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Mobile Phones

Number of Units Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling

Servers

Rack Servers
Number of Rack Servers Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Rack Servers Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging
Do the purchased rack servers have >2 CPUs per server?



Blade Servers
Number of Blade Servers Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Blade Servers Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging

Computers and Displays

Desktop Computer
Number of Desktop Computers Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Desktop Computers Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging


Monitor
Number of Monitors Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Monitor Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging


Notebook Computer
Number of Notebook Computers Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Notebook Computers Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging


Tablet Computer
Number of Tablet Computers Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Tablet Computers Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging


Integrated Desktop Computer
Number of Integrated Desktop Computers Purchased by EPEAT Level
Optional Integrated Desktop Computers Data Entry
Electricity
Extended Product Use, Donating the Product for Reuse, and Recycling
Bulk Packaging

Results

Data Entered
Benefits of Purchasing EPEAT Products










Reduction in Environmental Impacts and Costs Resulting from Purchasing EPEAT

Group Product Category/Lifecycle Breakdown Energy savings in megajoules
(MJ)
Energy savings in kilowatt hour equivalents
(kWh eq)
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, expressed as global warming potential
(kg CO2 eq)
Non-hazardous solid waste reduction
(kg)
Water consumption savings
(liters H2O)
Acidification potential savings
(kg SO2 eq)
Smog formation potential savings
(kg O3 eq)
Eutrophication potential savings
(kg N eq)
Toxic substances avoided in the product
(kg)
Material conservation
(kg)
Cost savings for non-hazardous solid waste disposal
(US$)
Equivalencies
Equivalencies
Metric Equivalencies (based on the total benefits displayed in the main table)
Energy Savings Electricity to power US household(s) for a year
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Equivalent to removing passenger car(s) from the road per year
Non-hazardous Solid Waste Reduction Solid waste generated by US household(s) in a year
Water Consumption Savings Water to fill olympic-sized swimming pool(s)
Toxic Substances Avoided The weight of brick(s)
Material Conservation The weight of 18-wheeler (tractor-trailers)

Data and Assumptions for Equivalencies
Data and assumptions for Equivalencies
Metric Equivalency Factor Reference
Annual Household Energy Use 12,148 kWh/household/year U.S. EPA. Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator - Calculations and References. September 2017. Accessed May 11, 2018. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references
Annual Passenger Car Emissions 4,670 kg CO2-equivalents/passenger car/year U.S. EPA. Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator - Calculations and References. September 2017. Accessed May 11, 2018. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references
Annual Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Generation per US Household 1,860 kg MSW/household/year; Assumes 4.44 lbs MSW/person/day; 2.53 average people/household U.S. EPA. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2014 Tables and Figures. December 2016. Accessed March 22, 2017. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-11/documents/2014_smm_tablesfigures_508.pdf
U.S. Census Bureau. America’s Families and Living Arrangement: 2016: Average Number of People per Household Table AVG1. November 2016. Accessed August 23, 2018. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/families/cps-2016/
Water used to fill olympic-sized swimming pool 2,499,998 liters (660,430 gallons) Patagonia Alliance. Accessed May 11, 2018. http://www.patagoniaalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/How-much-water-does-an-Olympic-sized-swimming-pool-hold.pdf
Weight of brick 2.268 kg (5.0 lbs) Home Depot. Product specifications. Clay Brick. Standard brick defined as 4" x 2 1/4" x 8". Accessed March 22, 2017. http://www.homedepot.com
Weight (maximum) of 18-wheeler (tractor-trailer) 36,288 kg (80,000 pounds) U.S. Department of Transportation. Compilation of Existing State Truck Size and Weight Limit Laws Report to Congress. May 2015. Accessed March, 22, 2017. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/policy/rpt_congress/truck_sw_laws/index.htm
Weight of refrigerator 121 kg (267pounds) Best Buy. Weighted average of 40 bestselling refrigerators of different types (freezer top, freezer bottom, side-by-side, french door). Accessed November 23, 2015. http://www.bestbuy.com