Green Data Centers rating system development at IGBC
Need of data centers It is expected that Data centers in India are growing at an average rate of 9.5% as compared to global average of 5% . Data centers have assumed tremendous importance in the last decade, as India continues to become more and more digital. They contribute significantly to several National benefits including the ways businesses are done, reduction in fossil fuel use by reducing travel for trade & domestic transactions, manday savings involved in day-to-day activities, IT enabled services, speed of communication, employment generation and several others. IT infrastructure and data centers are vital in translating the country’s vision of emerging as ‘Digital India’. For more information, kindly refer IGBC Green Data Center Rating System. The Council is working on promoting sustainability in all forms of built-environment. Data centers have the potential to embrace green concepts and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. Many data cen...