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Breaking New Ground on Data Center Efficiency
How eBay's "Project Mercury" Used PUE, TCO and DCMM Best Practices to Drive the End-to-End Data Center Ecosystem
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The Whys and Hows of Measuring Power in your Data Center
By Herman Chan and Greg More
If your phone rings tomorrow and the CIO is on the line asking, "What are we doing about power consumption in our data centers?" what will you say? Typically, data center managers have not worried about power consumption, but this is quickly changing as 1) additional power is often not available, 2) the cost of power is becoming a significant cost of operating a data center and 3) companies are placing a higher value on green initiatives.
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LEED Certification:
The overall process of getting an innovation credit for intelligent rack PDUs pitched
A number of residential and commercial buildings, including data centers, are going for LEED certification. But what is LEED certification and what is the process by which a data center designer or owner can receive LEED credit for rack power initiatives? This white paper briefly describes LEED certification and the general process for receiving LEED credits.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Improving the energy efficiency of data centers can save hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, which makes businesses more competitive and the operations more reliable. This web site offers the tools and information to capture cost-effective savings opportunities during the design of new data centers or the retrofit of existing ones. |
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Free-Air Cooling Estimated Savings Tool
According to Gartner, energy represents the second highest operating cost in 70% of data center facilities worldwide. Since cooling accounts for a large portion of those energy costs, many companies are exploring alternative methods to reduce reliance on traditional HVAC systems. One alternative is Free-Air Cooling, which uses a combination of a cooling tower outside the building and a heat exchanger inside to produce cooled, “free air.” Once temperatures dip below 55 degrees, Free-Air Cooling can provide efficient, cooled air to the racks. So would Free-Air Cooling work for you? This Web app will help you calculate your costs.
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ENERGY STAR Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiatives
EPA is working with the IT industry to identify ways in which energy efficiency can be measured, documented, and implemented in data centers. EPA has several initiatives currently underway:
- Guiding Principles for Energy Efficiency
- ENERGY STAR Rating for Data Centers
- ENERGY STAR Data Center Product Specifications
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U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.
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Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA)
The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) provides an invaluable platform for insight, collaboration and education. EEBA delivers unique and relevant, multi-platform educational resources with the intention to manifest sustainable and responsible building principles in the design, marketing and execution of the building process. |
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Green Building Initiative
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is a not for profit organization whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient, healthier and environmentally sustainable buildings by promoting credible and practical green building approaches for residential and commercial construction.
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Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is an independent, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization and a pioneer advocate of the whole building approach to sustainable facilities. We were founded in 1980 as the Passive Solar Industries Council by the major building trade groups, large corporations, small businesses, and individual practitioners who recognized that energy and resource efficient design and construction are imperative to a sustainable built environment.
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 51,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
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