Moravian CIT Supports Sustainability
Back when computers first became popular, many touted their environmental benefits, saying, "think of all the paper we'll save." But the internet's ready access to a new world of "potentially useful" information, coupled with endless "must-print" e-mails, added up to greater paper consumption than ever, it seemed.
A couple of years ago, Moravian CIT took steps to reduce paper use on campus by instituting "print balance summaries." It's made a difference—cutting paper use by nearly one-third, reports Craig Underwood, media services manager. 
TOTAL pages printed:
- 2006-07 = 3,015,716 (before print balances were implemented)
- 2007-08 = 2,185,420 (after print balances were implemented)
- 2008-09 = 2,096,519 (with change to duplex printing in fall '09)
CIT is environmentally conscious in other ways, too, adds Underwood:
- All Moravian PCs and MACs have improved energy usage processors
- All old computers and electronic equipment are recycled
- Energy Star or energy-saving equipment is purchased, when available
- RoHS-compliant electronic equipment (Reduction of Harmful Substances regulations) is purchased, when possible
- CIT encourages committees to view reports on laptops rather than print multiple copies
- Servers have been consolidated and reduced in number through the use of virtualization software
- Many individual deskjet and laser printers have been replaced with network printers to save energy and space
- Exploring the use of ebooks, such as Kindle.
About the GreenHounds logo: The Moravian College GreenHounds logo was designed by Colleen Kane '08, a student of Anne Dutlinger, professor and chair of art and a member of the Sustainability Committee.