Building a LEED Data Center

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Building a LEED Data Center

How do you get started building a green data center? What kinds of data center power and cooling strategies do you need to know to save energy in the data center? The news and advice in this section provides information about Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) data centers, one of the first steps to building a green data center.

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  • Thinking green, data center aims for LEED certification

    06 Jun 2007

    Article -  Data center operator 365 Main will pay a 10% premium to get its latest facility LEED-certified, but will recoup the investment by consuming less power.

  • Green data centers tackle LEED certification

    18 Jan 2007

    Article -  Achieving the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification is a tall order for power hungry data centers. Despite the challenge, two companies have certified their green data centers.

  • IBM to build 'green' data center

    29 Jun 2007

    Article -  IBM is expanding its Boulder, Colo., data center and implementing so-called "green" technologies, such as wind energy, with the hope of eventually becoming LEED certified.

  • Green data center advice: Is LEED feasible?

    05 Mar 2007

    Article -  Syska Hennessy offers green data center advice and outlines the ramifications of pursuing a LEED data center.

  • Data center goes green for energy savings

    06 Sep 2005

    Article -  Fannie Mae's Urbana Technology Center in Maryland is the first data center to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Fannie Mae expects to reduce overall energy consumption by 20% by...