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    2. How to Choose a Green Colocation Provider

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 4 2012)

      ...ing green data centers possible, including government agencies and private research groups like the US Green Building Council and the Energy Star Program.  Next, it discusses the importance of choosing a colocation provider t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council

    3. eBay Adds Solar Panels to Topaz Data Center

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 10 2012)

      eBay Adds Solar Panels to Topaz Data Center ...an, 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

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

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 27 2012)

      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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED   Jim Trout

    5. How Many Data Centers Are LEED Platinum?

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 24 2012)

      How Many Data Centers Are LEED Platinum? ...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 industry’s leading build... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   US Green Building Council   LEED

    6. Apple Unveils Details Of Massive Solar Project

      Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 21 2012)

      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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   US Green Building Council

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

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Feb 13 2012)

      StrataScale’s Data Centers Receive LEED Gold, Energy Star Certification ...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,... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   US Green Building Council   LEED

    8. Green building technology gains ground in Saudi Arabia

      Explore zawya.com (Feb 8 2012)

      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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    9. Illinois supercomputing center gets LEED Gold

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jan 10 2012)

      ...n 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

    10. 2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

      Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

      2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green The amount of data the world stores is on an explosive growth curve. According to research outfit IDC, the digital universe will grow 44 times larger over the course of the decade, thanks to the rise of worldwide obsessions with things like social media and cloud computing. And that means more data centers. But this data center boom comes at a time of high energy prices and heightened concern about ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Amazon.com   Iceland

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

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Aug 26 2011)

      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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Intel   US Green Building Council   LEED

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

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 15 2011)

      Pair Plans 'Grid Zero' Data Center in Las Vegas ...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 a Power Usage Effectiveness... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council

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

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 15 2011)

      Pair Plans ‘Grid Zero’ Data Center in Las Vegas ...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 a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council

    14. Closer Look: Eaton Opens Two New Data Centers

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 6 2011)

      Closer Look: Eaton Opens Two New Data Centers Power and cooling vendor Eaton Corporation recently opened two new data centers, located in Louisville and Simpsonville, Kentucky. The facilities showcase Eaton’s strides in energy efficiency and will upgrade the company’s global data center infrastructure. Eaton expects to realize $23 million in energy savings due to the improved efficiency of the new data centers. Eaton has housed most of its server, storage and network infrastructure in two data ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

    15. The Green Grid Others Agree to Recommendations on Measuring Energy Efficiency

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (May 17 2011)

      The Green Grid Others Agree to Recommendations on Measuring Energy Efficiency ...deral Energy Management Programs, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program, the US Green Building Council and the Uptime Institute. The report puts forward the apparently agreed-to principles that: PUE is ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

    16. South Hill North Data Center Receives Gold LEED Certification

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 12 2011)

      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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

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