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Learn about our efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the Adelphi community.

Learn about the efforts of Adelphi’s Office of Information Technology for reducing the carbon footprint of the Adelphi community. 

 eWaste Recycling

  • 18,412.35 lbs of eWaste recycled through monthly equipment sales (2015–2016).
  • 3,244 lbs of eWaste recycled through our bi-annual campus eRecycle events (2015–2016).    

 Green Transportation

  • Three energy efficient vehicles used for equipment moves and providing optimal service to our campus community.

 Paper Reduction

  • Continuous effort being made to automate business processes and leverage our AU2Go mobile app to reduce paper and toner use by departments on campus.

 Network Changes

  • 50% reduction of space in server room through virtualization and consolidation.
  • 47% less electricity used by new switches for our Network Access Layer (customer connected).
  • 61% of our applications are in the cloud; further reducing energy costs and eWaste.

 Energy Savings

  • 1,187,630 KWh ($178,145) saved through nightly auto-shut downs of our lab computers (2015-2016).
  • Switched to laser projectors, saving the university on energy costs, consummables and eWaste.
  • Installed programmable occupancy sensors in all our new construction builds since 2013.

Daffodils on Adelphi's Garden City Campus in the spring.


For further information, please contact:

Office of Information Technology
p – 516.877.3340
e – helpdesk@adelphi.edu

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