Syracuse Ph.D. student Shuyuan Mary Ho and professional performance systems developer Conrad F. Metcalfe challenged attendees to move toward life-cycle thinking in IT development, use, and implementation.
They outlined three fundamental problems:
· use of fossil fuels growing, but supplies are declining
· environmental degradation—cost to environment for producing toxins
· climate change—human activities are changing the climate
In terms of green IT, they said there were several areas where the field can contribute to solutions. The first was designing from “cradle to cradle” rather than “cradle to grave,” which also could include extending the average two-year life expectancy of laptops, cell phone, and mobile devices.
Other areas where IT can assist in becoming greener is by adapting wireless grid technologies to redirect access energy from one item to another, using software in place of hardware when possible, and creating innovative modeling software to reduce energy waste.
“While there are many factors to consider, the IT community plays a critical role in creating a sustainable, green future,” Ho said.
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