.86

16.436 5999.043229.84

Projected Energy Usage

Sample Data from Room 151

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Projected Energy Profile

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