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Date	Title	Files and Links
07/04/2013	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
06/25/2013	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
09/08/2012	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
09/20/2012	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
06/09/2017	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
04/26/2012	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
06/06/2019	Benefits of Green Data Center Rating System and New Initiatives by IGBC and LBNL	1_DC Rating System_Presentation 14 May 19_IGBC.ppt
04/16/2015	ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments Presentation given at the data center workshop hosted by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and PG&E at NetApp in Sunnyvale, CA. Author(s): Steinbrecher, R.	ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines_ SVLG 2015.pdf
12/12/2013	ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment
06/29/2006	ASHRAE Standard Weather Data for Building Design Standards ASHRAE document that contains the international climate zones.	ASHRAEstandardClimateZones2006.pdf
04/15/2015	ASHRAE Data Center Environmental Standards: Some Field Observations Presentation given at the data center workshop hosted by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and PG&E at NetApp in Sunnyvale, CA. Author(s):Khattar, M.	ASHRAE observations_SVLG 2015.pdf
02/01/2012	Are There Ghosts in Your Closet? Saving Wasted Energy in Computer Server Rooms Brief document that outlines how to optimize the energy footprint of server rooms. Author(s): Pierre Delforge from National Resources Defense Council	NRDC_SmallDCs2012_Brief.pdf
10/13/2016	Applying Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices Presentation slides from Dale Sartor's session at the Designing, Deploying and Managing Efficient Data Centers Conference in Santa Clara, CA.	SartorBest Practices_100816.pdf
02/25/2015	Applying Best Practices to Meet the Challenge: Participation in the DOE Better Buildings Challenge Presentation on the DOE Better Buildings Challenge given at the Technology Covergence Conference Santa Clara. Author(s): Sartor, D.	TCC 2015 Sartor Presentation021015.pdf
05/01/2020	An Evolution in Liquid Cooling: LBNL 50B-1275 as a Case Study This case study summarizes the energy efficiency measures (and outcomes) implemented in Building 50B, Room 1275 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.	LiquidCooling.CaseStudy.pdf
06/13/2019	An Analysis of Contracts and Relationships between Supercomputing Centers and Electricity Service Providers Increases in peak electricity demands and the growing use of renewable energy — with associated intermittency and variable output — present new challenges to electricity service providers (ESPs).	An Analysis of Contracts and Relationships between Supercomputing Centers and Electricity Service Providers.pdf
11/09/2018	Alternative Financing of Data Center Energy Projects This slide deck covers opportunities for energy efficiency in data centers. It reviews alternative financing options for energy efficiency projects in data centers, with a particular focus on how ESPCs and UESCs can help advance efficiency.	Sartor Data Center ESPC 110218.pdf
03/01/2011	Air-Side Economizer Cooling Is Safe for Most California Data Centers The goal of this research was to investigate whether gaseous contamination is a concern for California data center operators as it relates to the reliability of IT equipment.	Airside Economizer Cooling CA_2011.pdf
07/25/2023	Air Management Tool User Guide User Guide for the CoE's Air Management Tool.	DOE AM Tool--User's Manual v3.1 (7-25-2023).pdf
09/26/2018	Air Management Resource Webinar Slides from Magnus Herrlin's Air Management Resource Webinar. This webinar provides an overview of best practices in air management, including how to detect and correct problems.	2018-07-19 Air Management Resource Webinar.pdf
10/02/2020	Air Management Packages Tool This report presents estimated energy savings for small data center chiller (refrigeration) and fan equipment in a new tabular format for various air management upgrade scenarios.	AM Package Lookup Table Final Guide 6-19-2020.pdf
06/28/2017	Air Management in Small Data Centers (PG&E) This report focuses on improving air management in small data centers (<5,000 square feet) due to the great potential for energy savings.	pgande_final_report_2016_herrlin2001204.pdf
03/01/2011	Air Corrosivity in U.S. Outdoor-Air-Cooled Data Centers is Similar to That in Conventional Data Centers The goal of this research was to investigate whether gaseous contamination is a concern for U.S. data center operators as it relates to the reliability of IT equipment.	Air Corrosivity_Air Cooling_2011.pdf
02/20/2019	Agenda: “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Green Data Centers” Agenda from the first Advisory Group Meeting	Annexure-C Final agenda - 1st Advisory Group Meeting CII IGBC & LBNL _17 July 2018 Bangalore.pdf
06/06/2019	Agenda: Half Day Workshop on Green Data Centres: Joint Initiative of IGBC and LBNL US for “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centre Projects”	Agenda_Workshop on Green Data Centers Mumbai _Agenda 14 May 2019 (2).pdf