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Fujitsu Australia Head Office . The recent move to a new office with activity based working has saved over 60 % in office energy costs
computing power vs . the overheads such as cooling , backup power and lighting . A ratio of 1:1 would mean that no energy at all was used for cooling or lighting . “ We set our interim target at 1.6 , but I found it frustrating that competitors were making unverifiable claims of 1.2 . So , I was very excited when the government announced it was going to introduce independently validated rating of PUE .”
Transparency for clients and regulators The federal government brought in the National Australian Built Environment Rating System ( NABERS ) to assess
data centres and give them a star rating , with one star for unsatisfactory , and six for market leading performance . The system was already familiar in the construction industry , where it has been used for a decade to rate the environmental performance of a building , rather like LEED in the USA .
Before this happened , it was too easy for data centre owners and operators to make claims they couldn ’ t achieve . “ Sustainability is all about transparency and honesty ,” says Stewart . “ Now you need twelve months ’ of energy bills before you can be audited by a trained assessor who has been through a course run and
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