How do I install the GoGreen Gadget?
GoGreen Gadget System Requirements
Installation
- Click here
- Click the “Open” button
- Depending on your computer’s security settings, you may be prompted by an additional security dialog asking you whether to install the gadget. If prompted, click the “Allow” button.
- Run and Install as prompted
- The gadget should now appear within your Windows Sidebar.
- Follow the instructions on the gadget to finish setup for your particular building
About
When your office computer is running, the fossil fuels burnt to create the electricity necessary to power it emit Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Although CO2 is a normal component of the atmosphere, elevated levels of it are likely to cause future climate change (global warming). The Department of Energy currently estimates that 2.147 lbs of CO2 are released into the atmosphere per kilowatt hour of electricity consumed.
Computers vary in power consumption by manufacturer and model; however, Education Technology Services (ETS) estimates that the average computer at the School of Education (SoE) consumes about 140 watts of power when on and 6 watts of power when in sleep state. To reduce C02 emissions resulting from your work computer, ETS encourages you to either power off or place your computer in a sleep state to consume less energy when away from the office.
The SoE GoGreen Gadget is a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget that allows you to track both your own and the SoE’s contribution to C02 emissions savings. This gadget displays the amount of CO2 emissions you have saved while your computer has been off or in a sleep state, and shows the current annual SoE C02 emissions savings as well as the number of SoE employees participating in that total.
Technical Documentation
Open Source
The purpose of IU GoGreen Gadget is to provide an easy way for IU Bloomington computer users to see the results of new energy conscious computing policies being piloted by the School of Education.
Education Technology Services views "green" computing policy and ways to foster an energy conscious culture at IU an important initiative. Therefore, we consider the GoGreen Gadget project as an "open source" development effort in hopes that other IU departments may build upon it to highlight their own energy savings campaigns.
Click here to download the current source code for the IU GoGreen Gadget.
Click here to comment on suggested enhancements to the IU GoGreen Gadget as well as upload revised source code and documentation for your implementation of the gadget.