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Delta Wujiang data center becomes world's first LEED v4 ID+C Gold-Level data center
Text by DGC 2018/06

The data center of Delta's R&D and manufacturing center in Wujiang, China has been certified for LEED v4 ID+C (interior design and construction) gold level by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to become the world's first green data center to receive this rare honor. Since 2015, the Delta Wujiang Data Center has been utilizing Delta's own products and power-saving solutions; between the three years from 2015 until 2018, the annual average value of power usage effectiveness (PUE) has reached 1.29, on the gold level, and the center received a high LEED score.

Andy To, Managing Director of the USGBC North Asia, awards Delta the LEED v4 ID+C gold level certificate. Donald Yu, Managing Director of DGC, receives the award on behalf of Delta

Donald Yu, Managing Director of DGC, attended the award ceremony and indicated, "It is an honor for the Delta Wujiang Data Center to become the world's first data center certified with LEED ID+C gold level. This is a demonstration of Delta's capability and determination to creating green, power-saving data centers. Since 2006, Delta has been committed to construction of green buildings for all the new factories. The four Delta data centers around the world all use Delta's own products and power-saving solutions with the gold level as their objectives. We hope these experiences and technologies would help users benefit from the performance of the green data centers."

Andy To, Managing Director of the USGBC North Asia, indicated at the ceremony, "Congratulations to Delta with the world's first LEED ID+C gold-level-certified data center. It is a remarkable and extraordinary milestone for green data centers in China. We are pleased to see Delta's vision for sustainable development and its determination in raising the standards of the industry's overall infrastructure. We hope that in the future, Delta will continue to serve more users with the philosophy and values of green data centers."