GE’s recently opened its FIRST Platinum LEED data center in Kentucky; it is few Platinum LEED data centers in the world.
Only 6% of LEED facilities in the world meet Platinum certification.
- Materials were over 50% locally sourced, approx. 30 % had recycled content and 80 plus % of construction waste was recycled and not landfilled.
In addition …
“ … reducing water consumption inside the building by 42 percent …”
“ … offset 35 percent of the data center’s predicted annual energy consumption through the purchase of off-site renewable energy … “
“… Outside … reducing water consumption by 100 …”
Via: GE LINK