Data Center Case Studies
GE's new Kentucky data center wins the platinum crown
What does it take for a data center to achieve a Platinum LEED rating? Ask GE, which just announced the opening of its revamped data center at its appliances and lighting division in in Louisville, Ky. The stats on the data center may help to explain the rating. GE revitalized an existing building at GE’s Appliance Park in Louisville. During the recent revitalization, GE was able to maintain 98.3 percent of the walls, floors and roof of unutilized factory space, sourcing half of the construction materials regionally, and building with 30 percent recycled materials. But the data center energy savings is what's impressive: 34 percent better than a typical code-complaint building. The center houses high-efficiency cooling systems, including a 4-foot-raised floor cooled by two 500-ton redundant chillers and two 27,000-gallon thermal storage tanks.
What does it take for a data center to achieve a Platinum LEED rating? Ask GE, which just announced the opening of its revamped data center at its appliances and lighting division in in Louisville, Ky. The stats on the data center may help to explain the rating. GE revitalized an existing building at GE’s Appliance Park in Louisville. During the recent revitalization, GE was able to maintain 98.3 percent of the walls, floors and roof of unutilized factory space, sourcing half of the construction materials regionally, and building with 30 percent recycled materials. But the data center energy savings is what's impressive: 34 percent better than a typical code-complaint building. The center houses high-efficiency cooling systems, including a 4-foot-raised floor cooled by two 500-ton redundant chillers and two 27,000-gallon thermal storage tanks.
DuPont Fabros gets LEED Gold for New Jersey data center
DuPont Fabros, one of the biggest providers of wholesale data center space in the US, has received a LEED Gold certification for one of its data centers from the US Green Building Council. As of the end of March, the 180,000-sq-ft building had 88,000 sq ft of raised floor built out, offering a total of 18.2MW of critical load, according to DuPont's earnings report for the first quarter of 2011.
DuPont Fabros, one of the biggest providers of wholesale data center space in the US, has received a LEED Gold certification for one of its data centers from the US Green Building Council. As of the end of March, the 180,000-sq-ft building had 88,000 sq ft of raised floor built out, offering a total of 18.2MW of critical load, according to DuPont's earnings report for the first quarter of 2011.
The Data Center Powering the Superbowl
As 100,000 fans pour into Cowboys Stadium Sunday for Super Bowl XLV, the fans will have little awareness that there is a data center serving as the technological nerve center of the stadium.
As 100,000 fans pour into Cowboys Stadium Sunday for Super Bowl XLV, the fans will have little awareness that there is a data center serving as the technological nerve center of the stadium.
Greening Terremark Data Centers
The majority of the ten largest data centers in the world are run by IT service providers. All of these service provider data centers are very green when compared to most corporate data centers. Read this White paper to learn what they do to drive energy efficiency.
The majority of the ten largest data centers in the world are run by IT service providers. All of these service provider data centers are very green when compared to most corporate data centers. Read this White paper to learn what they do to drive energy efficiency.
Buying Tips: Data Center Flooring & Accessories
One way to dramatically cut data center cooling costs is to invest in raised flooring, because it can play an active role in the way you deliver cooling and manage the heat around your servers. Here, we'll identify a few key elements you'll need to think about before you purchase data center flooring and accessories.
One way to dramatically cut data center cooling costs is to invest in raised flooring, because it can play an active role in the way you deliver cooling and manage the heat around your servers. Here, we'll identify a few key elements you'll need to think about before you purchase data center flooring and accessories.
IBM Chills Sealed Data Center with Outside Air: RTP Data Center
IBM owns more than 450 data centers worldwide, and it has more than 8 million square feet of raised floor data center space under its management, according to Joe Dzaluk, vice president of infrastructure at the company's Global Technology Services division. So while this new data center in Carolina will eventually scale to over 100,000 square feet - fairly large by data center standards - it is but a drop in the Big Blue bucket.
IBM owns more than 450 data centers worldwide, and it has more than 8 million square feet of raised floor data center space under its management, according to Joe Dzaluk, vice president of infrastructure at the company's Global Technology Services division. So while this new data center in Carolina will eventually scale to over 100,000 square feet - fairly large by data center standards - it is but a drop in the Big Blue bucket.
Data Center Saves Big with Better Air Flow Monitoring
James Kennedy, the senior facility manager at RagingWire, said the colocation company is saving more than $600,000 per year on cooling costs at its Sacramento, Calif.-based data center. The 216,000-square-foot facility features 110,000 square feet of raised floor, designed to 200 watts per square foot power density.
James Kennedy, the senior facility manager at RagingWire, said the colocation company is saving more than $600,000 per year on cooling costs at its Sacramento, Calif.-based data center. The 216,000-square-foot facility features 110,000 square feet of raised floor, designed to 200 watts per square foot power density.
IBM Continues to Raise the Floor
In announcing it's latest data center build-out at Highbrook Business Park near Auckland, New Zealand, IBM adds to the 30 million square feet of raised floor it has constructed for its clients and the 8 million square feet it has assembled for itself.
In announcing it's latest data center build-out at Highbrook Business Park near Auckland, New Zealand, IBM adds to the 30 million square feet of raised floor it has constructed for its clients and the 8 million square feet it has assembled for itself.
Power, Cooling and Data Center Design -- From Square One
What's new in power, cooling and data center design? The new Emerson site in St. Louis incorporates state-of-the-art Computer Room AC (CRAC), supplemental cooling, building power, fire protection systems and cabling. It even has a solar power array on the roof. Liebert DS Precision Cooling CRAC units blast cold air into a three-foot high under-floor plenum which feeds the air into the cold aisles via perforated tiles supplied by Tate Flooring.
What's new in power, cooling and data center design? The new Emerson site in St. Louis incorporates state-of-the-art Computer Room AC (CRAC), supplemental cooling, building power, fire protection systems and cabling. It even has a solar power array on the roof. Liebert DS Precision Cooling CRAC units blast cold air into a three-foot high under-floor plenum which feeds the air into the cold aisles via perforated tiles supplied by Tate Flooring.
Power Loft Offers 300 watts per Square Feet Capacity in New Raised Floor Data Center
Innovation Park is a 1,500-acre business and technology park located 15 miles from Dulles Airport and 30 miles from Downtown Washington and targeting biotechnology, life science, and supporting industries. Its 100,000 square feet of usable raised floor space brings no attrition as power grows.
Innovation Park is a 1,500-acre business and technology park located 15 miles from Dulles Airport and 30 miles from Downtown Washington and targeting biotechnology, life science, and supporting industries. Its 100,000 square feet of usable raised floor space brings no attrition as power grows.
First LEED Platinum Data Center in the U.S. uses Raised Flooring
ACT, the nonprofit that established the American College Testing Program 50 years ago, has attained LEED-Platinum green building certification for the organization's data center -- the first in the country to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council's highest rating. The new 8,000-square-foot operations center building includes a 4,000-square-foot raised floor data center and a geothermal system that serves as a cooling source and contributes to energy efficiency.
ACT, the nonprofit that established the American College Testing Program 50 years ago, has attained LEED-Platinum green building certification for the organization's data center -- the first in the country to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council's highest rating. The new 8,000-square-foot operations center building includes a 4,000-square-foot raised floor data center and a geothermal system that serves as a cooling source and contributes to energy efficiency.
Power Loft Gets First Tenant in Virginia
Power Loft LLC has secured the first tenant for its innovative data center project in Manassas, Virginia. The Manassas facility features 100,000 square feet of raised floor space on the upper floor, while the ground level houses air handling units (AHUs) that deliver cold air through the ceiling and into the under-floor plenum of the second story.
Power Loft LLC has secured the first tenant for its innovative data center project in Manassas, Virginia. The Manassas facility features 100,000 square feet of raised floor space on the upper floor, while the ground level houses air handling units (AHUs) that deliver cold air through the ceiling and into the under-floor plenum of the second story.
Rackspace Plans to Open Tenth Data Center
Rackspace Hosting plans to open a new data center facility in the Chicago area. The company will lease 36,700 square feet of raised floor space from a subsidiary of DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
Rackspace Hosting plans to open a new data center facility in the Chicago area. The company will lease 36,700 square feet of raised floor space from a subsidiary of DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
IBM
building super-efficient data center in Colorado
IBM announced that it has built a data center that will be twice as energy efficient as the industry average, according to officials with the company. This newest one is about 115,000 square feet, with about 70,000 square feet of Tate raised floor. Including the new site, IBM’s Boulder campus includes 300,000 square feet of raised floor space, which makes it the company’s largest data center worldwide.
IBM announced that it has built a data center that will be twice as energy efficient as the industry average, according to officials with the company. This newest one is about 115,000 square feet, with about 70,000 square feet of Tate raised floor. Including the new site, IBM’s Boulder campus includes 300,000 square feet of raised floor space, which makes it the company’s largest data center worldwide.
Raised
Floor Office Space for Rackspace
Rackspace Managed Hosting has some interesting designs for its new headquarters facility, which will be housed in a former shopping mall in San Antonio. Computerworld has some details of the company's plans for the retrofit of the former Windsor Park Mall, which will require $100 million in investment as the managed hosting company expands to add 4,000 employees. Rackspace is focusing on energy efficiency in its design, which includes an unusual wrinkle - both the office space and data center space will feature raised floors.
Rackspace Managed Hosting has some interesting designs for its new headquarters facility, which will be housed in a former shopping mall in San Antonio. Computerworld has some details of the company's plans for the retrofit of the former Windsor Park Mall, which will require $100 million in investment as the managed hosting company expands to add 4,000 employees. Rackspace is focusing on energy efficiency in its design, which includes an unusual wrinkle - both the office space and data center space will feature raised floors.
What
Works to Cut Data Center Energy Usage
The newest green data centres share many features: They're built using locally supplied and recycled materials; waste is minimized during construction; lots of windows provide extensive natural lighting; and fluorescent lighting with dimmers is used throughout. These buildings have occupancy sensors so that lights and temperature automatically adjust when no one is in the room. Another common feature is raised flooring with under-floor heating and cooling used throughout the buildings, not just in the computer rooms.
The newest green data centres share many features: They're built using locally supplied and recycled materials; waste is minimized during construction; lots of windows provide extensive natural lighting; and fluorescent lighting with dimmers is used throughout. These buildings have occupancy sensors so that lights and temperature automatically adjust when no one is in the room. Another common feature is raised flooring with under-floor heating and cooling used throughout the buildings, not just in the computer rooms.
Monsanto
Company Completes $21 Million Data Center
Monsanto Company has announced it has completed construction of a new data center on the west side of its World Headquarters campus in Creve Coeur, Mo.... Mr. Dunn noted that the design ratio of power to cooling has historically been 1:1, however the impact of virtualization, consolidation and high density has “the future of the data center requires more power then cooling at a 1: 1.3 to 1: 1.5 ratio with the advent of new self cooled servers.” ...Some particulars about the new facility: • 120 watts/sf 10,000 raised floor!
Monsanto Company has announced it has completed construction of a new data center on the west side of its World Headquarters campus in Creve Coeur, Mo.... Mr. Dunn noted that the design ratio of power to cooling has historically been 1:1, however the impact of virtualization, consolidation and high density has “the future of the data center requires more power then cooling at a 1: 1.3 to 1: 1.5 ratio with the advent of new self cooled servers.” ...Some particulars about the new facility: • 120 watts/sf 10,000 raised floor!
Improved
Airflow Cools Off Overheated Data Center
When lighting manufacturer Osram Sylvania decided to build a backup data center, they moved in to the available floor space at the company's Manchester, N.H. production facility -- upstairs from a loading dock.
When lighting manufacturer Osram Sylvania decided to build a backup data center, they moved in to the available floor space at the company's Manchester, N.H. production facility -- upstairs from a loading dock.
San
Francisco Data Center Builds on Solid Foundation
365 Main has 90,000 square feet of rentable raised floor space. The floor is 24-inches high and manufactured by Jessup, Md.-based Tate Access Floors. It features concrete cores and seismic pedestals with a structural capacity of 250 pounds per square foot.
365 Main has 90,000 square feet of rentable raised floor space. The floor is 24-inches high and manufactured by Jessup, Md.-based Tate Access Floors. It features concrete cores and seismic pedestals with a structural capacity of 250 pounds per square foot.
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Perforated Tiles Equal Better Data Center Cooling
When you pump cold air into a raise floor, you expect it will all arrive at its destination -- the server racks. But like a disobedient child, some of the cold air is probably sneaking off where it shouldn't, and it's costing you money. A new study from Innovative Research Inc., a Plymouth, Minn.-based computational fluid dynamics CFD) company, said a lot of that has to do with your perforated tiles; more specifically, how many of them you have.
When you pump cold air into a raise floor, you expect it will all arrive at its destination -- the server racks. But like a disobedient child, some of the cold air is probably sneaking off where it shouldn't, and it's costing you money. A new study from Innovative Research Inc., a Plymouth, Minn.-based computational fluid dynamics CFD) company, said a lot of that has to do with your perforated tiles; more specifically, how many of them you have.
Smart
Companies Take The LEED for Energy Efficiency
365 Main, a data center builder and operator whose customers include Craigslist and Red Envelope, recently announced plans to implement the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards to all of its future data centers.
365 Main, a data center builder and operator whose customers include Craigslist and Red Envelope, recently announced plans to implement the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards to all of its future data centers.
365
Main
365 Main began with a single data center based in San Francisco, CA., and now operates six facilities nationwide with a seventh in development. Each 365 Main data center features 24/7/365 power, cooling, connectivity and security capabilities to ensure mission-critical operations and business continuity for tenants.
365 Main began with a single data center based in San Francisco, CA., and now operates six facilities nationwide with a seventh in development. Each 365 Main data center features 24/7/365 power, cooling, connectivity and security capabilities to ensure mission-critical operations and business continuity for tenants.
EDS
Announces Plans to Expand Data Center in Tulsa
EDS, a leading global technology services provider, today announced plans to expand its Service Management Center in Tulsa, Okla. The expansion will more than double the square footage of the data center to 440,000 square feet... The current facility, one of the nation's premier data centers, has 76,000 square feet of raised floor space, and the expansion will bring the square footage up to approximately 156,000 square feet.
EDS, a leading global technology services provider, today announced plans to expand its Service Management Center in Tulsa, Okla. The expansion will more than double the square footage of the data center to 440,000 square feet... The current facility, one of the nation's premier data centers, has 76,000 square feet of raised floor space, and the expansion will bring the square footage up to approximately 156,000 square feet.
Microsoft
Takes Rent-To-Own Route to Add Data Centers
Microsoft currently leases the two facilities under a collocation agreement with Savvis that was scheduled to expire in 2010. The software vendor is the sole user of the data centers, which together have about 250,000 square feet of raised-floor space, according to Savvis.
Microsoft currently leases the two facilities under a collocation agreement with Savvis that was scheduled to expire in 2010. The software vendor is the sole user of the data centers, which together have about 250,000 square feet of raised-floor space, according to Savvis.
St.
Louis Gets a Few New Data Centers
Over Memorial Day weekend, the government organization, known as REJIS, moved its systems and other I.T. equipment out of a 30-year-old data center that was located in the basement of its headquarters. But the new facility has twice as much floor space and offers improved cooling capabilities, said Eric Gorham, the organization's director of I.T. In the old building, "we had 12-inch raised floors that were getting crowded and reducing our airflow," he said. "The new data center has 24-inch floors, so we don't have to worry about hot spots anymore."
Over Memorial Day weekend, the government organization, known as REJIS, moved its systems and other I.T. equipment out of a 30-year-old data center that was located in the basement of its headquarters. But the new facility has twice as much floor space and offers improved cooling capabilities, said Eric Gorham, the organization's director of I.T. In the old building, "we had 12-inch raised floors that were getting crowded and reducing our airflow," he said. "The new data center has 24-inch floors, so we don't have to worry about hot spots anymore."
IBM
to Build $86 Million Energy Efficient Data Center in
Boulder as Part of Project Big Green
IBM announced today an $86 million data center expansion...IBM will use state-of-the-art technology to build a "green data center" to help IBM and its clients reduce energy costs. With the addition, the IBM Boulder location will expand its hardened raised floor operations from approximately 225,000 square feet to more than 300,000 square feet, making it one of the largest IBM data centers in the world.
IBM announced today an $86 million data center expansion...IBM will use state-of-the-art technology to build a "green data center" to help IBM and its clients reduce energy costs. With the addition, the IBM Boulder location will expand its hardened raised floor operations from approximately 225,000 square feet to more than 300,000 square feet, making it one of the largest IBM data centers in the world.
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