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Best Practices for Data Center Efficiency - Shenzhen- 2012
Presentation on the Best Practices for Data Center Efficiency given as part of the US/China Data Center Efficiency Initiative in Shenzhen, China.
china-dc-workshop-032612.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency
Presentation slides from the Shanghai Data Center Dynamics half day workshop on best practices for data center energy efficiency. 
Shanghai Data Center Dynamics Workshop 060917 (1).pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - Bangalore, India 2012
Presentation given at the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency workshop, hosted by Data Center Dynamics in Bangalore, India. Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-ee-dcdynamics-11-20-2012.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - Beijing 2012
Presentation given at the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency workshop in Beijing, China.  Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-beijing-9-8-2012.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - Chengdu, China 2013
Presentation on Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency given at Data Center Dynamics in Chengdu, China. Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-ee-dcd-06-25-2013.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - Hong Kong 2013
Presentation from the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency workshop, hosted by Data Center Dynamics in Hong Kong. Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-ee-dcd-07-4-2013.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - Hyderabad, India 2012
Presentation given at the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency workshop at the Green Building Congress in Hyderabad, India.  Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-ee-gbc-11-1-2012.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - Mumbai, India 2012
Presentation given at the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency workshop, hosted by Data Center Dynamics in Mumbai, India.  Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-dynamics-5-25-2012.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency - New Delhi, India 2013
Presentation from the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency workshop, hosted by Data Center Dynamics. Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-ee-dcd-09-05-2013.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency Seminar, Santa Clara 2015
Presentation from seminar organized by Dale Sartor and hosted by the Technology Convergence Conference Santa Clara. Topics covered:
Sartor TCC Data CenterSeminar Feb 2015.pdf
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency: Labs21 Workshop - San Jose, CA 2012
Presentation from the Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency: Labs21 Workshop in San Jose, CA. Author(s): Sartor, D.
dc-labs21-10-1-2012.pdf
Best Practices for Data Centers: Lessons Learned from Benchmarking 22 Data Centers
Over the past few years, the authors benchmarked 22 data center buildings. From this effort, we have determined that data centers can be over 40 times as energy intensive as conventional office buildings.
aceee-datacenters.pdf
Best Practices for Modernizing Vintage Data Centers
This white paper discusses the benefits and challenges of upgrading the data center’s  infrastructure components and outlines best practices for successfully planning, implementing and testing those renovations.
Best practices for modernizing vintage data centers.pdf
Best Practices Guide for Energy-Efficient Data Center Design
This guide provides an overview of best practices for energy-efficient data center design which spans the categories of Information Technology (IT) systems and their environmental conditions, data center air manage-ment, cooling and electrical systems,
eedatacenterbestpractices.pdf
Better Buildings Challenge
The Better Buildings Challenge supports commercial and industrial building owners by providing technical assistance and proven solutions to energy efficiency.

Better Buildings, Better Data Centers: Applying Best Practices
Presentation slides from Dale Sartor's Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices Workshop. The workshop was hosted as an Energy Exchange pre-training event in Providence, Rhode Island.
EnergyExchangeDCworkshop_082016.pdf
Better Buildings, Better Data Centers: Applying Best Practices
Presentation given by Dale Sartor at Rocky Mountain Green 2016 in Denver, Colorado April 21-22, 2016.
RockyMountainGreen_Sartor042016.pdf
Better Buildings, Better Data Centers: Applying Best Practices
Presentation slides from Dale Sartor's Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices Workshop. The workshop was hosted as an Energy Exchange pre-training event in Phoenix, Arizona.
Energy Exchange DC Workshop_08102015.pdf
Better Buildings, Better Data Centers: Applying Best Practices Workshop Presentation
Slides from Dale Sartor's presentation on best practices at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference.
CHESC Data Center Workshop 062017 (1).pdf
Binghamton University - Institute for Energy Efficiency Systems
The Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems, a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC), works in partnership with government, industry and academia to develop systematic methodologies for efficiently

Breakthrough Data Center Design: NetApp-Bangalore Campus
Data Centre_Presentation_NetApp.pdf
Building the Business Case for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
The energy intensity of data centers means that energy efficiency improvements have the potential to deliver substantial energy (and monetary) savings to an organization.
Building the business case for energy efficiency in data centers.pdf
Calculating Energy Savings Using High Efficiency DC Power Architecture in a Server Application (Tool)
This Excel-based calculator provides a first-order estimate of the magnitude of the energy savings based on converting an AC-based powering architecture to a DC-based powering architecture for a rack of servers.
dc_server_powering_ calculator.xls
Calculating Energy Savings Using High Efficiency Power Conversion (UPS, AC-DC & DC-DC Power Supply) in Server Applications (Tool)
This Excel-based calculator provides a first-order estimate of the magnitude of the energy savings based on improving the efficiency of any one or more of the elements (UPS, AC-DC and DC-DC power supply) involved in powering a rack of servers
UPS_Energy Savings Calculator_0.xls
Capex free sourcing of renewable energy and storage solutions by Corporate India: A New Trend
3_CleanMax Presentation for CII Data Centre.pptx