As the data center industry develops and managers implement innovative new approaches that drive energy efficiency, taking action to reduce environmental impact often also leads to cost savings. 

Greenheck’s versatile model USF can be utilized in a wide selection of indoor or outdoor and supply or exhaust applications from commercial light and medium-duty general ventilation requirements to those requiring high airflows, such as manufacturing processes, emergency, continuous high-temperature, or grease-laden exhaust.

In this episode of The Thought Cloud podcast, Jackson Metcalf, critical facilities leader for Gensler, discusses the critical facilities section of the report and how design can innovate these spaces. He also shares his insights on some of the latest data center design trends to look for.

The goal of any containment system is to improve the intake air temperatures and deliver cooling efficiently to the IT equipment, thereby creating an environment where changes can be made that will lower operating costs and increase cooling capacity. 

To maximize uptime, the YVAM features Quick Start technology with integral uninterruptible power supply (UPS) backup, allowing the chiller to return to full load in as little as three minutes after power is restored. 

Air-handling units have been used in the past to cool raised-floor data centers, but there is now an opportunity in the market to drive more innovative thermal management solutions for slab floor data centers.

For its ESG work with customers and in its own operations, Johnson Controls has been ranked as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 16 years. The company earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, a top ESG rating from Sustainalytics, and was distinguished as a climate leader by the CDP, Corporate Knights, and the Financial Times.

The digital resource was designed to help contractors save time by reducing the need for physical manuals and paper assets that can be time-consuming to sort through and difficult to navigate while on the job site.

With DELTRI+, building owners can improve existing units before considering more extensive upgrades to their ventilation systems.

The new Si-CA range of robust, compact, lightweight, and intuitive devices takes combustion gas analysis to the next level, with digital technology delivering the speed and reliability that HVAC technicians need.