Assignment 4

Green Campus Computing is an idea of saving energy and/or being environmentally friendly without compromising the technology. As technology arises, we cannot deny the fact that it also requires, higher capacity, graphics, power and etc. One of the things to solve is to make a way in order to save and/or conserve energy.

Here are links about green campus computing:

1. http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/07-02-14/newscomputing.shtml

This site talks about awareness campaign that will give idea on the users on how to be environmentally friendly with the technologies. Here are some of the things that they will implement which is very applicable to our school. A good start to help the students, faculty and staff on how save energy and ensure clean computer components:

* Awareness campaign. Focus groups will look at awareness of energy use and conservation in computing and potential barriers to green computing. The campaign will offer ideas to students, faculty and staff on basic computing practices, from reminders about turning off monitors to use of power-saving features and settings.
* Energy conservation strategies. A survey in January of information technology managers across campus yielded information about current power-management practices among computer users. That information will be used to develop standard practices and power-consumption settings designed to save energy. Those procedures, involving University IT staff and Physical Resources, are expected to be ready for implementation by spring.


2. http://chronicle.com/free/2009/01/10296n.htm

Relocate a college's server computers next to a solar-power generator. Replace AC power with DC power. Cool the servers only where they get the hottest. Put the servers in the ocean and power them with waves.

- Instead of an AC power, replace it with DC power. The university or school may buy a solar-powered generator to produce an energy for the use of the computers. In this idea, we can lessen the electricity but still efficient and sustainable.

3. http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/06/30/new-version-of-print-management-software-aims-to-help-cut-costs.aspx

"The idea is to find, in any project, the closest, most perfect balance of social,financial, and environmental components."
-- Linda Petee, Delta College

Netop has released PrintLimit Pro 9.4, an update to the company's print management software that's geared toward more efficient printing and helping school environments save on three heavily used commodities: paper, ink, and time.

The key features aimed at saving money and time are load balancing, which allows network users with heavy print traffic to spread a print load over a large group of member printers, and "Find-Me" printing, which allows for intelligent routing of print jobs to release stations at large sites. Additional new functions of version 9.4 include:

* Centralized monitoring and reporting of toner levels for all printers on network;
* Support for 64-bit Linux installations;
* 10 new reports covering printer usage and environmental impact; and
* Improved scalability, allowing for support of tens of thousands of user clients, even on standard 32-bit server hardware.

This is a good technology which we can adopt in our school making a centralize printer for the whole university to lessen costs and expenses on inks cartridges and papers.

Lines I got from this url: http://www.campustechnology.com/Articles/2009/05/01/Green-Campus-P2.aspx

>>But unlike many schools of comparable size with various, uncoordinated, environmentally conscious programs in place, Delta's green plans are part of an overall strategy to take the institution green-- including a strategic mission to take Delta as close to carbon neutrality as possible. And if Delta can make such missions reality, what's to stop any other American college or university from achieving the same goals?

"The idea is to find, in any project, the closest, most perfect balance of social,financial, and environmental components."
-- Linda Petee, Delta College

**I included this to challenge us to uniquely and creatively make our ideas in adopting a "green campus computing" in such a way that will be more applicable and efficient to the students.