Title: Let us name it later

Gopinath Ganapathy Bharathidasan UniversityTechnology Park (BUTP) Trichy

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Theme: Value Based Greening

---- Sharing

of Ideas form human perspective

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GC, that you know

Green computing often called green IT Subject deals with environmentally sustainable computing study to design , develop, dwell and finally dispose
computers, servers, and associated devices with minimal or zero impact on the environment.

Research for making the use of computers as energy-efficient as possible

designing algorithms and systems for reduction of impact

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Gifts from General Computing

Bowel risk Heart attack Blood clot Getting fat Back pain Stress Mental Disorder Dementia Electrical smog Diseases related Eyes, Skin Respiration issues Dirty keyboards Lethal lighting Inferiority Complex Social Exclusion

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Computer: Problem Solver

Person 1: We have a problem.

Person 2: Lets use Computer to solve it.

Person 1: Now, we have two problems !!!!

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Non-Green Computing
IT industry accounts for 2% of Global CO2 emission same as Aviation

Carbon Foot Print

www.berkeley.edu A PC consumes 270 W (CPU, DISK< MONITOR) 8 hours a day * 30 days a month = 64800 W
Switch off - Hibernate standby - screen saver mode

Energy Calculation:

1.8 Tons of Chemicals ( including Fossil oils, Water) a PC Volatile Organic Compound (AC lab, Room Freshener in Computer Center)
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Non-Green Computing
20 billion KW every year as PC not urned off overnight
1.8 tons of Co2

( including Fossil oils, Water) a PC

Volatile Organic Compound (AC lab, Room Freshener in Computer Center)

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Non-Green Printing
1 ton of paper a4 size 17 trees cut 3000 liters of water 3.3 cubic yards of land fill 1 metric ton of gas: Printing Toner with toxic chemicals Electricity used is enough to power a typical house for 6 months Lot of birds lose their homes 10000 sheets per use by an IT user: Cut the cost by cutting the paper into half

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PC Penetration:
Good Bad and Ugly
Organization has N computers: Good

City State Country

App 30 million Computers a year in India When is to be obsolete? : Bad Dig a 120 km deep and 20 km wide to land fill this eWaste poisonous again for digging fuel loss and carbon foot print Bio-degrade in 1.5 lakh years: Ugly

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Non Green Experimentation

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Need For Food

Food Deficiency

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Need A Drop

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Third World War

The US uses more than 500 billion liters of freshwater water each day for to cool down electric power plants.

Biggest user of freshwater is the IT industry. To produce one computer, we need about 50 liters of pure fresh water
besides bottled water for daily use

Dehydration (lack of water) will kill us faster than starvation (lack of food) freshwater supply is only about 3% of the total world supply. if all of the worlds water is poured into a cup, drinkable be half a teaspoon!
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Wire Less to Brain Less

Mobile Devices are also computers With OS, Drives and other accessories

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There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Introducing GANDHIAN ENGINEERING

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GANDHIAN ENGINEERING
GETTING MORE FROM LESS FOR MORE

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What is Gandhian Engineering?

GE is all about
getting more (performance)

from less
(resources)

for more
(people) --and not just for more profit
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In other words..

- Gandhian Engineering is using engineering and technology to create more with less - to exchange expensive solutions for less expensive solutions yet resulting in a superior technology.

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Gandhi: crucial to 21 Century

India Invents Gandhian Engineering:
Gandhian Engeering invents $2000 Car Example: Nano

What it means is to make a better product with less money How?

Just Change and be the change Think Different

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More for Less for More (MLM)

Products and services are emerging: emerging innovation is NANO
biggest business opportunity of the coming decade Strategies, decisions and policies in organizations to

deliver the green results

cost-effective solutions in the longer run

Can Save the World by Simpler Technology affordable by poor

can change the world by eliminating have-nots

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Ahimsa
In-Vitro

Alternate ways of Experimentations using IT

Animation Multi-media and 3D simulation

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Satya Graha
De-Consumerism think globally buy locally

Downsize your need

Target for zero waste Eat Green and Live Green
Killing animals lead to bio-waste cause of serious health threats Vegetarians save 38% more than others
Also do not buy plastic goods and plastic bags Plastic free purchase and eco-friendly products

DO NOT BUY FOREIGN GOODS

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce usage/consumption of computing devices unwantedly
He said not only Hey Ram
Also: No Thanks No Thanks in London

Reuse: Do not lured by fancy brands and products

HW and SW comes with junks that you dont need but you pay for it Donate Computers and Mobile devices to Charities

Recycle: What goes around Comes back

Earth Day April 22 Batteries , boards other components and metals

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Techno Gandhian Philosophy

TGP: the use of minimal technology and maximizing of human-friendly operations in industry IT wizards to go greener

Manufacturing process of chipsets, motherboards and other hardware components has been reengineered

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Implementing TGP
Zonbu, is the first completely eco-responsible computer that emits zero percent carbon consumes only 15W of power compared to 75W to 270W consumed by normal desktops Intel Atom Processor: 37W only FIT-PC Laptop just 5W Gandhi said: Go To Villages
Now IT companies and organizatons move to villages for many reasons like cost cuts, increased productivity, cheaper resources But need to green rather than eco-damage in the computer center and labs Plants absorbs pollution and CO2 emission but releases O2.

He also said: Grow tree and plants

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TGP: Human Concern

BPO: huge hall full of hundreds of computers +human operators with headsets
liberally generating five times more of heat than the room temperature

Studies reveal that this heat due to excessive use causes brain damage and cancer

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TCP: Human Concern

A layman would scarcely understand what the machine does and how it does.

Gandhi believed about hand-spun clothing:

The art that is in the machine-made article, appeals only to the eye; the art in Khadi appeals first to the heart and then to the eye.

So concern for humans rather than just luxury and technology

Care for the country, Green family and future Generation
Teach kids the eco-friendly ness and natural living rather than Video Games and iPads

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Green IT 2 ways
1. To Green the IT itself 2. To Green the ecology using IT to save the environment To reduce energy consumption, usage of hazardous materials Green Tools

to be environment friendly
to minimize global warming and pollution Research: making the use of computers as energyefficient,
designing algorithms and systems

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Green Measures
1992: US environment Protection Agency:

Energy Star Program

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Green Initiatives
Green Electronics Council offers the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) to assist in the purchase of greener computing systemsApple Inc: with a campaign where they make the products with recycled materials Green Comm Challenge :promotes the development of energy conservation technology and practices in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) is an effort to reduce the electric power consumption of PCs in active and inactive states

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Measures to Green
Green design, Algorithms/Code, Deployment

Longer life-cycle for SW and HW

Green Manufacturing, And Green Everything Carbon Free Computing, Virtualization, Solar Computing etc Telecommuting, tele-con, tele-presence, virtual office/gathering

Cloud : HW as service
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Green up the Software

Accurate Requirements Gathering
Quality Gates All phases of SDLC

Longevity of Software Reusability Engineering Open Sources: Freedom- Custom fit Bloat ware Vs Lean ware

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Green up the Code

Singleton

Loop efficiency
Design Algorithms with Big O notation Apply Patterns Apply Frameworks Code Review

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Green Ergonomics
BE A DEEP BREATHER

Your back should be straight and your shoulders held back, with the top of the monitor level with your eyes. If you have to look down or up then you need to adjust the height of your screen. Also make sure your wrists do not lie on the keyboard or mouse mat.

DRINK LOTS OF WATER

You probably already do this without realising but it is important to keep stretching your arms, legs, neck and torso while sitting.
Roll your shoulders back and forward and your neck from side to side. Stand up and walk around every half hour, if possible. This will help maintain good blood circulation in your arms and legs. Every 30 minutes shift your focus from the computer screen to other subjects in the room such as a window or clock. Shifting your focus and regular eye movement lessens the risks of eye irritation and headaches.

TAKE A CHANT

SIT ON ASANAS

DONT SIT FOR LONG PERIODS STRETCH OUT

PRACTISE GOOD POSTURE REGULARLY.

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You, Green Agent

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References
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health Stokfire.com Siliconindia.com Diamondbook.com National Energy Foundation Data 2007

Idea from: Scientist and scholar Raghunath Mashelkar

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Thank You
CONTACT: Snail Mail: Director Technology Parks Bharathidasan University Tirchy 620023 E-mail: director@butp.org
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