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Citi’s new Frankfurt data centre has become the first building of its kind to receive platinum accreditation for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) from the US Green Building Council.

The bank outlined plans back in August 2007 to spend EUR170 million to build one of the “greenest” data centres in the world in the German city, which provides IT services for Emea operations.

The 230,000 square foot building, opened last year, is the first data centre to receive platinum accreditation. Citi says it cost no more than conventional data centres and does not affect the reliability and resilience of the systems it houses.

The new building uses 30% of the power required for a conventional data centre and cuts carbon dioxide emissions by around 11,750 tons per annum.

It’s always good to see how the technology and best practice are being used to develop an energy efficient platform for a business solution. Being green can not only be good in terms of your data center carbon footprint, it can make a substantial difference to your operating costs, less power means less cost.

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