How "COOL" - In the future, this electricity-free tech could help cool buildings in metro
The future of A/C.... Date: August 5, 2019 Source: University at Buffalo Engineers have designed a new system to help cool buildings in crowded metro areas without consuming electricity. This is an important innovation as cities learn ways to adapt to climate changes. The system consists of "special material - an inexpensive polymer/aluminum film" that's installed at the bottom of a box as "a specially designed solar 'shelter.'" The film helps keep surroundings cool by absor
How Redundant is Your Data Center...Part 2
In our last post we discussed different Tiers of data center redundancy as defined by the Uptime Institute. Building Industry Consulting Ser
How Redundant is Your Data Center...Part 1
At its core, redundancy is about choices. More specifically backup plans. Although it's physically impossible to eliminate risk, we sho
HVAC that Predicts the Future
We do quite a lot of data center work, and one topic that comes up now again is using instantaneous IT power usage to control cooling capaci
Cloud Computing for Normal People
We've all heard of "the cloud", but do we really know
what it is or how to use it? I know for the longest time I
really didn&#
