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Half Day Workshop on Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers (Flier)
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Half Day Workshop | August 2020
Materials from the August 2020 virtual Half Day Workshop for the Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative
CII Workshop 2020 Aug_Vivek Rajendran Dell EMC (1).pdf
Final Agenda 19 Aug - Workshop on Green Data Centers by IGBC and LBNL US (1).pdf
8Eaton _CII Untapped Potential 19th August_Eaton (1).pdf
1DC workshop - 19 Aug 2020_IGBC - Shivraj Dhaka (1).pdf
5Data Center Sustainability v1_NPCI (1).pdf
3Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centres by_Mr Sinhal (1).pdf
Half Day Workshop | October 2020
Materials from the October 2020 virtual Half Day Workshop for the Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative.
DraftAgenda_Workshop on Green DCs by IGBC & LBNL_22Oct_v2.03 (1).pdf
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Shivraj Dhaka_Green DCs workshop - 22 Oct 2020 (1).pdf
Innovative Cooling Technologies for Densely Occupied Loads in Data Centers.pptx
Efficiency through IT Hardware and Software.pdf
ECBC Guide_DCD _102220v3 w notes.pptx
Case study Infosys Data Center (003) (1).pptx
Infosys Case Study Launch Slide Deck.pptx
Harmonization of Open Standards: Development of a Liquid Cooled Rack Specification
Presentation slides from the 2017 Data Center Dynamics Conference in Shanghai. The panel discussed the development of the liquid cooling rack specification and the standards harmonization project. 
SHANGHAI DCD Liquid Cooling panel 061517.pdf
Harnessing the Power of Data Analytics for Reliable and Efficient Data Center Operations at LBNL’s High Performance Computing (HPC) Center
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) pioneered using data analytics tools for operational reliability and efficiency at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC).
2021-ASHRAE-virtual-conf_Liu_NERSC (submitted).pdf
High Performance Buildings: Data Centers Server Power Supplies
The goals for this project include an analysis of power supply efficiencies, which included the development of an accepted test protocol for server power supplies, lab and field testing of a broad range of server power supplies and documenting the resul
Server Power Supplies_2005.pdf
High Performance Buildings: Data Centers Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
The goals for this project included a complete analysis of distribution of UPS design efficiencies, which included the development of a UPS test protocol, and the broad circulation of efficiency findings to the industry through the CEC PIER program, Law
UPS_Report_2005.pdf
High Performance Computing Data Center Metering Protocol
This report is part of the DOE effort to develop methods for measurement in High Performance Computing (HPC) data center facilities and document system strategies that have been used in DOE data centers to increase data center energy efficiency.
hpc_metering_protocol.pdf
High Performance Computing with High Efficiency
Presentation on the computational facility designed for the University of California in Berkeley, CA that was designed to accommodate either air or liquid cooling.  Author(s): Tschudi, B., S. Greenberg and A. Khann
CRT transactionpaperJune2009-6-5-09.pdf
High Performance Computing with High Efficiency
A new computational facility under design for the University of California in Berkeley, CA is such a center that is being designed to accommodate either air or liquid cooling. This paper describes the unique design features of this center whose goals in
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High Performance Data Centers: A Design Guidelines Sourcebook
Based upon benchmark measurements of operating data centers and input from practicing designers and operators, the Design Guidelines are intended to provide a set of efficient baseline design approaches for data center systems.
DCdesignPGE2006.pdf
How to be Cloud Smart: IAAS Considerations for the Data Center Community
This whitepaper from the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) PMO, shares some of those lessons learned to provide a holistic view of cloud adoption and enable the federal data center community to be “cloud smart.”
IAAS Considerations for the Data Center Community.pdf
How to Save Money in Your Small Data Center
At Energy Exchange 2018, Dale Sartor & Steve Greenberg of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) held a workshop on money-saving actions that you can take in your small data center.
Small Data Center Energy Exchange Workshop.pdf
HPC Energy Efficiency in the Exascale Era
Slide deck from the a Keynote delivered by Jeff Broughton (LBNL) at the energy efficiency workshop at the Super Compute 2019 conference.
SC 2019 EE HPC Keynote V2.pdf
Humidity Control in Data Centers
This report reviews the evolution of humidity control in data centers and makes recommendations on how to meet the current humidity control requirements in an energy-efficient manner. Guidance on the use of evaporative cooling is also provided.
Humidity Control in Data Centers.03242017_0.pdf
Hybrid Cooling in Data Centres
Slide deck from presentation made at the Feb 13, 2019 Half Day Workshop as part of the Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative.
CASE STUDY Hybrid Cooling IIT Delhi 13.2.2019.pdf
Hyderabad Green Data Center Workshop Agenda & Flier
Promotional materials from the July 2019 Hyderabad Green Data Center Workshop.
Green Buildings and Green Data Centers Flyer_FINAL.pdf
ANSI Workshop - Green Buildings 15 July Hyderabad_v1.04_bp.pdf
IGBC and LBNL Project Review
Summary of project review held in Bangalore on February 13th, 2019. 
2_IGBC DC Rating System_Gen Presentation 13 Feb 19_Mr Shivraj DHaka.pdf
IGBC and LBNL Project Review Meeting Agenda
Agenda from the February 2018 Project Review Meeting
Advisory Group Meeting Feb 2018_Agenda.pdf
Immersion Cooling of Electronics in DoD Installations
This demonstration, which took place at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington D.C., consisted of a commercially available high-performance computer immersed in the 3M Novec 649 liquid.
ImmersionCooling2016.pdf
Impact of Air Filtration on the Energy and Indoor Air Quality of Economizer-based Data Centers in the PG&E Territory
The goal of the project is to encourage the use of air economizers in data centers by developing a framework for making energy and lifecycle cost comparisons for various filtration options and to better understand the impact of climate on data centers.
PG&E Impact of Air Filtration_2009.pdf
Implementing ECBC 2017 in Data Centers Advisory Group Meeting
Slide deck on the ECBC User Guide effort from July 2019 Advisory Group Meeting. 
ECBC Guide_Advisory Group minutes 080519.pdf
Implementing Instructions for Executive Order 13834 Efficient Federal Operations
This document provides Federal executive departments and agencies (agencies) with instructions regarding implementation of Executive Order (E.O.) 1383
eo13834_instructions.pdf
Improving Data Center Efficiency with Rack or Row Cooling Devices
In new data center designs, capacity provisioning for ever-higher power densities puts into question whether conventional room-conditioning systems can manage future information technology (IT) loads.
dc_chilloff2.pdf
Improving Energy Efficiency for Server Rooms & Closets
A guide outlining effective methods to increase energy efficiency- ranging from low to high cost.
Improving Energy Efficiency for Server Rooms and Closets.pdf