Melbourne data centre certified Platinum; Sydney data centre certified Gold
SYDNEY – October 09, 2014 – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has today announced that its first Melbourne data centre in Deer Park has been Platinum LEED®-certified and that its Sydney data centre, Erskine Park, has achieved Gold LEED® certification. The Digital Realty facilities are the first data centres to be LEED-certified in Australia.
The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
Digital Realty’s projects achieved LEED certification for implementing practical and measurable strategies and solutions aimed at delivering high performance in: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environment quality.
“Achieving this prestigious certification for our data centre facilities in Victoria and New South Wales is evidence of our commitment to provide energy-efficient options for our clients,” said Bernard Geoghegan, managing director, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Digital Realty. “We are committed to transforming the environmental performance of the data centre industry in Australia and to be recognised by the USGBC is a significant honor.”
“These projects extend Digital Realty’s successful track record of sustainable certified buildings, which includes 40 projects across three continents,” added Aaron Binkley, director of sustainability at Digital Realty.
Digital Realty has already received accolades for its Platinum LEED-certified Melbourne data centre. The company was recently named National Australia Bank’s (NAB) 2014 supplier award winner for Environmental Sustainability at its annual awards, after substantially reducing NAB’s overall carbon footprint.
LEED is the foremost program for the design, construction and operation of green buildings. Over 54,000 projects are currently participating in the commercial and institutional LEED ratings systems globally, comprising over 10.1 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 U.S. states and 120 countries.
Digital Realty also announced earlier this year its commitment to measure the energy efficiency of its data centres using the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) Energy for data centre rating tools.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. supports the data centre and colocation strategies of more than 600 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centres located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty’s clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products. www.digitalrealty.asia
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This media alert contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including statements related to Digital Realty’s data centre facilities in Australia. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact of current global economic, credit and market conditions; decreases in information technology spending; adverse economic or real estate developments in our industry or the industry sectors that we sell to; risks related to our tenants; our failure to obtain necessary debt and equity financing; risks associated with using debt to fund our business activities; financial market fluctuations; our inability to manage our growth effectively; difficulty acquiring or operating properties in foreign jurisdictions; our failure to successfully integrate and operate acquired or developed properties or businesses; the suitability of our properties and data centre infrastructure, delays or disruptions in connectivity, failure of our physical infrastructure or services or availability of power; risks related to joint venture investments; delays or unexpected costs in development of properties; decreased rental rates, increased operating costs or increased vacancy rates; increased competition or available supply of data centre space; our inability to successfully develop and lease new properties and development space; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions; our inability to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to reporting companies; our failure to maintain our status as a REIT; restrictions on our ability to engage in certain business activities; environmental uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; losses in excess of our insurance coverage; and changes in laws and regulations, including those related to taxation and real estate ownership and operation. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2013 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Jihann Pedersen
Marketing Director, Asia Pacific
Digital Realty
jpedersen@digitalrealty.com
+65 6505 3951
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