MELBOURNE, Fla., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Award recognizes significantly improved energy productivity in
IT and data center operations
- Unique, multi-zone water containment system irrigates without
using any potable water
- First-of-its-kind Harris Cyber Integration Center houses
trusted enterprise cloud services
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has been honored with a 2011
Green Enterprise IT Award for green innovation at the company's new
140,000 square-foot Cyber Integration Center in the U.S. The
awards, presented by the Uptime Institute, recognize pioneering
advancements that significantly improve energy productivity in IT
and data center operations.
Harris and its design/build contractor, Lee Technologies, were
recognized in the "Audacious Idea" category for a unique,
multi-zone water containment system that allows irrigation of the
entire 4.5 acres of landscape property without using potable water.
Instead, irrigation water is recovered from the facility's
closed-loop, condenser water system, which was carefully designed
to maintain a discharge water quality acceptable for irrigation
without requiring further treatment.
The system also provides the flexibility to prioritize landscape
features being irrigated while managing fluctuating seasonal
irrigation demands.
"The Harris Cyber Integration Center (CIC) was engineered and
constructed with high availability and energy efficiency as primary
goals," said Robert Whelen, vice
president, Real Estate and Environmental, Health and Safety,
Harris Corporation. "The green
design of the closed-loop system had a capital payback of less than
18 months and results in lower operating costs for the
next-generation data center through more efficient cooling."
The design of the center also resulted in registration under the
LEED Green Building Rating System and an expected Power Usage
Effectiveness (PUE) under 1.36.
Harris and Lee Technologies join 10 other companies recognized
in nine categories from among a record number of entries received
from around the world. Entries were thoroughly reviewed by a
committee of independent judges. The award recipients were
honored earlier this month at the Uptime Institute Symposium in
Santa Clara, California, where
they shared experiences and insights with industry peers through
case-study presentations.
Uptime Institute is an unbiased, third-party data center
research, education and consulting organization focused on
improving data center performance and efficiency. For
additional information, see
http://professionalservices.uptimeinstitute.com.
About Lee Technologies
Lee Technologies, recently acquired by Schneider Electric, is a
U.S.-based technology solution provider specializing in large-scale
data center solutions and professional services to the North
American market. Founded in 1983, Lee Technologies designs,
builds, operates, monitors and maintains business-critical
facilities for some of the most information-reliant private and
public sector organizations in the world, including Coca-Cola,
Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, Time Warner,
Verizon, Harris Corporation, and many others.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
approximately $6 billion of annual
revenue and more than 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000
engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and
services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at www.harris.com.
SOURCE Harris Corporation