1. Empire State College/SUNY – Metro Center Hudson Street
Course:
Green Accounting, Business and Sustainability – BME 0682743
May A – Summer 2010
Mentor:
Dr. Erella Regev
Team Members:
Marc Garber
Cheryl Lavery
Pam Lozano
Gary Prashar
Empire State College:
Metro Center – 325 Hudson Street, NY Audit
Contents
Electricity ....................................................................................................................................................................2
Cost .........................................................................................................................................................................2
Kilowatts .................................................................................................................................................................2
Paper...........................................................................................................................................................................3
Usage ......................................................................................................................................................................3
Recycling .................................................................................................................................................................3
Printers/Copiers..........................................................................................................................................................3
Printers ...................................................................................................................................................................3
Copiers ....................................................................................................................................................................3
Ink/Toner Cartridges...............................................................................................................................................3
Recycling .....................................................................................................................................................................4
Consumables ..............................................................................................................................................................4
Cleaning Supplies ....................................................................................................................................................4
Bathroom Supplies .................................................................................................................................................4
Computers/Electronics ...............................................................................................................................................4

2. Electricity
The following table summarizes the energy use in Kilowatts and cost for the Center for the periods 2006‐2007, 2007‐2008, 2008‐2009 and 2009‐
2010. **Note: some information seems to be missing or misrepresented.
Cost
Period/Data JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Total
2006‐2007 Hudson
Street Cost 11,602 9,353 9,133 6,190 4,849 4,857 7,998 5,974 5,840 8,062 10,832 9,589 94,279
2007‐2008 Hudson
Street Cost 42,641 33,703 44,960 35,788 38,113 33,621 32,956 27,728 31,237 30,879 29,239 39,045 419,910
2008‐2009 Hudson
Street Cost 12,132 11,908 7,502 5,840 4,382 6,484 6,365 5,500 5,799 5,948 6,285 8,110 86,255
2009‐2010 Hudson
Street Cost 37,574 38,712 28,257 ‐ 31,628 30,740 29,089 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 196,000
Average 25,987 23,419 22,463 11,955 19,743 18,925 19,102 9,801 10,719 11,222 11,589 14,186 199,111
Kilowatts
Period/Data JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Total
2006‐2007 Hudson
Street KWH 43,287 35,037 34,166 32,592 30,262 27,679 38,686 30,569 29,852 40,863 36,154 34,153 413,300
2007‐2008 Hudson
Street KWH 306 298 260 199 198 190 233 201 208 190 347 483 3,113
2008‐2009 Hudson
Street KWH 42,974 35,084 33,380 28,784 32,221 31,800 30,197 33,959 29,129 29,345 32,148 33,507 392,528
2009‐2010 Hudson
Street KWH 8,189 7,779 6,030 ‐ 6,621 4,856 4,929 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 38,404
Average 23,689 19,549 18,459 15,394 17,325 16,131 18,511 16,182 14,797 17,600 17,162 17,036 211,836
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3. Paper
Usage
On average, the paper usage at the Metro Center @ Hudson is as follows:
 10 cases (100 reams) of white 100% recycled paper per month
 1 case (10 reams) of colored paper per month
Recycling
 Only Paper that goes through the shredders is recycled
 There are two shredders at Metro Center
 The shredders are currently not available to students
 Estimated 10% of all the paper is recycled
 Estimated 90% of all the paper is disposed with the garbage
 It is unclear what the cleaning service which removes the paper from the premise does with the paper
Printers/Copiers
Printers
There are a total of 53 printers at the Hudson Center broken down as follows:
 46 black/white printers
 4 color printers
 3 color photo printers
Copiers
There are a total of 2 black ink copiers
Ink/Toner Cartridges
 The printers toner cartridges are returned and the ink cartridges are thrown away with the normal garbage
 The copy machines use 2 toner cartridges for both machines every 3 months
 The printers use a total of 15 toner cartridges per month that are recycled
 The printers use 5 ink cartridges per month that are thrown away with the normal garbage
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4. Recycling
 Currently the only recycle bins available to students are located on the 5th floor by the vending machines
 There is one recycling bin for plastic and one for paper for students
Consumables
Cleaning Supplies
 The cleaning supplies are provided by the building’s cleaning service
 The cost of cleaning supplies/service is included in the lease with the building
Bathroom Supplies
 The bathroom supplies are provided by the building’s cleaning service
 The cost of cleaning supplies/service is included in the lease with the building
Computers/Electronics
Through our Audit of the Metro Center we learned the following in regards to the computers/electronics:
 They are never shut
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