Fortune Data Centers

It’s not easy being green. But it’s well worth the effort.

We believe that as data center power and capacity requirements continue to increase, IT managers should choose facilities that are designed, constructed, and operated in the most sustainable and efficient way possible.

Fortune Data Centers San Jose was the first multi-tenant data center in the country to receive the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Additionally, Fortune achieved a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.37 during an independent Level 5 commissioning.

“San Jose has long been recognized as a center of innovation that serves as a model for the rest of the world. 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.” -Chuck Reed, Mayor, San Jose

“With data centers expending enormous amounts of energy to power and cool servers and IT infrastructure, we’re challenging the industry to move faster and reach further than before in designing, constructing and operating facilities in a more energy-efficient. We commend Fortune Data Centers for being leaders in the data center industry by earning LEED Gold Certification and realizing the economic and environmental benefits of green building.” -Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council

“We’re structuring our business so that customers can enjoy the benefits of LEED-certified data center space without paying a premium for it. We believe companies shouldn’t have to pay extra for energy efficiency, rather they should realize a reduction in costs. Fortune and our tenants are collaborating to maximize efficiencies, and our tenants receive 100 percent of the cost savings that result from saving energy.”-John Sheputis, CEO, Fortune Data Centers

Fortune was awarded the certification for achievements including:

	Taking an innovative overhead-down rather than the traditional raised floor-up approach to cooling servers, which enables Fortune to save energy and significantly contributes to its Power Usage Effectiveness Rating (PUE) of 1.37 at full load, an energy-efficiency level far superior to the industry average data center PUE of 2.0.
	Re-using materials and recycling waste during the conversion of the facility to data center space. According to DPR Construction, approximately 96% of construction waste was diverted from landfill, meaning 1,137 tons of material were either recycled or re-used on site.
	Using regionally sourced and recycled content within construction materials.
	Investing in highly efficient infrastructure, selecting critical components such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) based on their energy-efficiency ratings.
	Undertaking an education campaign with customers to demonstrate how they can benefit from making their IT operations within the Fortune data center facility more energy efficient.