Citi's new Data Centre in Frankfurt has been awarded LEED Platinum, it's the first data centre in the world to achieve a platinum rating and the first building in Germany to achieve LEED accreditation.

The new building sets new standards in sustainable design, set to bring about dramatic changes in the way that energy-hungry data centres are designed and built in the future. Incorporating a raft of environmental measures that achieve maximum sustainability with no compromise to operation or reliability, the building proves that this energy hungry building sector can be built to perform at optimum levels of energy efficiency and environmental consciousness.