The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Information Technology Center is located on the Â鶹´«Ã½Mānoa campus. It is a six-story, 74,000-square-foot facility that hosts all of the Â鶹´«Ã½enterprise information and communication technology systems serving all 10 Â鶹´«Ã½campuses throughout the state of Â鶹´«Ã½. It houses a state-of-the-art and energy-efficient data center featuring an 8,000-square-foot Tier II machine room for enterprise servers, storage, and communications. The center also includes meeting and training rooms, the university’s information technology Help Desk, modern workspace for ITS staff, facilities for faculty to develop and produce engaging digital media content for education and research, and advanced teleconferencing and collaboration environments for members of the Â鶹´«Ã½community to work with colleagues and peers around the world.
The building earned the LEED Gold rating (which is considered rare for a building with a data center) by utilizing a range of features and strategies including using a combination of shading systems and reflective paved surfaces and roofing materials, planting of drought-tolerant plants to minimize water usage, installation of low-flow fixtures, and installation of occupancy sensors to conserve energy. The IT Center design achieves a 22% reduction in energy consumption as compared to the baseline building specifications provided by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
