Monday, September 13, 2010

Tell me about it. Education about green-tech efforts can earn LEED points. | ZDNet

Tell me about it. Education about green-tech efforts can earn LEED points. | ZDNet

Tell me about it. Education about green-tech efforts can earn LEED points.

By Heather Clancy | September 13, 2010, 6:24am PDT

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If your team is working on technology updates or data center retrofits that are being applied toward a certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, remember that you can earn points for educating and showing the general public (and your employees) about what you did and why.
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If your team is working on technology updates or data center retrofits that are being applied toward a certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, remember that you can earn points for educating and showing the general public (and your employees) about what you did and why.

One example of how to do this is offered by Georgia Data Center, whichrecently finished a new 80,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta in conjunction with building automation systems integrator WayPoint Systems. The facility managers are seeking a gold LEED certification for