Colo's going for LEED

Relocate (Nov 10 2009) Construction , Servers

1. Is it all marketing hype or is there legitimacy to the number of data centers that are attaining LEED certification for their facilities? It’s a little of both. Green IT or energy efficiency in IT is in vogue and from what we can interpret the reasons initially was to offer cost saving solutions to a facility that is typically known as an energy hog. An energy efficient data center is an oxymoron and if you can find ways to save costs then it is a win-win for the company and environment. The motives are changing beyond just saving a buck, but preparing for the future. Currently LEED is developing a LEED certification specifically for data centers and at the moment we cannot tell if this program will be more or less stringent. It is also unknown if those who have applied for LEED based on the current standards would ... (Read Full Article)

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