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Photos: GE's LEED Platinum data center

GE recently built a $48 million state-of-the-art data center, one of the first in the world with LEED Platinum certification. Here are photos from the grand opening on August 18, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
By Jason Hiner, Editor in Chief
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General Electric's Adrian Shankln, Global Data Center Manager, shows off one of the racks of new high density servers in GE's $48 million state-of-the-art data center -- one of the first in the world with LEED Platinum certification. This gallery includes photos from the grand opening on August 18, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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Alan Kocsi, CIO of GE Appliances & Lighting, kicks off the program to officially open GE's new LEED Platinum data center in Louisville, Kentucky.

 

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Lance Weaver, CTO of GE Appliances & Lighting, scans his hand (and badge) before entering the "man trap," which only allows one person to enter the data center at a time, to prevent "tailgaiting" (someone politely holding the door for a potential intruder).  

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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Congressman John Yarmuth (left) and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer (center) get a rundown on the new data center from Jim Campbell, CEO of GE Appliances & Lighting.  

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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