Computers & Displays, Office Printing Equipment, Mobile Phones, Servers, Televisions
US Federal Government
2019 EPEAT Purchaser Award – 5 Stars
2018 EPEAT Purchaser Award – 4 Stars
2016 EPEAT Purchaser Award – 3 Stars
EPEAT Benefits
Over their lifetime, compared to products that do not meet EPEAT criteria, the 2,488 EPEAT-registered IT products purchased by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2018 will result in environmental impact reductions including:
Reduce use of primary materials by 162 metric tons, equivalent to the weight of 12 elephants
Avoid the disposal of 1.4 metric tons of hazardous waste, equal to the weight of 12 refrigerators
Eliminate the equivalent of 8 U.S. households’ solid waste for a year—15 metric tons
Avoidance of 1 metric ton of water pollutant emissions
Energy-Related Savings EPEAT’s requirement that registered products meet, and often exceed, the latest ENERGY STAR specifications means these products will consume less energy throughout their useful life, resulting in:
Savings of 1,058 MWh of electricity—enough to power 87 U.S. households for a year
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 441 metric tons of CO2 equivalents—equal to taking 94.3 average U.S. passenger cars off the road for a year
$77,072 in lifetime cost savings
ARTICLE # – ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
In the performance of this Subcontract, the Subcontractor shall specify, furnish, and use environmentally preferable products and services (i.e., products and services with a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment), to the maximum possible extent consistent with the Subcontract requirements and the intended end use of the products or services. Information on environmentally preferable products and services is available at: https://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/.
A. General. In the performance of this Subcontract, the Subcontractor shall specify, furnish, and use environmentally preferable products and services (i.e., products and services with a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment), to the maximum possible extent consistent with the Subcontract requirements and the intended end use of the products or services. Information on environmentally preferable products and services is available at: https://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/.
B. EPA-Designated Items The Subcontractor shall specify, furnish, and use products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items if they can be acquired (1) competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the Subcontract performance schedule; (2) meeting Subcontract performance requirements; or (3) at a reasonable price. “EPA-designated item” means a product that is or can be made with recovered material. The product categories include: building and construction, carpets, cleaning, electronics, fleets, food services, landscaping, meetings and conferences, office supplies, and paper. They are listed by the EPA in a comprehensive procurement guideline at 40 CFR Part 247 and https://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/index.htm, and the EPA has provided purchasing recommendations in related Recovered Materials Advisory Notices (RMANs), available at https://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/tools/cpg/resources.htm#recovered. “Recovered material” means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, excluding materials and by-products reused within an original manufacturing process. If this Subcontract exceeds $100,000, the Subcontractor shall, within 30 days of completion of the Subcontract, submit a report to the University Procurement Representative and Requester [OR, select University Technical Representative as instructed above] University Technical Representative on any EPA-designated item(s) delivered or furnished and used in performance of the Subcontract, consisting of the following: 1. The total dollars spent for the EPA-designated item(s), and 2. An estimated percentage of the total recovered material in the EPA-designated item(s), including, if available, the percentage of post-consumer material content (i.e., material used as a consumer item and discarded for disposal or recovery). If EPA-designated item(s) were available but not delivered or furnished and used, the Subcontractor shall provide a written explanation, based on the reasons listed above.
C. Energy-Consuming Products The Subcontractor shall ensure that energy-consuming products are energy efficient products if the products are: (1) delivered to the University hereunder; (2) acquired by the Subcontractor for use in performing services at an LBNL facility; (3) furnished by the Subcontractor for use by the University; or (4) specified in the design of a building or work, or incorporated during its construction, renovation, or maintenance. “Energy efficient product” means a product that (i) meets the criteria for use of the Energy Star trademark label, or (ii) is in the upper 25 percent of efficiency for all similar products as designated by the DOE Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). This requirement applies unless: (1) the energy-consuming product is not listed on the following ENERGY STAR® Program or FEMP web sites, or (2) otherwise approved in writing by the University Procurement Representative. ENERGY STAR®: https://www.energystar.gov/products FEMP: https://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/procuring_eeproducts.html
D. Biobased Products The Subcontractor shall make maximum use of biobased products that are U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated items unless the product (1) cannot be acquired: (a) competitively within a time frame providing for compliance with the Subcontract performance schedule, (b) meeting the Subcontract performance requirements, or (c) at a reasonable price; or (2) is otherwise exempt per 7 CFR 2902.10, et seq.
A biobased product is a product determined by the USDA to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials. Biobased products include building materials, construction and road maintenance materials, furniture and furnishings, houseware and cleaning supplies, industrial supplies, landscaping and agriculture materials, office supplies, personal care items, and outdoor gear.
E. Electronic Product Environment Assessment Tool (EPEAT) The Subcontractor shall only furnish to the University, or acquire for use at federally-controlled facility, imaging equipment, televisions and personal computer products, as defined in FAR 52.223-13, -14 and -16, under this Subcontract that are EPEAT Bronze registered or higher. EPEAT Bronze is the first level specified in clause 1.4 of the IEEE 1680 Family of Standards for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For information about the standard, see www.epa.gov/epeat.
The Subcontractor shall submit quarterly EPEAT reports by the 15th of January, April, July and October, and annual reports by October 15 in a format approved by the University Procurement Representative. The reports must be in a format approved by the University Procurement Representative. These reports shall contain a list purchases of electronic products categories that are covered by EPEAT program—whether they are granted EPEAT Gold, Silver, or Bronze status or not. The searchable EPEAT registry can be found online here: https://ww2.epeat.net/searchoptions.aspx.
*EPEAT Purchasing Tier indicates how many EPEAT categories are specified in the organization’s purchasing agreements
Becca provides administrative support to the internal processes for Green Electronics Council and the EPEAT program. She divides her time between supporting the financial processes and the EPEAT conformity assurance program. Becca has over five years of experience working in the non-profit sphere. Prior to joining GEC, Becca worked as a bookkeeper at Susan Matlack Jones & Associates (SMJ), specializing in non-profit financial statements. At SMJ she was responsible for the creation of monthly financial statements for several local non-profits. Prior to working at SMJ, Becca has worked at various non-profits helping them streamline their processes and procedures. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and History from University of California, Santa Cruz. In her spare time, Becca enjoys hiking, exploring Portland and volunteering.
Senior Managing Consultant, Smarter Cities, Water and Transportation, Innovation, Research & Development at IBM
Jean-François Barsoum has over 20 years of experience at IBM where his focus is on understanding and communicating the societal and environmental impacts of technology. He was part of the core team that built the smart city concepts in the early 2000s.
Currently, his main objective is to communicate and popularise climate change solutions, smart city innovations, and the potential impacts of autonomous vehicles.
In 2008, he was selected by Al Gore’s Climate Project to be trained by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He later joined the board of directors of the Canadian branch of Mr. Gore’s Foundation for Climate change education.
He regularly advises startups in incubators and accelerators, and is collaborating on large research collaborations with several Canadian universities.
He chairs the disruptive technology committee of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Quebec Smart Transportation experts’ committee; is a director at the Canadian Water Network, and has advised the Canadian government on cleantech programs. He is also part of the committee overseeing the application of the Quebec Policy on Sustainable Mobility.
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