green cube GSI, darmstadtgermany‘s ultra efficient data center
A high-performance computer center was built for the Helmholz Society for Heavy Ion Research, which is distinguished by deploying unconventional energy supply approaches.
A patented cooling approach that utilizes environmental energy all year round and a flexible, cost-effective and quick-to-build modular steel construction makes this data center a beacon in the German data center landscape.
Awards for this project:
Winner of the Datacenter Dynamics Award 2013 | London, Category: Blueprint
Winner of the German Data Center Award 2013
Winner of the datacloud Awards 2015 | Monaco. Category: End User Innovation
Client | Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Helmholzgesellschaft, Darmstadt |
User | Institut für Informatik, Prof. Lindenstruth |
Project size | 4,900 m² GFA |
White Space | 2,790 m² |
IT Power | 12 MW |
Project costs (EUR) | approx. €16 m. |
Services provided | Feasibility study, Master Planning (Architecture, building services engineering, statics, building physics, open-air spaces, fire protection), HOAI architectural service phases 1-9 |
Special challenges | First implementation of the patented "eCUBE" system for energy optimization |







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