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Maastricht University Green Office: Student-driven Green IT projects
Maastricht University Green Office: Student-driven Green IT projects
Sustainability committee
Sustainability coordinator
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Sustainability committee
Sustainabiltiy coordinator
Sustainability was not sustainable
No dynam
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Mandate to manage
sustainability
8 Student employees 20 Volunteers
Budget €135.000 Supervisory board
Sustainability coordinator
Maastricht University
Green Office
Solution
Governance
Education
Community Operations
Research Education for Sustainable Development
Research for Sustainable Development
Empowerment & Participation
Improved environmental & social footprint
Governance Climate Action Report
Vision 2030 Roadmap
Policy 2012-14
Education
Community Operations
Research ∅ Green Office
Academy ∅ Curriculum inventory
∅ Student research projects
∅ Phd ∅ Journal
∅ Conferences ∅ Sustainability hub ∅ Networking events
∅ Green IT Business Case
∅ Transportation Policy
Master thesis: Research focus
What has been the impact of energy efficiency projects of the Green Office on Maastricht University?
Energy efficient buildings
Sustainability strategy
Green IT
Framework: Multi-Level Perspective
Adapting the MLP
Green IT regime before the Green Office
Actors & networks
Data, knowledge & understanding
Strategy & policy
Awareness & acceptance
Infrastructure, technology & behaviour
• Staff members • No users or students
• No focus on Green IT in management plans
• Only PCPM at one faculty • No business cases
• Server virtualization • One faculty crude PCPM
• Limited awareness within higher management of ICTS
2010 2013
Green Office Green IT projects
2012 2013 2011
UvA
Ctrl-Alt-Delete Emissions
• PCs &
workstations • Servers • Network
devices • Cisco Energy
Wise • Phones
Decision
PCPM • Options
• Measurements • Business case
Server virtualization • Speed up?
Data centres: • Outsourcing
• Scan
SurF
Decision
Data centres • Build new
one
2010
Ideation
Implementation of PowerMan
PCPM: Sustainability Policy, ICTS Management Plan
Green IT in ICTS Strategic
Plan
PC Power Management
Windows 7 PowerMan ?
Implementation PCPM Nov. ‘12
Jan. ‘13
July ‘13
March. ‘13
Decision: One faculty & college
Installation of software & data collection
Data collection
Implementation PCPM Nov. ‘12
Jan. ‘13
July ‘13
March. ‘13
Decision: One faculty & college
Installation of software & data collection
Activation fails: Documents lost, no remote desktop,
user opt-out
User opt-out
Implementation PCPM Nov. ‘12
Jan. ‘13
July ‘13
Decision: One faculty & college
Installation of software & data collection
Activation fails: Documents lost, no remote desktop,
user opt-out
Crisis talks
Pilot sustainability department with 24 computers
Evaluation & investigation of scaling
March. ‘13
PCPM results for individual PCs
Green IT regime before the Green Office
Actors & networks
Data, knowledge & understanding
Strategy & policy
Awareness & acceptance
Infrastructure, technology & behaviour
• Staff members • Users or students not
• No focus on Green IT in management plans
• Only PCPM at one faculty • No business cases
• Server virtualization • One faculty crude PCPM
• Limited awareness within higher management of ICTS
2010 2013
• Staff & students involved
• Green IT policy framework
• CADE Business Case • Energy scan data centre • PCPM & sourcing proposal
• PowerMan pilot • Server virtualization
• Awareness within higher management of ICTS & executive board
Next steps: Communication campaign
Hand-out
Emails
Stickers
Posters
Presentations
Approval
Why?
What?
How?
Explanations
Success Challenges
Quantifiable monetary savings
Collaboration
Investigation of options
Users overlooked
Communication
Student-driven
Transitions in GO team
Too ambitious?
Lack of power
Lack of incentives
Policy framework
Green Office Principles
Conclusions
Student-and-staff synergies
User communication
Change on multiple dimensions
Step-wise change
Find ways to involve students
Policies & projects
Implemented or running projects Stakeholders Data & knowledge
Infrastructure, and technology
Awareness and behaviour
Strategies and policies
Situational analysis
Steps
2) Fill out the existing projects individually (10min)
3) Discuss findings in your group (20min)
4) Change groups (20min)
1) Sit together in groups of 4-5 people
4) Reflections on exercise (10min)
Theory of change
Change agent
Actors & networks
Infrastructure, technology & behaviour
Awareness, acceptance & culture
Strategy & policies
Sustainability projects
Sustainability policies
