Timmons Group to Provide Civil Engineering and Landscape Architecture Services ...PR Web (press release)The General Services Administration has awarded a Design-Build Contract to Hensel Phelps Construction Company for a new $191.5 million high-performance data center located in Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland. Timmons Group is proud to be a part of ...and […]

GigaOmFor Facebook, infrastructure concerns loom largeGigaOmFacebook has become a huge proponent of standardized data center infrastructure — as evidenced in its state-of-the-art, and LEED-certified Prineville, Ore. data center. It helped launch the Open Compute Project, which laid out building blocks for ...and more » […]

Smart lights, bright data centerITworld.comWhen the firm updated its 2000-square-foot data center, it focused on energy efficiencies across the board, such as cold aisle containment and controlled airflow management. Its efforts helped the data center attain its US Green Building Council LEED ... […]

Executive Hirings: DCA, ID Group, CoreLink, 8 SolutionsData Center KnowledgeGray Becomes a Principal of ID Group: Integrated Design Group, an architectural, engineering and planning firm focused on data center design, announced today that Bradley Gray, LEED AP, has been named a company principal. Gray has been instrumental in ...and more » […]

DatacenterDynamicsDeveloper Receives Approvals for NJ Data Center ProjectCoStar GroupBy Randyl Drummer Russo Development gained approval to build its ninth data center development in the New York metro area on a 71-acre greenfield site in central New Jersey near Exit 12 off Interstate 287. Russo, New Jersey's leading developer of ...Russo gets planning […]

Consulting-Specifying EngineerIntelligent lighting improves data center efficiencyConsulting-Specifying EngineerA unique challenge Fenwick and West faced was having to take extra precautions in making upgrades, as the data center was already LEED Gold certified prior to the Redwood installation. The goal of achieving maximum LEED points was the primary facto […]

Environmental LeaderRagingWire's CA2 Data Center Earns LEED Gold CertificationAZoBuildBy Joel Scanlon RagingWire Data Centers, the leading data center provider, declared that its second Sacramento data center at California has achieved LEED Gold certification, presented by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, […]

DatacenterDynamicsRagingWire Sacramento data center gets LEED GoldDatacenterDynamicsData center services provider RagingWire announced Wednesday that its second data center in Sacramento, California, was awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council. Features of the facility that earned it the second-highest tier of ...Newest RagingWire Sa […]

Data Center KnowledgeStream Expands With Houston Data CenterData Center KnowledgeThe ground-up (greenfield) data center will be built to withstand sustained 146-mph straight-line winds, and is being designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification. The data center will initially deliver 4.5 megawatts of critical power, with the ability ...Stream Data Centers Anno […]

DatacenterDynamicsBlue Waters Data Center Achieves LEED GoldData Center KnowledgeThe features of the NPCF data center that led to a LEED Gold certification include a 480V power distribution system for computating equipment, a focus on water-cooled computational and storage equipment, external cooling towers for free cooling, ...Illinois supercomputing center […]

Invisco Selects KPK for HVI-916 Testing for the State of CaliforniaPR.com (press release)That specification, in turn, refers to even more detailed specifications, the ANSI/AMCA210 - ANSI/ASHRAE 51, "Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic Performance Rating." That specification was jointly published by the Air Movement and ... […]

Best Practices to Improve Building Performance Focus of ASHRAE High Performing ...AutomatedBuildings.com (press release)The ASHRAE conference, High Performance Buildings: A Focus on Deep Energy Savings, addresses what really works when tackling major improvements in energy efficiency, renewable applications and operating practices in buildings. […]

Yes, LEED-Certified Buildings on Chopping Block TooSustainableBusiness.comThe report will look at cost, payback, and return on investment of each level of LEED certification individually, of LEED volume certification, and of ASHRAE standards 90.1 and forefront of pushing green building and LEED," says Shari Shapiro, ...and more » […]

hydrocarbons21.comAS Trust & Holdings awarded US patent for R441A HC blendhydrocarbons21.comAS Trust & Holdings has been awarded a US patent for the formula of a blend of pure hydrocarbons that has been designated R441A by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). “This patent award allows us to ... […]

ASHRAE, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials plan to ...Daily Commercial NewsASHRAE and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) specifically detailing ways in which the two organizations can work together to advance and promote mutual ... […]

Ceco Door Provides Net Zero Solutions to ARMYMarketWatch (press release)At the ASSA ABLOY booth Ceco Door showcased energy efficient openings that improve building envelope thermal performance including the Trio-E(TM) door, which meets GREENGUARD purchasing standards for many military departments plus LEED, ASHRAE 189 and ...and more » […]

Latest Green Building Standard now available.ThomasNet Industrial News RoomJanuary 31, 2012 - ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, provides green building foundation for those who strive to design, build, and operate high ...and more » […]

ASHRAE 90.1, with 40 Percent Window-to-Wall Ratio, Approved for Final PublicationUSGlass News Network (USGNN)ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 90.1 voted to approve final publication of Addendum bb to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, at a meeting January 20-23 in Chicago, "with knowledge of unresolved objectors" with a fair amount of […]

ASHRAE Recognizes HVAC/R Achievements of 36 individuals.ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)January 24, 2012 - ASHRAE is recognizing 36 people for their contributions to the Society and the building industry at 2012 Winter Conference, which is being held January 21-25. Honors to be bestowed concern Hall of Fame, ASHRAE Technology Awards, ...and mor […]

ASHRAE Evolves in Recognition of Role of Providing Total Building GuidancePR Web (press release)ASHRAE is announcing an evolution of its brand to reflect its progression within the building industry. This includes a refreshed logo, a new tagline and a change to using only its acronym. The redesigned logo and new tagline point to a more ...and more » […]