ASHRAE is partnering with the Green Grid to
cooperate on publications and share technical information on energy
efficiency.
The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated
to advancing energy efficiency in data centers.
With such
center operations running continuously - approximately three times the annual
operating hours of most commercial properties - energy use is typically large
and concentrated. As a result, issues such as sustainable design, energy
efficiency and operating cost become critically important for these facilities,
the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
said.
“This agreement raises our collaboration efforts in
the electronics industry and enhances our efforts to provide data center
operators with important information to improve the energy efficiency of data
centers, paralleling the work already being done by ASHRAE to improve energy
efficiency in all types of buildings,” said Roger Schmidt, a member and past
chairman of ASHRAE’s technical committee on critical facilities, technology
spaces and electronic equipment. “ASHRAE’s unique membership makeup of
manufacturers, designers, facility managers, architects and code officials will
go a long way in assisting the member companies of the Green
Grid.”
“With energy shortages and rising energy costs now
topping the list of concerns for large scale organizations, the movement to reduce
data center and other IT (information technology) energy usage patterns is
quickly gaining momentum,” said Geoffrey Noer, a director of the Green Grid.
“We believe achieving greater IT energy efficiency is a crucial step to
ensuring that growing companies can control costs while enabling future
expansion.”
ASHRAE joins consortium on energy issues
October 1, 2008
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