InfoWorld Names FedEx Green IT Star
May 02 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the
world’s largest express transportation company, today announced
that its Enterprise Data Center-West (EDC-W), located in Colorado
Springs, Colo., is now LEED® Gold certified under the Green
Building Certification Institute (GBCI) Rating System for New
Construction and is a winner of IDG’s InfoWorld Green 15 Award.
“Energy conservation is becoming increasingly important to our
customers, team members and share owners,” said Kevin M. Humphries,
senior vice president of Information Technology at FedEx Services.
“Buildings that are planned and constructed in accordance with LEED
standards validate our efforts to contribute to a cleaner and
healthier environment for all. We are honored that InfoWorld
recognizes the commitment to sustainability that we maintained
throughout our data center initiative.”
IDG’s InfoWorld selects the 15 most innovative IT initiatives
related to sustainability each year. “With this year's batch of
Green 15 winners, organizations of all sizes across an array of
industries—from education to government to medical to
energy—continue to demonstrate that sustainable IT practices are
smart business IT practices,” said Ted Samson, senior analyst with
InfoWorld. “Green IT projects not only yield significant
environmental benefits that improve an organization's environmental
standing; they can result in major costs savings, efficiency
boosts, and other rewards that will put a big smile on the CFO's
face.”
The EDC-W building was constructed with redundant mechanical and
electrical systems that yield a high level of energy efficiency,
reducing consumption by 10 percent. Another energy saver is the
Colorado Springs climate. The low humidity and cooler air provides
the data center with “free cooling.” In fact, FedEx anticipates
that the data center will benefit from more than 5,000 hours of
“free cooling” during a normal year.
During construction, more than 75 percent of all construction
waste was diverted through recycling and reclamation of materials.
Native landscaping contributed to a 52 percent reduction in the use
of potable water for maintenance. In addition, nearly 11 percent of
the building products were extracted and regionally produced.
Recently, FedEx announced that LEED certification is now the
FedEx Express standard for all new U.S. buildings. A FedEx Express
Las Vegas facility was the first site to earn LEED Gold
certification in January, followed shortly thereafter by LEED Gold
certification of the existing nine-building, 1.3 million square
foot FedEx worldwide headquarters campus in Memphis, Tenn.
In addition to LEED certification, FedEx has made investments in
alternative energy, hybrid and electric vehicles, more
fuel-efficient aircraft, as well as philanthropic and volunteer
programs that integrate environmentally sustainable practices into
daily operations.
Click here for complete coverage of the 2011 InfoWorld Green 15
Awards.
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation
company, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address
and to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses
a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive
shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back
guarantee.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $38 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000
team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.fedex.com.
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