From Compromised To Optimized Part two of a strategy to minimize TCO. By: Akhil Docca, Maira Bana, and James Baross Our previous article, “5 Reasons For Lost Data Center Dollars,” established the main causes of low-capacity utilization, increased downtime and cooling inefficiencies, and examined the impact they have on your costs. We concluded that the best solution is an integrated and continuous modeling process to resolve current problems and model future changes. At Future Facilities, we achieve […]
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EnterpriseTech Features Data Center Virtualization Utilized at Citigroup Facility by Future Facilities’ 6SigmaDCX Product Line
Future Facilities’ 6Sigma DCX Product Line has become a beneficial platform for data center planning at Citigroup. The toolset was first operated at Citi’s monumental 40,000 square foot data center in New York, and will continue to be a vital resource for the leading global bank. From the article: At Citigroup, Christian Pastrana, vice president of datacenter planning, found himself at the convergence point of stakeholder contradictions while managing Citi’s space-tapped, 40,000 square foot, 1986-vintage […]
Future Facilities publishes to Government Computer News on how computational fluid dynamics modeling can accelerate compliance with the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI)
Aitor Zabalegui, lead consultant engineer, East Coast, for Future Facilities recently published to the Industry Insight section of Government Computer News about two basic approaches to efficiency that help businesses comply with the DCOI. From the article: By Aitor Zabalegui Jun 07, 2017 Since August 2016, federal agencies have been actively pursuing measures to comply with the Data Center Optimization Initiative. Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the DCOI provides categorized efficiency targets […]
OpTerraADVANTAGE Financing Program Featured by North American Clean Energy
The recent release by OpTerra Energy Services, an energy conservation project financing program, has been examined by North American Clean Energy. From the article: OpTerra Energy Services Launches New Finance Offering for Energy Conservation and Sustainability Projects 14 Dec 2016 OpTerra Energy Services (OpTerra), a national energy services company that works with commercial, industrial and institutional clients as well as education, municipalities and other public sector entities to develop comprehensive sustainability programs, announced its new in-house […]
OpTerra Energy Featured by North American Clean Energy for National Grid Sponsorship
OpTerra Energy recently announced that they will be participating in National Grid’s Customer and Partner Energy Efficiency Summit as a Diamon Sponsor this month, reports North American Clean Energy. From the article: OpTerra Energy Services to Participate as Diamond Sponsor at National Grid’s 2016 Customer and Partner Energy Efficiency Summit 05 Oct 2016 OpTerra Energy Services (OpTerra), a national energy services company that partners with commercial, industrial and institutional clients as well as school districts, cities […]
Energy Manager Today Consults Speaker from Critical Facilities Summit About ASHRAE Standards
David Quirk (DLB Associates), a speaker at this year’s Critical Facilities Summit, recently spoke with Energy Manager Today to discuss the changes happening to ASHRAE’s energy standards for data centers, including the differences between 90.1 and 90.4 From the article: The Effort to Change ASHRAE’s Approach to Data Centers October 5, 2016 By Carl Weinschenk An effort is underway to update an important standard for data center management. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1, the “Energy Standard for […]
OpTerra Energy Services to Participate as Diamond Sponsor at National Grid’s 2016 Customer and Partner Energy Efficiency Summit
Energy conservation leader to highlight recent projects for utility, retail and corporate clients that resulted in substantial cost savings October 04, 2016 09:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OpTerra Energy Services (OpTerra), a national energy services company that partners with commercial, industrial and institutional clients as well as school districts, cities and counties to implement comprehensive sustainability programs, announced today that its Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Division will be participating at the 2016 National Grid […]
Energy Manager Today Features Future Facilities’ CTO Mark Seymour on Podcast
Leading energy publication, Energy Manager Today, produces a podcast series titled “Behind the Meter.” This episode focuses on “A New Metric for Data Center Cooling” and interviews Future Facilities’ CTO Mark Seymour for his insight into The Green Grid’s recently released Performance Indicator (PI). Seymour was instrumental in the creation and development of this metric. From the article: Behind the Meter Podcast: A New Metric for Data Center Cooling July 28, 2016 By Carl Weinschenk […]
Photo Editorial: The Microgrid Conference
Part of the Milldam Public Relations team attended New York and Beyond last week, a conference focused on discussing the growing adoption and challenges of establishing microgrids. Not just attendees, Milldam partnered with Microgrid Knowledge to plan and execute the event itself. A highly successful day, the team (Adam, Caroline, and Shannon) was thrilled to welcome attendees, sponsors, speakers and leaders of the industry to Times Square, to learn from the panels and network with energy […]
“Best Practices For Data Center Management” Piece by Future Resource Engineering’s Tim Hirschenhofer is Featured by Facility Executive
Future Resource Engineering conducted a survey of 40 data centers across the United States to see what common improvements could be made to allow for substantial energy savings. Read more below: Best Practices For Data Center Management By Tim Hirschenhofer From the March/April 2016 Issue Energy efficiency and conservation are some of the most important topics discussed in data centers throughout the world. In addition to the need to mitigate rising energy prices, data center facility […]