Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design | The Green Economy Post: Green Careers, Green Business, Sustainability

World’s Greenest Data Center Opens in Frankfurt am Mein

By Chris de Morsella on April 28, 2009 1 Comment Arup Associates, British, Citi, cloud computing, CO2 emission, Computer Room Air Conditioning, cooling water, CRAC, datacenter, energy efficiency, environmentally-conscious building, Frankfurt am Mein, free cooling, Germany, Green Computing, green roof, green wall, hardware virtualization, landmark building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED Platinum, local sourcing, modular cabinets, modular design, potable water, rainwater harvest, recycled content, recycling of materials, reverse osmosis, sustainability, water efficient fixtures, water treatment

In a milestone for green computing, Citi‘s newly completed 230,000 sq ft data center in Frankfurt am Mein, Germany became the world’s first such facility to earn the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating. The environmentally-conscious building, designed by British architectural practice Arup Associates for Citi, has already been honored for its ground breaking eco-friendly design and now it has been awarded the most prestigious rating, the LEED Platinum rating.

Green Buildings the Brick and Mortar of the Green Economy

By Chris de Morsella on March 16, 2009 1 Comment American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Annual Energy Review 2007 Energy Information Administration, building retrofit, green building, green building certifications, Green Building Rating System, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED rating system, recycled materials, storm water runoff, sustainable building, U.S. Green Building Council, US Department of Energy, US energy consumption

There may never be a better time to begin new building retrofits and investments in energy efficiency than the climate that prevails today. Commercial and residential buildings accounted for 39 percent of the total US energy consumption. Lowering these on-going expenditures can have such an impact on the bottom line for building operators and owners that this may represent one of the safest and most lucrative places to invest in. The green building sector offers many opportunities for retrofitting existing buildings to increase their energy efficiency lower their water usage or storm water runoff and so forth that present a whole slew of skilled labor and small business ideas for enterprising individuals and contractors willing to make the leap as well as largely untapped growth opportunities for larger corporations.