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Illinois supercomputing center gets LEED Gold

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

Comment Mentions:   National Science Foundation   US Green Building Council   LEED

2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

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)

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

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Aug 26 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

...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)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   US Green Building Council   LEED

Pair Plans 'Grid Zero' Data Center in Las Vegas

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

...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)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council

Pair Plans ‘Grid Zero’ Data Center in Las Vegas

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

...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)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council

Closer Look: Eaton Opens Two New Data Centers

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

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)

Comment Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

The Green Grid Others Agree to Recommendations on Measuring Energy Efficiency

Explore Web Host Industry Review (May 17 2011)

...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)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

South Hill North Data Center Receives Gold LEED Certification

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 12 2011) Construction

...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)

Comment Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

What is a green data center?

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

...tal 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)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Uptime Institute   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

UK Organization Launches Green Data Center Certification

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

...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 Ene... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   US Green Building Council   LEED

Web Host Rackspace Headquarters Safe After Bomb Scare

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Dec 3 2010) Construction

...ce 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 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED   Rackspace Hosting

eBays Flagship Data Center in Utah Receives LEED Gold Certification

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

...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)

Comment Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED   eBay

Sentinel Earns LEED Gold for NJ Project

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

...onmental 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)

Comment Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

New Supercomputer Will Track Climate Change

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

...ronmental 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)

Comment Mentions:   US Green Building Council   LEED

Put Your Data Center through Its ABCs

Explore Relocate (Jun 15 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

...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 C... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   US Green Building Council   Forbes