NEXTDC KL1 wins Malaysia sustainability leadership award
NEXTDC’s KL1 Kuala Lumpur has been named the winner of the Leadership in Sustainable Design and Performance, Commercial – New Building category at the malaysiaGBC Leadership in Sustainability Awards 2026.
The award recognises projects advancing climate action, resilience and sustainable development across Malaysia’s built environment. KL1 was recognised for an approach that brings energy efficiency, water resilience and operational reliability together from the design stage. Arup served as sustainability consultant for the project.
Sustainable infrastructure for Malaysia’s digital growth
Located in Petaling Jaya, KL1 has been designed to support the growth of AI, cloud and critical digital services while maintaining a strong focus on sustainable infrastructure.
Stage 1 has achieved GBI Platinum Provisional certification, the highest rating under Malaysia’s Green Building Index, together with Provisional BCA Green Mark Award Platinum recognition.
These certifications reinforce the approach taken at KL1, where sustainability has been considered alongside resilience and operational performance from the outset..png?width=1080&height=726&name=Image%20(4).png)
Resilience recognised at the highest level
KL1 is also the first Uptime Institute Tier IV-certified data centre in Peninsular Malaysia, providing a highly resilient environment for enterprise, government, cloud and AI workloads.
Together, the malaysiaGBC award, GBI Platinum Provisional certification, BCA Green Mark Platinum recognition and Tier IV certification reflect the standards underpinning KL1 as Malaysia’s digital infrastructure requirements continue to grow.
Explore KL1 Kuala Lumpur
If your organisation is planning new infrastructure, AI or cloud requirements in Malaysia, connect with the NEXTDC Malaysia team to discuss how KL1 can support your requirements.
