June 8, 2007—365 Main Inc., developer and operator of data centers worldwide, has reportedly become the first data center developer and operator to commit to full compliance with the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
365 Main also announced the development of a new data center in Newark, CA, that the company says is the first LEED-certified data center in the country in which customers can lease customizable private rooms from 5,000 to 30,000 square feet. The 136,410-square-foot facility is projected to open in the fall of 2007.
365 Main says it is taking immediate steps to address concerns about the rising energy consumption of servers and data centers. Efficient improvements in the newly announced Newark facility and all future projects include the use of:
- Recycled and regionally sourced construction materials;
- Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAHs) that consume 30 percent less energy than traditional CRAHs by allowing air conditioning units to intelligently ramp up and down to achieve required under-floor air pressure;
- Make Up Air Handler units with outside air economizers that use 100 percent outside air on days when the temperature is cool enough to achieve data center cooling requirements; and
- Various other improvements, including energy-efficient lighting, lighting controls, water-efficient landscaping, and alternative transportation modifications.
According to the company, 365 Main’s modern facilities also feature specialized back-up generators that run continuously, eliminating the need for thousands of back-up batteries featured in traditional data centers that must be replaced every five to seven years. The Continuous Power System (CPS) is reportedly an efficient energy source that is much lighter on the environment.
For more information about 365 Main properties, or a complete facility data sheet on the Newark building, visit 365 Main’s Properties Web page.
