Nederlandse BREEAM (voor datacenters?)
In de zoektocht naar goede datacenter certificering en classificering komt de laatste tijd steeds meer LEED langs.
LEED staat voor Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design en is ontwikkeld door U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) en geeft een standaard voor duurzaam bouwen en ontwikkelen. Inmiddels zijn er enkele datacenters met de hoogst mogelijke LEED certificering; Platinum.
Een overzicht staat op DatacenterKnowledge: LEED Platinum Data Centers
Uit Engeland komt de BREEAM certificering; BRE Environmental Assessment Method. Deze is op sommige vlakken een tegenhanger van LEED. James Parker vergeleek de twee (BREEAM or LEED):
There is a lot of hype about the battle between BREEAM and LEED in the UK, but this seems to be unfounded. Both seem happy to co-exist and each has their niche areas or countries. They are even borrowing each other’s ideas as they grow.
BREEAM will probably always come out on top in the UK, simply because it is imbedded in the system. Government departments require BREEAM ratings of all their buildings; most local authorities require BREEAM as part of planning approval for developments over a certain size.
Once projects are underway that aim to be zero carbon, the likes of BREEAM or LEED may have developed to become the global default methods of assessment.
