US Federal Government Issues EPEAT Purchasing Requirement
The US Federal Government has integrated an EPEAT requirement into the
Federal Acquisition Regulations – the 'rulebook' of the federal
purchasing sector. The Federal Acquisition Regulations require federal
agencies to purchase at least 95% EPEAT-registered products in all
relevant electronic product categories.
San Francisco ICT EPEAT Policies for 2008
San Francisco city studied the environmental impact of information and
communication technology (ICT). Based on the experience of commercial
buildings, approximately 20-25% of building energy is attributable to
ICT. Because of this impact, ICT has significant potential to enable
innovative solutions to the environmental challenges of energy use and
can be an effective tool to advance sustainable economic development.
- Beginning in April 2008, city departments shall only purchase
personal and notebook computers and monitors that meet at least the
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver
standard, with a preference for the Gold standard.
- The Committee on Information Technology (COIT) shall ensure
technology projects are reviewed for environmental impact and support
the City’s environmental goals.
- By June 2008, the Department of Technology and Information
Services (DTIS) shall implement a paper reduction pilot program with
the goal to reduce general office paper consumption by 20%. At the
conclusion of this pilot program, the City’s Chief Information Officer
will recommend a paper reduction policy to COIT for immediate
implementation.
- By September 2008, DTIS shall report on the results of a
pilot program to implement centralized power management systems for
personal computers. This will strengthen Executive Order 05-104
(September 23, 2005) which mandated the installation of power
management functions.
- Finally, the City’s Chief Information Officer will develop a
baseline measurement of energy consumption and environmental impact of
the City’s overall ICT operations to be able to measure and fully
implement supporting steps that will enable us to continue to find new
strategies to address the environmental challenges of energy use and
waste creation.
EPEAT Computer Products Environmental Organization
EPEAT is a
system to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate,
compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on
their environmental attributes. EPEAT also provides a clear and
consistent set of performance criteria for the design of products, and
provides an opportunity for manufacturers to secure market recognition
for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products.
The EPEAT Registry on this web site includes products that have
been declared by their manufacturers to be in conformance with the
environmental performance standard for electronic products - IEEE 1680-
2006. The standard is summarized here, and may be purchased from the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. EPEAT operates a
verification program to assure the credibility of the Registry.
Some of the participating manufacturers include:
Apple, CTL Corp, Dell, Enano, Fujitsu, GETAC, HP, Hyundai IT America,
Lenovo, LG Electronic USA, MDG Comptuers Canada, MPC Computers, NCS
Technologies, NEC Display Solutions, Northern Micro, One Laptop Per
child, Panasonic, Philips Electronics, Prosys Tech, Samsung Elec.
America, Sony Electronics, Toshiba, Transource, ViewSonic, Zonbu.
www.epeat.net/
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