Syracuse University Partners w/ IBM and NY State for Green Data Center

Green data center logoSyracuse University’s new green data center follows LEED guidelines and is both green and energy efficient. 

" … constructed in accordance with LEED … more than 99 percent of all construction waste … has been recycled. … over 1,200 tons … of waste that did not go to a standard landfill."

" … anticipated to use about 50 percent less energy than a typical data center in operation today … "

"IBM intends to showcase the data center and its energy-efficient technologies to help clients design new data centers or improve their current operations…."

"… features an on-site electrical tri-generation system that uses natural gas-fueled microturbines to generate all the electricity … will be able to operate completely off-grid."

 

Via:  Syracuse University  LINK