Recommendation : 1. Reduce the impact of hosting
Does the location of the data center affect the ecosystem nearby ?
Location
C People
A Planet
C Prosperity
Difficulty
N/A
Priority
/
Récurrence
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Tests
Where is the data center located, can it degrade a natural area, or affect humans?
Precisions
Data centers are rarely installed in the heart of urban areas, they benefit from more favorable natural environments that they should not contribute to impoverish.
Additional elements
Rule for assessing the level of compliance of the criterion
0 / 0
Life cycle
Acquisition
15 other criteria related to the recommendation: Reduce the impact of hosting
Location
Is the waste from the data center recovered or recycled ?
Energy
Is PUE (Power Usage Effectivness) available ?
Location
Does cooling affect groundwater ?
Location
Is the quality of the water degraded by its use in the data center ?
Location
Does the water used come from the drinking water supply ?
Location
Is the data center causing noise pollution ?
Energy
Is any of the produced indirect energy (heat) reused ?
Energy
Is the building LEED / BDM certified or equivalent ?
Energy
Is the cooling optimized based on accurate temperature analysis ?
Energy
How and on what criteria is cooling optimized ?
Energy
Does the data center infrastructure take cooling constraints into account ?
Energy
Are the server power supplies efficient ?
Energy
Is the occupancy rate of the datacenter rooms optimized to improve the energy balance ?
Energie
Is WUE (Water Usage Effectivness) available ?
Energie
Does the provider subscribe to best practives for datacenters ?