Citibank : the world ’ s first LEED Platinum certified data centre
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Citibank : the world ’ s first LEED Platinum certified data centre
Citigroup ’ s data centre in Frankfurt , Germany is its largest outside of the US . Sustainability , conservation of resources and resilience standards were of particular importance to the project and a priority for the client . Regular audits were undertaken throughout , including the choice of European location , the design and facilities of the building and the choice of materials . The construction and operation of the project ensured that decisions were taken with sustainability as a key consideration . The data centre plant topology , unit sizes and operating parameters were selected to exceed reliability criteria and to enhance the operational energy efficiency . Through a combination of energy-efficient technologies and innovative solutions , significant reductions in energy usage against conventional data centres were achieved . This included a reduction of energy use for the infrastructure of the data centre of 72 % and a reduction of water consumption of 30 %. The project was designed to accommodate a phased delivery where Arup aimed to challenge the conventions of what a data centre should be architecturally to design a progressive , humane building . With its large open spaces , gardens and iconic green wall , Citibank ’ s data centre looks and acts more like a high-tech workplace than a storage centre , a radical change for the people who work there . The Citigroup data centre in Frankfurt is the first project in Germany to be LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ) certified and was the first LEED Platinum data centre worldwide ; a certification process facilitated by Arup .
Project statistics
- 11MW computing power , - 10,000 square metres of data centre space - 25,000 square metres of gross floor area
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