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PETALING JAYA: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd’s new technology operation centre (TOC) has received a Provisional Gold Certification from The Green Building Index (GBI), making it the first data centre in Malaysia to be awarded the standard.
GBI is Malaysia’s industry-recognised green rating tool for buildings to promote sustainability in the build environment.
The 2.11-acre (0.85ha) development in Shah Alam opposite DiGi’s current headquarters has a built-up area of 141,500 sq ft. The TOC was completed last July and has a gross development value (GDV) of about RM73 million.
DiGi’s head of corporate affairs Zaiton Idrus said the company is proud of the achievement as environmental sustainability is part of DiGi’s business fundamentals.
Through its company-wide “Deep Green” initiative to embed environmental conservation into everything it does, DiGi aims to cut its business carbon footprint by half this year from 2008’s level.
“With the TOC, we saw an opportunity to take our commitment even further. Data centres are traditionally large consumers of energy. Our TOC has been designed to reduce energy usage as much as possible in line with our company’s goal to decrease DiGi’s overall carbon emissions by 50%,” Zaiton said. 
The TOC was designed using the GBI as its guiding principle and incorporates a spectrum of environment-friendly features that maximise energy and water conservation, as well as utilise materials such as eco-friendly carpets and solar reflective roof paint coating.
The centre was also constructed with a steel formwork system to reduce timber usage and features vertical landscaping.
This article appeared on the Property page, The Edge Financial Daily, April 8, 2011.
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