This IQP sought to improve sustainability at WPI by reducing the energy wasted by the university’s desktop computers. Energy waste was calculated by inventorying desktop computers, measuring their power draw, and estimating the ways in which they were used. It was found that the university’s desktop computers waste approximately 300,000 kWh of electricity annually; however, a policy of putting idle computers to sleep with Windows 7 Power Options could reduce this waste by 69%.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Martin, Jeffrey Alan
• Roberti, Thomas Chi-Hang

Subject

• Sustainability
• Energy
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042717-103502

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Energy policy
• Energy conservation

Advisor

• Bhada, Shamsnaz Virani
• LePage, Suzanne
• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2017

Center

• Sustaining WPI On-Campus Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2017-04-27

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-13