Green IT@UT

In May 2008, the university adopted a new Campus Sustainability Policy to integrate sustainability into all facets of campus life, including academic programs, operations, campus planning, administration, and outreach. GreenIT@UT is an initiative launched by Brian Roberts, CIO and Vice President of Information Technology, that promotes sustainable IT products, services and best practices on campus. As part of the initiative, these options offered by ITS can you save power and paper, and can even help reduce your carbon footprint.

Reducing and Recycling

Blackboard An online course management application for students and faculty. Green IT: Sharing class materials online reduces paper printing and therefore paper waste.	More Info about Blackboard Green IT
Green Output Send your mainframe reports to WebSpace or Austin Disk accounts instead of printing them. Green IT: Reduces paper printing and therefore paper waste.	More Info about Green Output Green IT Request Service Green Output
Hard Drive Destruction Environmentally-friendly destruction of hard drives and other electronic media that have Category-I data on them. Green IT: 100% of destroyed media are recycled.	More Info about Hard Drive Destruction Green IT
SharePoint Manage your team's documents and boost collaboration with a centrally-accessible, Web-based application. Green IT: Collaborating electronically with remote colleagues reduces travel and therefore your carbon footprint.	More Info about SharePoint Green IT Sign Up Now for SharePoint
WebSpace No cost personal Web publishing and file storage for current students, faculty, and staff. Green IT: Sharing information online reduces paper printing and therefore paper waste.	More Info about WebSpace Green IT Sign Up Now for WebSpace

Saving Power and Space

Custom Web Publishing For departmental and research unit Web sites that require a custom URL and content hosting. Green IT: Consolidating your server needs by using ITS hosting saves significant power - approximately 6570 kWh per year per server.	More Info about Custom Web Publishing Green IT Request Service Custom Web Publishing
Virtual Servers Provides a customized virtual server environment. Green IT: Consolidating your server needs by using a virtual server - instead of a physical machine - saves significant power.	More Info about Virtual Servers Green IT Request Service Virtual Servers

Saving on Travel

Teleconferences "Meet-Me" teleconferences and operator-assisted teleconferences are available. Green IT: Attending meetings via teleconference reduces travel and therefore your carbon footprint.	More Info about Teleconferences Green IT Sign Up Now for Teleconferences
Videoconferencing Host or participate in videoconferences for distance education, meetings, presentation, lectures, research, or supplemental education. Green IT: Attending events by videoconference reduces travel and therefore your carbon footprint.	More Info about Videoconferencing Green IT Request Service Videoconferencing
Virtual Private Network Allows you to securely access the university's internal network just as if you were connected on campus. Green IT: Working from remote locations reduces travel and therefore your carbon footprint.	More Info about Virtual Private Network Green IT Sign Up Now for Virtual Private Network
Webcasts and Streaming Media Provides live Webcasts and archival encoding of streaming media files. Green IT: Watching Webcasts instead of traveling to events reduces your carbon footprint.	More Info about Webcasts and Streaming Media Green IT Request Service Webcasts and Streaming Media