General Electric is pushing its green image into the IT realm with the unveiling of its newest data center in Louisville, Kentucky (USA). The facility has earned a LEED Platinum certification, the highest sustainability ranking granted by the U.S. Green Building Council, making it one of the greenest data centers in the world.
Only about 6 percent of LEED rated buildings are awarded Platinum certification, and considering that data centers are notorious for their high energy consumption, this is pretty impressive. GE’s Appliances & Lighting division opted for high-density …

What does it take for a data center to achieve a Platinum LEED rating – the highest rating set by the U.S. Green Building Council as part of the internationally recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification system? Ask GE, which just announced the opening of its revamped data center at its appliances and lighting division in in Louisville, Ky. ITWORLD