Atlanta-based data center service provider Internap has launched its new Silicon Valley data center, opening a net 14,000 sq ft of data center space in first phase. The facility was designed following sustainable-building principles and Internap plans to submit it for a wide variety of sustainable-building certifications.

Internap SVP of Data Center Services Mike Higgins said the new data center in Santa Clara, California, was part of the company's ongoing build-out of colocation data centers it controls.

"Based on its concentration of technology, entertainment, renewable energy and web media companies, the Northern California market has always been one of the most connected and highly utilized areas of the country in terms of data center and Internet services," he said in a statement.

"The new data center also enables us to create more strategic relationships with current IP customers in the area by delivering flexible and integrated business solutions from our own facility," Higgins added.

Internap provides colocation, managed hosting, Internet connectivity and Content Delivery Network services.

The Santa Clara data center ÔÇô expandable to 27,000 sq ft of data center floor ÔÇô was designed using a number of energy-efficiency methods, including a reflective white roof and reuse of building materials. Its electrical infrastructure uses high-efficiency UPS systems and recycled water is used in the cooling-tower system.

Internap plans to submit the data center for a Green Globe certification (based on a list of sustainable-development principles endorsed by more than 180 heads of state at a United Nations summit in 1992), California Green Building Code certification, US Green Building Council's LEED certification and the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label.