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NTT Com's Financial Data Center Tower 2 (FDC2) has recently become the first data center in Hong Kong and China to obtain the LEED-CS 2009 Platinum level certification, which awards the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings.
FDC2 is phase 2 of NTT Com's Tier-IV-ready financial data center located in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. The company has previously attained LEED-CS 2009 Gold for its Financial Data Center Tower 1 (FDC1), and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Silver for its Tai Po Data Center.
The LEED certification addresses seven categories, namely Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation in Design, and Regional Priority.
Biggest challenge
FDC2 achieved "outstanding" performance in the categories of water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, innovation in design, and regional priority, and has attained the full 21 points in the "EAc1 Optimize Energy Performance" category, said Steven So (pictured), vice president of data center business, NTT Com Asia.
The EAc1 Optimize Energy Performance category measures the excellence of a green building in the design and operation of energy efficiency. NTT Com earlier reported that FDC2 has contributed to the significant minimization of energy consumption of about 60% per year.
In an interview with Computerworld Hong Kong, So discussed the most challenging metric to fulfill among the seven LEED certification categories, and what approach NTT Com adopted to address the challenges.
"Sustainable Sites was one of the most challenging metrics to meet," said So....