IU Goes "Green" at SC09!

We've reduced our power consumption with more efficient computing equipment and monitors - don't miss our power consumption demo.

Green-conscious giveaway items including reusable shopping bags.

Displays and print pieces use recycled or sustainable materials whenever possible.

Reduced number of printed materials.

IU Data Center

The Indiana University Data Center meets the needs of today, while respecting tomorrow. In fall of 2009, IU opened its new state-of-the-art Data Center to house crucial computing, networking and storage equipment, including IU's Big Red and Quarry Supercomputers and the IU Data Capacitor. The three 10,000-square-foot machine rooms of the single-story Data Center are built to withstand tornadoes and other natural disasters, providing a safe and stable hub for our current computing equipment, as well as space for anticipated digital expansion in the coming decades.

"Green" features of the newly constructed IU Data Center include:

The building is part of a Technology Precinct master plan that includes a working landscape, or "greenway," to assist with storm water management and protect ecological balance and biodiversity.

The Data Center is built upon land where previous buildings sat, so the overall footprint was not increased.

The master plan enables pedestrian traffic and access to mass transit.

Concrete used in the Data Center is made from recycled and abundant materials, and was produced locally to cut down on CO2 transit emissions.

The design increases insulation and heat storage to reduce the need for additional heating and cooling.

Renewable materials such as bamboo were used as interior finishes and on furniture.

A twelve-foot-high berm surrounds the building. The berm is planted with native grasses and drought-resistant plants in order to improve insulation, reduce heat gain on exterior walls, and eliminate the need for a potable water irrigation system.

Limestone boulders found on the excavation site were used in landscaping rather than being hauled off-site.

The roof was constructed to accommodate conversion to a green roof.