BCA-IMDA Green Mark for New Data Centres

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To achieve GREEN MARK Award

Pre-requisite Requirement
All relevant pre-requisite requirements for the specific Green Mark Rating are to
be complied with

Energy Related Requirements Other Green Requirements

Minimum 35 points Minimum 10 points

Part 1 - Energy Efficiency Part 2 - Water Efficiency

1-1 Overall Energy Efficiency 2-1 Water Efficient Design

1-2 Systems Energy Efficiency 2-2 Alternative Water Sources
- Cooling System 2-3 Cooling Tower Water Use
- Electrical System
- IT Equipment
1-3 Energy Efficiency and Performance Verification Part 3 – Sustainable Construction & Management
1-4 Data Centre Design and Energy Management
1-5 Energy Efficient Features and Innovations 3-1 Refrigerants and Fire Suppressants
3-2 Sustainable Construction
3-3 Sustainability Policy

Part 4 - Indoor Environmental Quality

4-1 Indoor Air Quality Performance

4-2 Lighting Quality and Management
4-3 Thermal Comfort and Noise Level

Part 5 – Other Green Features

5-1 Other Green Features & Innovations

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POINT ALLOCATION

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA POINT ALLOCATIONS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Part 1 – Energy Efficiency
1-1 Overall Energy Efficiency
- Maximum Design PUE1 10
15
- PUE Improvements over Reference Model (Full Load and Part Load)
Minimum 35 points to be scored

1-2 Systems Energy Efficiency

- Cooling System (including Air Management System) 12
- Electrical System 8
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- IT Equipment
1-3 Energy Efficiency and Performance Verification
- Commissioning of Energy Systems 4
- Measurement and Verification Plan 3
- Energy Metering and Reporting of PUE 3
1-4 Data Centre Design and Energy Management
- Data Centre Planning and Design 5
- Data Centre Operations and Energy Management 5
1-5 Energy Efficient Features and Innovations 10

SubTotal (Part 1) 83

OTHER GREEN REQUIREMENTS

Part 2 - Water Efficiency
2-1 Water Use Efficiency 3
2-2 Alternative Water Sources 3
2-3 Cooling Tower Water Use 6
SubTotal (Part 2) 12
Part 3 - Sustainable Construction & Management
3-1 Refrigerants and Fire Suppressants 4
Minimum 10 points to be scored

3-2 Sustainable Construction 5

3-3 Sustainability Policy 3
SubTotal (Part 3) 12
Part 4 - Indoor Environmental Quality
4-1 Indoor Air Quality Performance 3
4-2 Lighting Quality and Management 3
4-3 Thermal Comfort and Noise Level 2
SubTotal (Part 4) 8
Part 5 – Other Green Features
5-1 Other Green Features & Innovations 10
SubTotal (Part 5) 10

SubTotal (Part 2 to Part 5) 42

Total Green Mark Score 125

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Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a globally accepted metric that illustrates the total energy used by a data centre divided
by the energy used by IT equipment in that data centre.
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Green Mark Award Rating and Prerequisite Requirements

Green Mark Score Green Mark Rating

90 and above Green Mark Platinum
Plus
85 to <90 Green Mark Gold
75 to <85 Green Mark Gold
50 to <75 Green Mark Certified

Pre-requisite Requirements for New Data Centre Criteria

PART 1 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY

1. OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Green Mark Rating Minimum points

achievement from
Green Mark Certified 35 points
Green Mark Gold 42 points
Green mark GoldPlus 50 points
Green Mark Platinum 60 points

2. MAXIMUM PUE
The data centre must have a design Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) at full load condition of no more than
2.0 for Green Mark certification

3. MINIMUM SYSTEMS’ EFFICIENCY

(1) Prescribed system efficiency of cooling system to be as follows:
(i) For Data Centres using Water Cooled Chilled-Water Plant:

Peak Data Centre Cooling Load (RT)

Green Mark < 500 ≥ 500
(1)
Rating Efficiency (kW/RT)
Certified 0.90 0.80
Gold 0.90 0.80
Plus
Gold 0.80 0.75
Platinum 0.80 0.75

(ii) For Data Centres using Air Cooled Chilled-Water Plant or Unitary Air-Conditioners:

Peak Data Centre Cooling Load (RT)

Green Mark < 500 ≥ 500
(1)
Rating Efficiency (kW/RT)
Certified 1.00 0.90
Gold 1.00 Not applicable(2)
Goldplus 0.95
Platinum 0.88

Note

(1) The performance of the overall cooling system for the data centre shall be based on the efficiency at
full installed design capacity (N) plus any additional capacity that is required to maintain continuous
availability of the service during operation (e.g. N+1). Performance data shall be backed by the
manufacturer’s test reports, commissioning information or obtained from the energy model. They will also

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be subject to verification under section 1-3.

(2) For data centres with peak cooling load of more than 500 RT, the use of air cooled central chilled-
water plant or other unitary air-conditioners are not applicable for Gold and higher ratings. In general, the
system efficiency of the air cooled central chilled-water plant and other unitary air-conditioners are to be
comparable with the stipulated efficiency for water cooled central chilled-water plant. Data centres that are
designed with air-cooled systems and for higher Green Mark rating will be assessed on a case by case
basis.

(3) Prerequisite requirement for beyond Green Mark Certified Rating. The efficiency of the cooling
system shall be available and measureable to attain higher Green Mark Rating such as Gold, Gold Plus
and Platinum. If the efficiency of the cooling system is not available, the achievable Green Mark Rating
shall be Green Mark Certified Rating.

4. ENERGY MONITORING
(i) Provision of permanent measuring instruments for monitoring of water-cooled chilled-water system and
air-cooled chilled water system operating system efficiency. The installed instrumentation shall have the
capability to calculate resultant plant efficiency (i.e. kW/RT) within 5% of its true value and in accordance
with ASHRAE Guide 22 and AHRI 550/590. Heat balance test for water-cooled chilled-water system is
required for verification of the accuracy of the M&V instrumentation.

• Location and installation of the measuring devices to meet the manufacturer’s recommendation.
• Data acquisition system shall be able to record and store values up to at least 3 decimal places.
• All data logging with capability to trend at 1 minute sampling time interval.
• Dedicated digital power meters shall be provided for the following groups of equipment:
chiller(s), chilled water pump(s), condenser water pump(s) and cooling tower(s).
• Flow meters to be provided for chilled-water and condenser water loop and shall be of ultrasonic /
full bore magnetic type or equivalent.
• Temperature sensors are to be provided for chilled water and condenser water loop and shall
have an end-to-end measurement uncertainty not exceeding ±0.05°C over entire measurement or
calibration range. All thermo- wells shall be installed in a manner that ensures that the sensors
can be in direct contact with fluid flow. Provisions shall be made for each temperature
measurement location to have two spare thermo-wells located at both side of the temperature
sensor for verification of measurement accuracy.

Verification of central water cooled chilled-water plant instrumentation:

Heat Balance – substantiating test for water cooled chilled-water plant to be computed in accordance
with AHRI 550/590. The operating system efficiency and heat balance to be submitted to BCA upon
Commissioning.

(ii) The data centre shall be equipped at a minimum with energy metering to provide total facility power and
energy usage and total IT equipment power and energy usage on a historical basis, in order to
determine instantaneous and average PUE data. The number and type of meters that are required to
be installed shall be determined by the data centre design, but at the minimum shall be 1½% percent
accuracy, full-scale and provided to meter all forms of energy to the data centre, (electricity, natural gas,
steam, chilled water, one-pass cooling, etc.) and at the output of the UPS or PDUs, if this is the source
of power that serves the IT equipment.

(iii) To achieve efficiency at all IT load condition, the data centre shall be designed with scalable
expansion by building up capacity in a modular approach to deployment in order to improve efficiency
and ability to respond to business requirements.

Note: Where a particular section is not applicable to the data centre assessed, the actual score awarded will be
normalised with respect to the total maximum score less the score of the non-applicable section.

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Energy Related Requirements

Part 1 - Energy Efficiency (Total Points: 83) Green Mark Points

1-1 Overall Energy Efficiency of Data Centre

Points based on PUE results obtained from Proposed DC
Energy Model
Use a computer simulation model to assess the
energy performance of the proposed data centre
facility and systems (Proposed DC Model) to Equivalent Total Energy
Design Full Load
achieve the most effective energy efficient design. Savings over Ref DC Points
PUE
Model %
Quantify Proposed DC Model energy performance 2.0 0% 10
operating under Singapore climatic conditions, at 12
Full Design Load, 66% of the Design Load, and 33% 1.9 5%
of the Design Load and express them in terms of 1.8 10% 14
improvement in Power Utilization Effectiveness
1.7 15% 16
(PUE) over a Reference DC Model.
1.6 20% 19
The Reference DC Model is taken as a data centre
with a PUE of 2.0 at Full Design Load, a PUE of 1.5 25% 22
2.2 at 66% of the Design Load and a PUE of 2.5 at 25
1.4 and below 30% and above
33% of the Design Load.

Points will be given for increasing improvement in Points will be interpolated for PUE values between those in
PUE of the Proposed DC over the Reference DC the table
Model at the Full Design capacity.
If the required part-load conditions (at 66% and 33% of
As data centres often operate at less than full load Design Load) are not satisfied, the Overall Energy
conditions, the energy efficiency at part load Efficiency points achieved shall be reduced by 25%.
conditions contribute significantly to the overall Example:
energy consumption. The design of data centre % Full Design Load 33% 66% 100%
equipment and cooling systems should aim to
PUE
achieve part load efficiencies that approach full load
conditions. Reference DC Model 2.50 2.20 2.00
• At 66% of the Design Load, the energy Prop DC Model A 2.25 1.90 1.70
savings should be not less than 75% of the Prop DC Model B 2.45 1.90 1.60
percentage savings at Full Design Load.
• At 33% of the Design Load, the energy % Impr over Ref Model
savings should be not less than 50% of the Prop DC Model A 10.00 13.64 15.00
percentage savings at Full Design Load. Prop DC Model B 2.00 13.64 20.00
The PUE value is defined as the total energy used
by a data centre divided by the energy used by IT
equipment in that data centre. The total energy
used by the data centre shall be taken at the point
where the facility is metered. The IT equipment
load shall be based on UPS output [PUE Cat. 1].

This PUE will also need to be verified in relation with

section 1-3 on Energy Efficiency and Performance
Verification. For verification purposes, if UPS
output data is not available, the closest direct
measured power data will be used and a fixed PDU
loss will be applied based on industry norms for
such equipment.

DC Model A: Full Load PUE = 1.7 → 16 pts

At 66% Load, % Impr = 13.64 >75% of 15;
At 33% Load, % Impr = 10.0 >50% of 15; Pts =1.0x16 =16
DC Model B: Full Load PUE = 1.6 → 19 pts
At 66% Load, % Impr = 13.64 <75% of 20;
At 33% Load, % Impr = 2.0 <50% of 20; Pts =0.75x19 =14
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Proposed Data Centre Facility Energy Model

The computer simulation of the data centre facility and systems shall be carried out with an approved energy
modelling software. A typical building energy modelling program may be used with the following enhancements:
a) The program must be able to accept a high proportion of internal loads from electrical equipment
b) A separate calculator shall be used to estimate the losses in the power supply chain (transformers,
switchgear, UPSs and PDUs.) under various load conditions. These losses shall then be included as
additional internal loads, dissipated as heat, at the appropriate spaces housing such equipment.
c) The system configurations must be able to accept redundant equipment and sequencing arrangements
that enable the spare equipment capacity to be on “hot” standby, i.e. running together with base capacity.
Calculate the proposed data centre performance using the energy modelling software at full load, 66% and 33%
load. Determine the PUE and compare with the reference model to obtain the improvements in energy
performance at the various load points.
The energy performance improvements may come primarily from facility infrastructure design, selection of
equipment, their capacities and part-load characteristics and how they are operated. Savings related to the
energy use by the IT equipment will not be assessed in the model. The designer may use the opportunity to
determine the optimum operating configuration of equipment and systems in terms of energy performance but
must commit to the selection in the submission, which will be subject to verification in accordance with section 1-
3.
1-2 Systems Energy Efficiency

Overall Data Centre Energy Efficiency must be

corroborated by the component systems efficiency
in order to identify areas of improvement in the data
centre operations.

1-2-1 Cooling System

Encourage the use of high efficiency cooling system,

both in terms of equipment efficiency and system
configuration, to minimize the energy consumption.

The performance of the overall cooling system for

the data centre shall be based on the efficiency at
full installed design capacity (N) plus any additional
capacity that is required to maintain continuous
availability of the service during operation (e.g.
N+1).

The systems to be considered are as follows –

(a) Water-Cooled Chilled-Water Plant, comprising: a) Water-Cooled Chilled-Water Plant

a) Water-Cooled Chiller
b) Chilled water pump
Peak data centre cooling load < 500 RT
c) Condenser water pump
d) Cooling tower or Heat Rejection Unit
4 points for meeting the prescribed chilled-water plant
Peak Cooling Load efficiency of 0.90 kW/RT
Baseline
Prerequisite 0.225 point for every percentage improvement in the
Requirements < 500 RT ≥ 500 RT chilled-water plant efficiency over the baseline

Minimum water- Points scored = 4 + 0.225 x (% improvement)

0.90 0.80
cooled central chilled-
kW/RT kW/RT (Maximum of 8 points)
water plant efficiency

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Peak data centre cooling load ≥ 500 RT

Note: Stricter minimum performance applies for
Gold and higher ratings (see pre-requisite 5 points for meeting the prescribed chilled-water plant
requirements) efficiency of 0.80 kW/RT

0.15 point for every percentage improvement in the

chilled-water plant efficiency over the baseline

Points scored = 5 + 0.15 x (% improvement)

(Maximum of 8 points)

(b) Air Cooled Chilled-Water Plant / Unitary Air-

(b) Air Cooled Chilled-Water Plant/ Unitary Air-Conditioners
Conditioners (DX CRAC Units):

Air cooled Chilled-Water Plant: Peak data centre cooling load < 500 RT
Air-Cooled Chiller
Chilled Water Pump 4 points for meeting the prescribed air-conditioning
system efficiency of 1.00 kW/RT
Unitary Air-Conditioners:
Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) System 0.24 points for every percentage improvement in the air-
Single-Spilt Unit conditioning system efficiency over the baseline
Multi-Spilt Unit
Points scored = 4 + 0.24 x (% improvement)

Peak Cooling Load (Maximum of 8 points)

Baseline
Prerequisite
Requirements < 500 RT ≥ 500 RT
Peak data centre cooling load ≥500 RT
Minimum system
efficiency of air 5 points for meeting the prescribed air-conditioning
1.00 0.90
cooled chilled-water system efficiency of 0.90 kW/RT
kW/RT kW/RT
plant or unitary
conditioners 0.49 points for every percentage improvement in the air-
conditioning system efficiency over the baseline
Note: Stricter minimum performance applies for
Gold and higher ratings (see pre-requisite Points scored = 5 + 0.49 x (% improvement)
requirements)
(Maximum of 8 points)

(c) Using chilled water from a central facility (e.g. (c) Using chilled water from a central facility
district cooling system or central chilled water plant
not operated solely to serve the data centre) Points in accordance with above based on central plant
data. If no data is available, 4 points will be applied.
For data centres using district cooling system, data
from the central plant will be used for the
computation of the cooling system performance.

Note: Combination of system types

Where there is a combination of system types, the
computation of the points awarded will be pro-rated
based on the actual cooling capacity supplied by
each system type, or by the operating hours, if the
different systems are not operating at the same
time.

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(d) Air Management System: (d) Air Management System

Computer Room Air-Conditioning Unit (CRACs) 2 points for meeting baseline

Baseline – Fan power limitation in CRAC of 0.25 0.1 Point for every percentage improvement in the air
W/CMH (0.9 kW/m3/s) distribution system efficiency over the baseline

Base design: CHW >250RT , DX below 250 RT

(Up to 4 points)
A variable volume design to vary the airflow rate as
a function of actual load is encouraged and should
have controls and/or devices (such as two-speed or
variable speed control) that will result in fan motor
demand of no more than 50 percent of design
wattage at 66 percent of design fan speed.

1-2-2 Electrical System

To have the most efficient electrical power supply
system providing the required level of redundancy
while maintaining high load factors.
Building transformers shall have a transformation
efficiency of at least 98%. Transformation loss 2 points
values shall be based on measuring the loss across
the building transformers that is supporting the data
centre operation. If this is not available, it will be
calculated based upon the DOE/ NEMA TP-1
transformer efficiency standard or equivalent, and
the actual percentage loading of each transformer.
The IT power chain efficiency includes transmission
4 points for achieving minimum efficiency.
lines, switchgear, UPSs and PDUs serving the IT
equipment. Efficiencies higher than the baseline
0.5 points for every 2% improvement in efficiency over the
(minimum) efficiency, as shown in the table below,
minimum.
depending on the UPS load factor, will qualify for
additional points. Values between the UPS Load
(Up to 6 points)
Factors indicated in the table will be linearly
interpolated.

Minimum IT Power
UPS Load Factor Chain Efficiency
25% 73%

33% 78%

50% 83%

66% 85%

75% 86%

100% 88%

The UPS Load Factor shall be determined as:

UPS Load Factor = Total UPS Output / Total

Installed UPS Capacity (N)

The IT Power Chain Efficiency shall be determined

from a separate calculator to be provided, based on
switchgear, UPS and PDU selection and their
system configuration.

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1-2-3 IT Equipment
To have policies that require the procurement and
use of the most efficient ICT equipment which meet
the demand, while providing the required level of
redundancy.
(i) ICT equipment, including servers, storage (2 points)
devices and network systems, that are
Energy STAR rated, where available.

(ii) Power control of ICT equipment. Low (2 points)

power modes, Power capping.(minimum
25% of the equipment enabled)
(iii) Software control technologies, such as
(2 points)
virtualization and optimizing algorithms or
dynamic control of equipment for
minimizing energy utilisation.
(iv) Monitoring of ICT or Server Equipment
(2 points)
Utilisation.
Note: The section 1-2-3 is applicable only to data centres
that have operational control over the ICT equipment

1-3 Energy Efficiency and Performance

Verification

1-3-1 Commissioning of Energy Systems (4 points)

To verify that the data centre’s energy related

systems are installed, calibrated and perform
according to the owner’s project requirements, basis
of design, construction documents and that they
meet the minimum requirements of the Green Mark
criteria.

Commissioning shall be carried out at multiple load

points (33%, 66% and 100%) and under normal
utility operations, maintenance operations and
failure conditions.
The commissioning shall include verification of the
Power Use Effectiveness (PUE) according to the
design criteria at partial and full load conditions.

1-3-2 Measurement and Verification Plan (3 points)

The purpose of a measurement and verification plan

is to have the ability to reconcile the actual data
centre energy consumption over time with the
design performance.

Develop and implement a measurement and

verification (M&V) plan.

The M&V period must cover at least 1 year of post-

construction occupancy. Using the partial (33%,
66%) and full load design projections and
commissioning results, compare actual operating
conditions to the plan, and provide a narrative to
summarize performance, explaining where results
vary from plan and including average hourly PUE.

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Provide a process for corrective action if the results

of the M&V plan indicate that energy savings are not
being achieved.

1-3-3 Energy Metering and Reporting of PUE

Data centre PUE metric from all energy sources (3 points)

should be measured and trended over time; so that
the data centre owner and/or operator can verify that
the energy related systems are performing
according to the basis of design.

The data centre shall, at a minimum, be equipped

with energy metering to provide total facility power
and energy usage and total IT equipment power and
energy usage on a historical basis, in order to
determine instantaneous and average PUE data.

Besides PUE determination, the data centre shall be

equipped with energy metering to provide power and
energy usage for the facility’s power transformation
and distribution systems, cooling systems and any
on-site generation and trending of these metrics on
a historical basis.

1-4 Data Centre Design and Energy

Management

1-4-1 Data Centre Planning and Design

Demonstrate that the data centre planning and

design:

(i) Maintain balance between efficiency & (3 points)

resilience of data centre using design
analysis of the operating model to balance
cost & efficiency with resilience

(ii) Promote scalable expansion by building up (2 points)

capacity in a modular approach to
deployment in order to improve efficiency
and ability to respond to business
requirements

1-4-2 Data Centre Operations and Energy

Management

Have policies that promote continuity of information

to ensure that energy-efficient operating strategies
are maintained; and provide a foundation for training
and system analysis. (5 points)

Management commitment towards obtaining SS 564

certification, including intent, measures and
implementation strategies of energy efficiency
improvement plans to achieve energy target set over
the next three years.

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1-5 Energy Efficient Features and Innovations

Encourage the use of innovative energy efficient

equipment, system or design features.

To qualify, the features must achieve significant,

measureable improvement of energy performance in
one of the following areas:

(a) innovative cooling systems or features (including 2 points for each innovation that demonstrate the following:
free air-cooling, direct liquid cooling and two- • The intent of the proposed innovation
phase systems, etc)
• The additional energy benefits delivered
• The proposed requirements for compliance
(b) innovative power supply, back-up power or UPS
systems • The proposed performance metrics to demonstrate
compliance and the approaches (strategies) used
(c) IT operations, maintenance or system upgrade to meet the requirements
strategies not covered by Section 1-2-3 above

(d) radical changes in data centre design, operations 2 points for every 1% replacement of electricity usage with
or systems not covered in any section above. renewable energy

(Up to 10 points)
Encourage the application of renewable energy
sources in data centres.

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Other Green Requirements

Part 2 - Water Efficiency (Total Points:12 ) Green Mark Points

2-1 Water Metering and Water Leak Detection

Use of Water Efficient Fittings

(a) Provide private-metering and potable water leak

detection system for better control and
2 point
monitoring, such as:
(i) To monitor the water consumption on
monthly basis
(ii) Provision of private-meters for major water
uses (e.g. cooling towers)
(iii) Linking all private-meters to the Building
Management System (BMS) for leak detection

(b) Encourage water use efficiency by specifying in 1 point

design the use of water efficient fittings under
Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS)

2-2 Alternative Water Sources Points awarded based on calculated %

reduction in potable water usage of the
Use of suitable systems that utilize alternative water
sources for non-potable uses: cooling tower make up applicable uses
water, irrigation, washing, water features, toilet
flushing, etc to reduce use of potable water. > 50 % - 3 points
Alternative sources can include rainwater, greywater < 10 % to 50 % - 2 points
(for toilet flushing only), NEWater, condensate < 10 % - 1 point
harvesting from the cooling system and recycled water
from approved sources. (Up to 3 points)

2-3 Cooling Towers Water Use

Calculate percentage savings over baseline annual

consumption. Points awarded based % saving over baseline.
The baseline consumption is calculated based on the
following: > 50 % - 6 points
(a) Evaporation rate of 1% water flow rate for each 7 > 30 % - 4 points
K of water temperature range,
(b) Drift loss of 0.002% water flow rate for counter- (up to 6 points)
flow towers and 0.005% water flow rate for cross-
flow towers, and Note: The section 2-3 is applicable only to
(c) Use of cooling tower water treatment system data centres using water-cooled systems.
which can achieve 7 or better cycles of
concentration of acceptable water quality.

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Part 3 - Sustainable Construction & Management

Green Mark Points
(Total Points: 12)

3-1 Refrigerants and Fire Suppressants

To reduce global warming and damage to the ozone

layer by minimising the release of greenhouse gases
and ozone depleting substances.

(a) Use Refrigerants with ozone depletion potential 1 point

(ODP) of zero or with global warming potential
(GWP) of less than 100.

(b) Refrigerant leak detection monitoring system at 1 point

critical areas of plant rooms containing chillers
and other equipments with refrigerants.

(c) In server rooms, use of Fire Suppressants with 1 point

zero ODP or GWP of less than 100.

(d) In UPS and Battery rooms, use of Fire 1 point

Suppressants with zero ODP or GWP of less than
100

3-2 Sustainable Construction

Encourage recycling and the adoption of building

designs, construction practices and materials that are
environmentally friendly and sustainable.

(a) Use of Sustainable and Recycled Materials

(i) Green Cements with approved industrial by- (1 point)

product (such as Ground Granulated
Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS), silica fume, fly ash)
to replace Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) by
at least 10% by mass for superstructural works.
(ii) Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) and Extent of Coverage : The total quantity used
Washed Copper Slag (WCS) from approved (in tonnage) for replacement of the coarse or
sources to replace coarse and fine aggregates fine aggregates must not be less than the
for concrete production of main building minimum usage requirement that is
elements.
2
[0.03 x Gross Floor Area (GFA in m )]
Note: For structural building elements, the use of RCA
and WCS shall be limited to maximum 10% 1 points for the use of RCA to replace
replacement by mass of coarse/fine aggregates coarse aggregates
respectively or as approved by the relevant authorities.
1 points for the use of WCS to replace
fine aggregates

(Up to 3 points for NDC 3-2(a)(i) and (a)(ii))

(b) Concrete Usage Index (CUI) Project CUI (m3/m2) Points Allocation
≤ 0.70 1 point
Encourage designs with efficient use of concrete for
≤0.50 2 points
building components.
Note: The section 3-2 is applicable only to
standalone data centres

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3-3 Sustainability Policy

3-3-1 Sustainable Purchasing

1 point
Establish a policy to promote the procurement
and use of environmentally friendly products that
are certified by local certification bodies.

3-3-2 Waste Management

(a) Establish a policy to promote and encourage 1 point

waste minimization
1 point
(b) Establish a policy to promote waste sorting,
collecting, quantifying, monitoring and recycling of
a large range of waste generated in-house.
Provide facilities or recycling bins for collection
and storage of different recyclable waste such as:
1. IT related waste such as, electronic equipment
2. Plastic waste
3. Metal waste
4. Paper waste

Part 4 – Indoor Environmental Quality (Total

Green Mark Points
Points: 8)

4-1 Indoor Air Quality Performance

To promote a healthy indoor environment.

(a) In occupied areas to provide means to monitor 2 point

CO2 and particulate filtration media in
accordance with SS554:2009 Code of Practice
for `Indoor air quality for air-conditioned buildings'

(b) In unoccupied space and server areas to provide 1 point

means to supply treated ventilation air on
demand.

4-2 Lighting Quality and Management

To encourage good workplace lighting quality to

promote productivity and occupant comfort

(a) Specify in design that in occupied space lighting 1 point

level to comply with SS531. Lighting is user
controllable and fluorescent lamps with electronic
ballasts or LED lamps.

(b) Specify in design that in machine spaces/server 2 point

rooms lighting to be in accordance with
recommendations of SS564. Use of occupancy
sensors, bi-level lighting, task lighting is to be
promoted.

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4-3 Thermal Comfort and Noise

(a) In occupied areas specify comfort level to comply 1 point

with SS 553 (Temperature and relative humidity)

(b) In occupied areas, specify in design that internal 1 point

noise level are maintained at an appropriate level
and to comply with SS553 (low dbA rating)

Part 5 – Other Green Features (Total Points: 10) Green Mark Points

5-1 Green Features and Innovations 2 points for each feature or innovation that
demonstrate the following:
To encourage the use of other green features which • The intent of the proposed innovation
are innovative or/and have positive environmental • The additional environmental benefits
impact. delivered
• The proposed requirements for
Features must achieve significant, measurable compliance
environmental performance in the data centre • The proposed performance metrics to
operations, maintenance or management not covered demonstrate compliance and the
in Parts 2, 3 and 4 above approaches (strategies) used to meet
the requirements

(Up to 10 Points)

15