citi green it and certification case study
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Improvements in energy efficiency and sustainability practices realized through SBNOW Green Certification process and greener ITTRANSCRIPT
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Katherine Mowers, Senior Project Manager
[email protected], 202-234-1600 ext. 378
Community IT Innovators : www.citidc.com
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Some steps to energy efficiency #1: Assess existing energy
consumption and costs, establish baseline
#2: Pursue highest return for savings first = desktop power management and server consolidation
#3: Take other actions such as w/ printers and office equipment, and consider changing some workstations over to Thin Clients
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kWh usage and change: detailkWh usage 4Q 07 4Q 08 1Q 09 2Q 092nd flr kWh 6,320 4,450 5,180 4,7003rd flr kWh 12,924 11,448 9,990 9,953Total kWh 19,244 15,898 15,170 14,653% decrease by quarter 17% 5% 3%Compound % decrease 17% 22% 25%
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Carbon footprintCarbon footprint* 4Q 07 4Q 08 1Q 09 2Q 09Green house gas emissions, in lbs CO2 23,093 19,078 18,204 17,584% decrease by quarter 21% 5% 3%Compound % decrease 21% 26% 29%
Carbon footprint/employee 4Q 07 4Q 08 1Q 09 2Q 09Green house gas emissions, in lbs CO2 491 347 343 314% decrease by quarter 41% 1% 8%Compound % decrease 41% 43% 51%
Number of employees 47 55 53 56*Carbon footprint calculated based on emissions factor: 1.2 lbs CO2/kWh
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kWh usage and change
Num. of employees kWh/employee
Employees 4Q07 47 409.4Employees 4Q08 55 289.1% Change from 07 -29.4%
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Savings from DPM software• Community IT Innovators:
40% reduction in PC energy consumption
• Bread for the World: 30% reduction in PC energy consumption
• Howard County (MD) Community College: $50k savings per year
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Server consolidation
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Server virtualization helped us reduce the number of physical servers andlower energy costs
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Other actions
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Replace desktops (110 watts)w/ Thin Clients (17 watts)
Use power switch timers to turn off printers at night, consolidate ratio of printers to staff, and use default duplex printing on all printers
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Additional energy efficiency actions
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Purchasing: Electronic Product Environmental
Assessment Tool (EPEAT)Energy Star
Lights: Signage for shutting off the lights when leaving a room
Temp settings: 68 degrees winter, 75 degrees summer
Staff and vendors: education and commitment
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Additional certification actions
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Established Green policiesRevamped Green MetricsChanged to 100% recycled
paper productsAfter certification, decided
to switch to green cleaning services
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Some ways we can help• Green IT audit• IT energy usage measurement
and assessment• Desktop power
management• Server virtualization• Recycling computing
equipment • Other services