Brisbane data centre judged Australia’s greenest
The iseek Communications Data Centre, located at Brisbane Airport, has won the WSP Award for Best Sustainable Development - New Buildings, at the Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovations and Excellence Awards 2012.
The data centre has achieved a Green Grid power usage effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.3 - one of the lowest power usage indexes in Australia.
Jason Gomersall, MD at iseek, said: “This award highlights the commitment to our customers to provide sustainable and power-efficient facilities whilst not compromising on security and service availability.”
Ken Morrison, COO of the Property Council of Australia, said: “The development provides customers with state-of-the-art facilities and establishes a new industry standard for the next generation of green data centres in Australia. Congratulations go to iseek Data Centre for demonstrating leading sustainability practices that reduced the project’s eco footprint over the entire life cycle.”
The data centre was developed with iseek’s property partner, Brisbane Airport Property Division BNE.
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