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Sustainable ICT for Schools and Colleges. What does it all mean?. What does it all mean?. What does it all mean?. “Sustainability is about more than carbon footprints” - Wayne Hemingway, Designer “…(it’s) about creating places where people will want to put down roots and be happy.”.
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What does it all mean? “Sustainability is about more than carbon footprints” - Wayne Hemingway, Designer “…(it’s) about creating places where people will want to put down roots and be happy.”
2020 vision By 2020, the Government would like: • All schools to be models of energy efficiency, renewable energy use and water management. • All schools to be models of sustainable procurement, using goods and services of high environmental and ethical standards. • All school buildings to make visible use of sustainable design features and, as opportunities arise, to choose building technologies, interior furnishings and equipment with a low impact on the environment. Sustainable Schools for pupils, communities and the environment: An Action Plan for the DfES; DCFS (April 2007)
2020 vision £110 million being set aside over the next three years to help provide 200 low carbon schools. “If we succeed, this could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8 million tons over the next decade.” Jim Knight, Schools Minister Sustainable Schools: Are We Building Schools for the Future? House of Commons (July 2007)
Sustainable RM Sustainable Products Reducing waste and energy usage Introduce sustainable and ‘green’ products Sustainable Schools & Colleges Growing green learners
Energy • Reduce total group electricity usage from 2006 levels by at least 10% by 2010 • Reduce gas and fuel oil usage by 10% by 2010
Sustainable RM Sustainable Schools and Colleges Sustainable Products Growing green learners Reducing waste and energy usage Introduce Sustainable and ‘green’ products
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Growing Greener Learners www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools www.ecoschools.org.uk www.woodland-trust.org.uk/learning www.carbondetectives.org.uk www.rm.com/greenrm
Sustainable RM Sustainable Schools and Colleges Sustainable Products Growing green learners Reducing waste and energy usage Introduce sustainable and ‘green’ products
Energy Saving Hardware Go green without compromise!- Reduce impact of ICT- Cool and quiet
Energy Meter Intelliplug Networking Energy Saving Accessories
Sustaining your ICT investments
Did you know? Education spends in excess of £158m on stationery per year
Did you know? 54 million printer cartridges are disposed of annually
Did you know? Print volumes are increasing 20% annually
Users can see total printer credit balance available Cost per page for specific printers can also be viewed Encourages users to “think before they print”
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