Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver or Gold registered, ENERGY STAR qualified, and Federal Energy
Management Program designated products will be purchased when available.
Over their lifetime, compared to products that do not meet EPEAT criteria, the 386 EPEAT registered electronics purchased by the Waste Isolation Plant Carlsbad Field Office in 2015 will result in environmental impact reductions including:
Reduce use of primary materials by 5,690 metric tons, more than the weight of 4 elephants
Avoid the disposal of 208 kg of hazardous waste, equal to the weight of 2 refrigerators
Eliminate 155 kg of solid waste
Energy-Related Savings
EPEAT’s requirement that registered products meet the latest ENERGY STAR specifications means these products will consume less energy throughout their useful life, resulting in:
Savings of nearly 66,000 kWh of electricity—enough to power 5 U.S. homes for a year
Avoidance of 82 kg of water pollutant emissions
Reduction of 12.3 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions— equivalent to taking 9 average U.S. passenger cars off the road for a year
$4,890 in energy cost savings
*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.
