Environmental tip of the week #141 – IT equipment

Did you know that the IT industry responsible for the same CO2 emissions as the airline industry? Or that a fridge takes 2 x its weight in resources to make compared to a computer which uses 200 times? 

Here’s how you can reduce your IT footprint:

1.      Modern flat screen monitors only use 40% of the energy of old-style CRT monitors.

2.      It is best practice to switch your monitor off if you are away from your desk for ten minutes or more, and switch the PC off if you are away for more than an hour

3.      For offices, new cool threads servers use 90% less energy and does not need air conditioning to cool. 

http://www.bris.ac.uk/environment/energy/saveenergy.html

http://savingenergy.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/saving-energy-one-monitor-at-a-time/

http://www.sun.com/servers/coolthreads/overview/