For the second year in a row Intel Ireland has picked up the Sustainable Development award at the County Kildare Chamber awards 2024. The award, which is sponsored by AIB, seeks to recognise best in class commitment and strategy to sustainable development.
Over 450 business leaders from across Kildare attended the Business Awards which took place in the Killashee Hotel on November 15th.
Intel Ireland picked up the Sustainable Development award in recognition of the sustainable construction and design standards incorporated in Intel’s newest manufacturing facility, Fab 34.
Fab 34 and its associated buildings, which officially opened in Ireland in September 2023, obtained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ® (LEED) certification – the internationally recognised stamp of approval from the U.S. Green Building Council. Securing a Gold-level rating – one of the highest-level LEED certifications – Fab 34 becomes one of the largest building projects in Europe to receive this level of recognition for sustainable construction and design.
The certification also represents a major milestone as Fab 34 becomes the first Intel fab to meet the Gold Rating for LEED Building Design and Construction.
Fab 34 incorporates a number of sustainable design practices such as extensive heat recovery. The fab buildings use a 9-to-1 ratio of recovered heat compared to heat generated by traditional methods, such as the use of fossil fuels. Rather than rejecting the heat through cooling towers, waste heat is captured from equipment and used to heat our cleanrooms and support buildings. This extensive heat recovery system also means that less water is required to dissipate heat to the environment, resulting in enhanced overall water conservation. With Fab 34 coming into operation, Intel Ireland now returns 92% of the water it takes in at its campus to the River Liffey.
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