Global Switch receives planning consent for new Singapore data centre
novembre 9, 2011
Global Switch, the leading data centre provider in Europe and
Asia Pacific, has received Planning Consent from JTC Corporation to
build a best-in-class SGD$300 million fully-fitted data centre in
Singapore. This is the second major planning consent Global
Switch has received within a year, Sydney having received full
planning to build a second facility adjacent to its existing data
centre, already the largest of its kind in the Southern
Hemisphere.
The 269,000 sq ft (25,000 sq m) new data centre in Singapore
will be located in Woodlands, a suburb in the northern part of
Singapore, approximately 17km from the central business district
and 15km from the existing 285,000 sq ft (26,700 sq m) Global
Switch data centre in Tai Seng Avenue. The location is well
suited to a data centre facility given the availability of network
services, utilities and infrastructure and proximity to main roads
and public transport.
The Tier 3+ data centre will have access to two independent
utility HV power feeds and will provide an average of not less than
1,400 watts per sq m as well as power for cooling and ancillary
systems.
Singapore 2 will be a leading example of an
environmentally sustainable data centre incorporating innovative
design initiatives aimed at achieving long-term energy efficiency.
Every aspect of the design has been analysed to provide a world
class data centre. The shape of the site and building will optimise
the space and energy efficiency and the exterior sun shading
louvers will minimise the solar impact on the building. The
cooling and power infrastructure are housed at both ends of the
building, outside the weather enclosure, reducing the amount of
cooling required for the mechanical systems and the primary power
and cooling reticulation will also run outside the weather
enclosure for enhanced maintainability and reduction of disruption
to customers. In terms of water recycling, the new building
will have facilities to harvest rainwater and to recycle water for
use in the cooling systems. The data centre will target
Greenmark and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Platinum ratings which measures a building's environmental
efficiency.
Development of the new centre has been driven by the success of
Global Switch's existing centre at Tai Seng Avenue which is now
operating at near full capacity. It has also been supported
strongly by Global Switch's local and international customers and
partners. Construction of Singapore 2, phase 1 of
which will take approximately 18 months to complete, is planned to
commence in 2012 and will create 400 construction jobs with around
50 full time permanent jobs.
Commenting on the new development, Global Switch
Executive Chairman, John Corcoran, said: "We have
witnessed and continue to see strong demand for data centre space
in Singapore. With our existing site near full occupancy we
are delighted to have the opportunity to develop another world
class facility in this important strategic location which will
provide a vital resource, attracting new, local and multi-national
customers as well as providing a growth path for existing
customers. Global Switch welcomes the forward thinking and
collaborative approach the Singapore Government is taking with
regards to facilitating the continuing provision of first class
information technology infrastructure on the island."
Global Switch currently operates seven campuses with nine data
centres across Asia-Pacific and Europe which total over 3,000,000
sq ft (290,000 sq m) of space and are occupied by
internationally-renowned corporate tenants drawn primarily from the
IT services, financial services, telecoms and data services
sectors. In response to strong growth in demand over the last
few years, Global Switch's ninth data centre will be launched in
Paris later this month creating that city's leading data centre
campus of 540,000 sq ft (50,000 sq m).
Global Switch is a Reuben Brothers company.
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