Guidelines and tools for procurement of energy efficient PCs and Monitors and other Electric and Electronic office equipment.
These guidelines and tools were produced as a result of the 5E Project.
5E criteria for pilot procurement (5 pages, 223KB, MS Word)
Criteria for pilot procurement of PCs and Monitors in 5E-Universities.
5E Measurement Method (5 pages, 61KB, MS Word)
Guidelines for measurement of power consumption of PCs in 'on idle' mode.
Guidelines for green procurement of PCs and Monitors (19 pages, 207KB, MS Word)
Three levels of criteria are proposed as a basis for integrating green procurement criteria into purchasing process. Universities / business can adopt the criteria/requirements at different levels according to their own situation, and add them into their current tendering process.
PC Energy / Cost Calculator (137KB, MS Excel)
PC and Monitor Energy / Cost calculator spreadsheet.
Power Management Implementation Guidelines (4 pages, 49KB, MS Word)
Implementation of power management for energy-efficient desktop PCs and monitors. To take advantage of the low-power standby modes available in modern desktop PCs, the PCs power management settings must be enabled. This document describes a procedure for enablement of power management for desktop PCs within an organisation. The procedure was implemented as part of Trinity College Dublin's (TCD's) SAVE 5E in Universities pilot action and several issues discovered during the implementation are highlighted. Furthermore, it lists a set of requirements to be included for future desktop PC tenders.
(Spanish) Guide for purchase of Energy Efficient Office Equipment (18 pages, 241KB, PDF)
Guidelines in Spanish.
(Spanish) 5E Dissemination Brochure (4 pages, 545KB, PDF)
Spreading the word about energy efficiency in the office (Spanish).
