Achieving a Green Data Center: More than a Good Design Is Needed

The concept of a Green Data Center is difficult to perceive with a building full of computers consuming

electricity. So the goal for a green data center is to minimize the energy consumed by the facility that does

not go into computing power. To achieve this reduction the site selection, facility program, design, installation

and operations all play an equal role. Jim will discuss some current trends and design strategies for high

performance in various climates and he will also present some keys to maintaining the edge of a high

performance site such as Cx at turnover, seasonal testing, operations plans for changing IT loads, EBCx as

operations change, Cx of added equipment during the life of the data center and most importantly - annual

monitoring and operational adjustments. These concepts, success stories and some common pitfalls will be

presented.