Company begins phased build out of its most eco-friendly data center; green initiative includes new membership to The Green Grid.

PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., a provider of online IT infrastructure, yesterday announced that it has begun build out on a 41,000 square foot green data center in the Toronto area. The company avers that the new facility will implement some of the most efficient products and technologies on the market, including the use of a local well for primary water supply with redundant connection to the city water system to reduce overall carbon footprint and provide lower energy consumption.

It states that some of the efficiencies planned include the use of redundant high efficiency VFD centrifugal chillers and heat exchangers to take advantage of ”free cooling” during colder months, providing significant energy savings. This also enables it to use more environmentally friendly refrigerants not commonly found in current air-cooled systems. It also states that the data center will offer scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand and co-location services within the Toronto facility.

“Our philosophy is to develop the most efficient data center facilities possible, with increased power densities and high reliability that will help provide our customers with a base from which to grow their online businesses,” said Fabio Banducci, President and CEO for PEER 1. A state-of-the-art data center is a strategic foundation for great customer experiences, and we believe the new facility will have a very positive impact on future growth and returns.”

The company adds that it is also a member of The Green Grid. It explains that the Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. The Green Grid seeks to provide industry-wide recommendations on best practices, metrics and technologies that will improve overall data center and business computing energy efficiencies. By joining The Green Grid, it is helping influence both developers and end users of data center technology.

”Our goal is to maximize energy efficiency across our data centers in all locations, with Toronto serving as our model sustainable facility from which we will continue to implement additional green initiatives,” said Ryan Murphey, Vice President of facilities & data center operations for PEER 1. ”Along with the use of innovative power conservation strategies, PEER 1 continues to review reliable customer solutions that minimize environmental impact.”

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