IGIS Asset Management said on October 30 that the Samsong data center in Deogyang District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, had received Gold certification under the US green building certification program LEED's design and construction rating system for data centers.
The Samsong data center is a hyperscale facility developed by IGIS Asset Management with an incoming power capacity of 80 MW. It received approval for occupancy in 2026, with LG CNS responsible for contracted operations and Hanwha's construction division responsible for construction. According to IGIS Asset Management, the facility was designed to reduce energy use by 48.8% compared with a LEED baseline building through high-efficiency heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, lighting and IT servers. The company said it also reduced landscaping water use by 100% against the baseline by using rainwater for irrigation and planting native species.
"As the spread of AI rapidly increases data center electricity demand, how efficiently a data center uses the power it has secured is also becoming a factor in its competitiveness," an IGIS Asset Management representative said. "The Samsong data center met international green building standards by reducing both energy and water use."
Original Korean article: newsdream.kr
English brief by Korea Wind Intelligence, koreawindintel.com
