1. Articles mentioning both LEED and US Green Building Council

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    1. eBay Adds Solar Panels to Topaz Data Center

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 10 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar

      eBay Adds Solar Panels to Topaz Data Center ...er located in South Jordan, Utah. Topaz is eBay’s first wholly-owned data center and it was awarded LEED Gold status by the US Green Building Council. The installation will pay for itself in four years, according to eBay. It includes a 665 kilowatt ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   US Green Building Council   LEED

    2. Vantage gets LEED Platinum for second Silicon Valley data center

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 27 2012) Construction

      Vantage gets LEED Platinum for second Silicon Valley data center Data center wholesaler Vantage has secured the US Green Building Council’s highest-tier award in recognition of environmental friendliness of the second of three data cente......ond of three data centers at its Silicon Valley campus. The second data center, dubbed V2, received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum award from the USGBC, Vantage announced Tuesday. The company’s CEO Jim Trout said the fac... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED   Jim Trout

    3. How Many Data Centers Are LEED Platinum?

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 24 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

      How Many Data Centers Are LEED Platinum? ...his week that its data center in North Carolina had earned a Platinum-level certification under the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard for energy efficient buildings, the highest rating possible in the ratings overseen by th......standard for energy efficient buildings, the highest rating possible in the ratings overseen by the US Green Building Council. Although the LEED program was not designed with data centers in mind, the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   US Green Building Council   LEED

    4. Apple Unveils Details Of Massive Solar Project

      Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 21 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar

      Apple Unveils Details Of Massive Solar Project ...rgest end user-owned solar array. Apple said the Maiden, North Carolina facility has been given the US Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification, adding,”We know of no other data centre of comparable size that has achieve... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   US Green Building Council

    5. StrataScale’s Data Centers Receive LEED Gold, Energy Star Certification

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Feb 13 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

      StrataScale’s Data Centers Receive LEED Gold, Energy Star Certification ...’s Energy Star certification. Meanwhile, its second 250,000 square-foot CA2 data center was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification by the US Green Building Council. StrataScale’s Data Centers Receive LEED Gold, Energy Star Certification Justin Lee on February 13, 2012 * Tweet * * * Inside RagingWire's ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   US Green Building Council   LEED

    6. Green building technology gains ground in Saudi Arabia

      Explore zawya.com (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling

      Green building technology gains ground in Saudi Arabia ... projects in the region have been voluntarily designed and built according to a revised form of the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. The development of regionally-tailored codes has made it easier to comply with gree... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    7. Illinois supercomputing center gets LEED Gold

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jan 10 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Supercomputer

      ...versity of Illinois that will soon support one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council. Even with 24MW of critical load, the National Petascale Computing Facility on site of the universi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   National Science Foundation   US Green Building Council   LEED

    8. 2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

      Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

      2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green ... dioxide. PUE: 1.2 to 1.3 Vantage: Santa Clara, California This data center hosting facility earned LEED Platinum certification, the greenest classification from the US Green Building Council. The ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Amazon.com   Iceland

    9. Small group of LEED Platinum data centers grows by two in one month

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Aug 26 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

      Small group of LEED Platinum data centers grows by two in one month ...sive Silicon Valley campus it bought from Intel in June 2010 got Platinum – the highest tier of the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating for sustainable building projects. Both data centers joined a very small group. While LEED Gold-certified data center projects are fairly common, companies that build mission-critical facili... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Intel   US Green Building Council   LEED

    10. Pair Plans 'Grid Zero' Data Center in Las Vegas

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 15 2011) Power and Cooling , Solar

      Pair Plans 'Grid Zero' Data Center in Las Vegas ... to anything.” PUE Projected at 0.96 Gaichas said pair Networks will seek Platinum rating under the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program, the highest level attainable in the voluntary rating system for energy efficient building......hest level attainable in the voluntary rating system for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council. He said pair also expects the Las Vegas data center to operate at ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council

    11. Pair Plans ‘Grid Zero’ Data Center in Las Vegas

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 15 2011) Power and Cooling , Solar

      Pair Plans ‘Grid Zero’ Data Center in Las Vegas ...— we are not locked in to anything.” Gaichas said pair Networks will seek Platinum rating under the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program, the highest level attainable in the voluntary rating system for energy efficient building......hest level attainable in the voluntary rating system for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council. He said pair also expects the Las Vegas data center to operate at ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council

    12. Closer Look: Eaton Opens Two New Data Centers

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 6 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Closer Look: Eaton Opens Two New Data Centers ...sts and to use power more efficiently, effectively, and safely is central to Eaton’s mission.” Gold LEED Certification Eaton’s data center in Simpsonville, Kentucky received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification, as rated by the US Green Building Council. The Louisville site is expected t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    13. South Hill North Data Center Receives Gold LEED Certification

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 12 2011) Construction

      South Hill North Data Center Receives Gold LEED Certification ...its South Hill North Data Center in Puyallup, Washington has earned the Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council's LEED program (www.usgbc.org/LEED) for the design, construction and operation of energy efficient buildings. The facility joins only... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    14. What is a green data center?

      Explore Environmental Information, Green News (Mar 22 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

      What is a green data center? ... a PUE of 1.28, the company says. Energy use is just one factor in attaining certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, a voluntary rating system for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council. At least seven green data centers have achieved a Platinum rating, the highest level attainable un... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Uptime Institute   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    15. UK Organization Launches Green Data Center Certification

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 12 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

      UK Organization Launches Green Data Center Certification ...T standard for facilities. The new standard for green data centers follows in the footsteps of The US Green Building Council's LEED standard. Based on the European Union's Code of Conduct for Data Centers, The Certified Energy Eff... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   US Green Building Council   LEED

    16. Web Host Rackspace Headquarters Safe After Bomb Scare

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Dec 3 2010) Construction

      Web Host Rackspace Headquarters Safe After Bomb Scare ... any disruption of service during the investigation. In April, Rackspace's headquarters was awarded LEED Gold status by the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification program. PREVIOUS: Web Host Nexcess Adds Ksplice Uptrack Rebootless Updates * Start ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED   Rackspace Hosting

    17. eBays Flagship Data Center in Utah Receives LEED Gold Certification

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Nov 26 2010) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

      eBays Flagship Data Center in Utah Receives LEED Gold Certification ...announced this week via its blog that its flagship data center in Salt Lake City, Utah has received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council, according to a report by Datacenter Dynamics. The company opened the $287 million data center in ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED   eBay

    18. Sentinel Earns LEED Gold for NJ Project

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 30 2010) Construction , Power and Cooling

      Sentinel Earns LEED Gold for NJ Project ...its new NJ-1 data center in Somerset, New Jersey has earned a Gold level precertification under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program, a voluntary rating system for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council. The 330,000 square foot NJ-1 facility is currently under construction and expected to open fo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    19. New Supercomputer Will Track Climate Change

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 16 2010) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Wind , Supercomputer

      New Supercomputer Will Track Climate Change ...eract with the center remotely, via the Internet. The NWSC is pursuing gold certification under the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program, a voluntary rating system for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council. The facility, which is designed specifically for scientific supercomputing, is scheduled to open i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    20. Put Your Data Center through Its ABCs

      Explore Relocate (Jun 15 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Put Your Data Center through Its ABCs ...e. A number of certifications are available to help a data center go green. Take, for instance, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification offered by the US Green Building Council. The Green Grid has also contributed to LEED with its PUE, or Power Usage Effectiveness, and Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency, or DCiE, mea... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council   Forbes

    21. The LEEDiest Data Centers

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 22 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

      The LEEDiest Data Centers For Earth Day 2010, we’re looking at the progress of the data center industry in adopting the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council. Although the LEED program was not designed with data centers in mind, the industry’s leading builders are rapidly ada... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    22. California Plans Fast Data Center Consolidation

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 11 2010) Construction , Solar

      California Plans Fast Data Center Consolidation ...00 a month since moving from an aging Sacramento site to the Vacaville facility, which has earned a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification, the company said today. LEED is a voluntary rating system for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The Vacaville facility also makes extensive use of virtualization to improve the utilizati... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Uptime Institute   US Green Building Council   LEED

    23. Gold/Platinum LEED Twinbill for Sabey

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 26 2010) Construction

      Gold/Platinum LEED Twinbill for Sabey ...infrastructure for its data center in building B. Platinum is the highest rating possible under the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program for energy efficient buildings overseen by the US Green Building Council, while Gold is the second-highest rating. The VMware data center is one of just seven LEED Platinum data centers. Building B at Intergate.Columbia is a 188,000 square foot facility supported... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    24. Second Digital Realty Trust data center gets LEED Platinum

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jan 11 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing

      Second Digital Realty Trust data center gets LEED Platinum ...ments, servers and data centers. T Wholesale data center provider Digital Realty Trust has earned a LEED Platinum certification for yet another one of its Silicon Valley facilities. The US Green Building Council has issued the certification to DRT’s data center in Santa Clara, Calif. – a second DRT facility to... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council   Digital Realty

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