Awards
Fortune Selected for Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s Best Cleantech Project Award Category
San Jose, Calif. — April 26, 2011 — Fortune Data Centers, which provides premium wholesale data center space for corporate customers, is being recognized by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal for its leadership and innovation in energy efficiency and environmental consideration. Fortune Data Centers and the other finalists for the 2011 Energy Awards will be honored at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 3, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
“During construction, we recycled or re-used 1,100 tons of material that was diverted from landfill. We are proud to be innovators in the area of cleantech, and appreciate the recognition for our efforts,” said Fortune Data Centers’ CEO John Sheputis. “At Fortune, we have always believed that ultimately our tenants benefit from cleantech and energy efficiency, and we view it as good business to pass our cost savings on to them.”
The data center, which is among the largest in Silicon Valley with a power capacity to serve 9.4 megawatts of critical load for IT infrastructure, was the first multi-tenant data center in San Jose to earn the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in November 2009.
Fortune Data Centers Earns LEED Gold Certification from U.S. Green Building Council for Silicon Valley Facility
San Jose, Calif. — Nov. 6, 2009 — Fortune Data Centers, which provides premium efficiency data centers, announced today that the company has earned the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC) for its San Jose facility. The data center is among the largest in Silicon Valley with a power capacity to serve 8 megawatts of critical load for IT infrastructure and the first LEED Gold certified data center in San Jose.
A review of industry sources suggests that there are fewer than five LEED Gold certified data centers operating in the United States, and Fortune believes its facility is the first multi-tenant data center to receive the LEED Gold Certification for 100% of the usable tenant space. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
“San Jose has long been recognized as a center of innovation that serves as a model for the rest of the world,” said San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. “Fortune Data Center’s new LEED Gold certification will help our city meet its GREEN VISION goals and I hope their achievement provides inspiration for other businesses to follow.”