Facility Design

The Optimal Edge

The Edge Takes Center Stage

Measuring industry awareness and usage of edge computing technology

June 11, 2020

Exactly when will technology reach the future — the one that relies on edge infrastructure, complete with self-driving cars and smart buildings that communicate with each other to make up truly smart cities?

Design-Build Team Achieves Data Center Firsts for Michigan

Achieving Tier III certification on a tight schedule

June 9, 2020

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Granger Construction, Integrated Design Solutions, IBI Group, Motor City Electric, and Conti Corp. made history, as their design-build data center project became the first in the state of Michigan to receive Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification for both design and constructed facilities.

Stack Infrastructure Launches Into Arizona

Company establishes flagship campus in Phoenix

June 8, 2020

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The Avondale Techplex is among the fastest-growing regions in the Phoenix market, and demand for capacity to serve the area’s technology corridor continues to accelerate.

Beating the heat in the data center industry

Data Centers Beat the Heat with Liquid Cooling

Reliability meets performance

Todd Lambert

June 5, 2020

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New technologies and increasing demands are generating a considerable amount of heat as information technology equipment (ITE) power density soars past 5 kW, contributing to tremendous challenges for data centers.

The Days of Sole Sourcing Design Are Over

Competition in the whole industry is back

Paul E. Schlattman

May 29, 2020

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While both public shareholders and private investors are seeking a competitive financial advantage today, they are also seeking a new approach to doing business.

Remote Processing Plant Relies on Rolls-Royce

Reliability off the grid

May 27, 2020

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Having reliable, consistent energy with no fluctuation in voltage or frequency is critical to the Granjas Carroll pork processing plant. But when the plant was first being built, having reliable power — or any power at all — was an uncertainty.

Hyperconverged Infrastructure Versus Cloud Strategies

HCI environments are more than the myths make them out to be

Leon Adato

May 1, 2020

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When IT departments look to switch to a virtualized environment, it seems they are almost always talking about cloud. However, both HCI and cloud have their respective benefits and drawbacks.

Coronavirus and Construction

Designers Weigh Strategies for COVID-19 Isolation Rooms

Collaboration is key

Nadine M. Post

April 29, 2020

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Teams are working behind the scenes on longer-lead time COVID-19 retrofits and conversions for hospitals, hotels and dormitories. Many of these are aimed at increasing the supply of coronavirus-patient intensive care units and airborne infection isolation rooms to protect health-care workers.

Molded Fittings — Aquatherm

April 27, 2020

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Aquatherm added molded fittings in 45s, 90s, and tees to its SDR 9, 11, and 17.6 product lines. The molded fittings are available in nominal sizes up to 10 inches.

Myths and Realities of Prefabricated Data Centers

Modular construction is not limited to containers

Felipe Reséndiz

April 24, 2020

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There are many misconceptions when it comes to the pros and cons of prefabricated data centers. Here, we take a look at some of the more common myths surrounding modular construction and discover the real story …