Take the Leed in green

Digital Realty, which manages technology-related worldwide, announced that it's the first company to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification for a datacenter facility. It was an amazing accomplishment since the Chicago-based facility was originally constructed in 1917 as a printing plant. Where are CIOs on this subject? It is an issue that is becoming a major one as energy costs soar and global warming grows. "This project shatters the myth that LEED certification can only be achieved within newer facilities," says Jim Smith, vice president of engineering at Digital Realty. It's one more issue that a CIO must know and work toward achieving. The facility features 20,000 square feet of raised-floor space with 4,000 kW of available IT load. It also includes tools for measuring energy consumption. It is one way to cut a CIO's IT costs, and it's an issue that is here to stay.

For more on this environmental issue:
- read the article from InfoWorld