How to be an ENERGY STAR
One of the most helpful things you can do to conserve energy at UNH is to purchase and lease only Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated "Energy Star" computers, printers, and copy machines. Energy Star office equipment can be configured to automatically power down in an "equipment safe" manner during periods of non-use. For example, some Energy Star laser printers don't even have on/off switches! Those printers automatically turn themselves on, with virtually no warmup wait, whenever they receive a print command from a computer. Insist on Energy Star equipment when you purchase or arrange a lease. That sends a signal to our vendors (and their manufacturers) that we want energy efficient office equipment.
In the morning, don't turn on computers, printers, and copy machines until they are actually needed. A minute or two of your patience can save a lot of energy. Do some other tasks while the equipment warms up.
Turn office equipment off during lunch breaks, and don't turn that equipment back on until you actually need it.
Turn off your computer (or at least the monitor) if you won't be using it for the next hour.
Make sure that computer monitors and copy machines are shut off when you leave at the end of the day.
Get rid of your printer and use a network printer that can be shared by your entire office.
