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Artificial Intelligence in Data Centers

2019-11-03 GDCM Leave a comment

First, how do we define AI?  In commercial buildings AI is often thought of as applying analytic engines on gathered…

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Posted in: AI, Controls, Cooling, DCIM, Energy, IoT, Maintenance, Power, Smart DCs Filed under: AI, artificial, artificial intelligence, ddc, machine learning

ASHRAE 90.4 Update

2019-10-04 GDCM Leave a comment

In most jurisdictions ASHRAE 90.1 is used as the building energy standard to be followed as part of their building…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Energy, Location, Power, Standards Filed under: 90.4, ASHRAE, ISO, MLC, PUE, TC 9.9

NFPA 855 & Energy Storage

2019-08-28 GDCM Leave a comment

The rise of battery storage systems has increased significantly as solar photovoltaic and other systems seek a way to capture…

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Posted in: Batteries, Energy, Fire Protection, Power, Reliability, Standards Filed under: 855, batteries, fire protection, fire suppression, Li-Ion, lithium-ion, NFPA

Metal Roofing for Improved Efficiency

2019-07-26 GDCM Leave a comment

Every year there are millions of square feet of data center space constructed but also millions of square feet that…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Costs, Energy, Maintenance Filed under: architecture, exterior, photovoltaic, PV, roof, roofing, solar, solar panel

Air Energy Recovery

2019-06-21 GDCM Leave a comment

Data center managers are always on the lookout for a means to reduce the heat that their facilities generate to…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, Location, Maintenance Filed under: air-to-air, energy recovery, heat exchanger, heat pipe, heat wheel, recovery

DC Power Revisited

2019-04-25 GDCM Leave a comment

DC power has been proposed for use since Edison debated with Tesla about which should be used.  Ultimately AC has…

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Posted in: Batteries, Controls, Energy, Power Filed under: AC, DC power, UPS, voltage

Cryptocurrency and the Data Center

2019-01-06 GDCM Leave a comment

As blockchain and cryptomining were starting, people were attempting to do the same in their garages and other ad-hoc locations…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, IT equipment, Power Filed under: bitcoin, Bitmain, crypto, cryptomining, mining, Rockdale, Texas

Densification: Power & Cooling

2018-11-09 GDCM Leave a comment

Another option that continues to grow year-over-year is not going up or out at all, but solving the need for…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Costs, Energy, IT equipment Filed under: Cooling, densification, density

Waste Heat Reuse

2018-08-25 GDCM Leave a comment

Servers have a wide range of energy use, depending on traditional use or specialized for applications, with a typical server using around 350 watts of power. …

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Posted in: Energy Filed under: Energy, Energy Reuse, Heat Reuse

Energy Codes & Standards

2018-05-03 GDCM Leave a comment

In the United States there are two main documents that pertain to energy.  The main one is the model code…

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Posted in: Energy, Standards Filed under: 90.1, ANSI, ASHRAE, Codes, Energy, IECC, IESNA, Standards

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