Organizations are increasingly focused on design-for-efficiency, both as part of corporate sustainability initiatives and as a critical lever in operating cost reduction. BRUNS-PAK developed one of the industry’s first processes for achieving data center LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. However, our design-for-efficiency program is much broader, encompassing a holistic approach to energy efficiency and CO2-reduction as part of comprehensive data center integrated management process. We help clients address fundamental efficiency levers, including:
- Leveraging virtualization to maximize server utilization
- Air flow/distribution optimization
- Use of airside economization, natural wind patterns, and evaporative cooling
- Optimization of electrical power distribution
- Define appropriate application of ASHRAE guidelines for air temperature and humidity
- Use of mechanical variable frequency drives (VFD) in cooling towers
- Infrastructure data monitoring
- Integration of next-generation technologies, such as direct touch cooling or flywheel energy storage systems, to maximize PUE performance.
- Integration of CFD modeling to optimize computer equipment deployment
- Scalable/modular data center design
- Solar energy integration
- Thermal storage utilization
- REVIT/BIM modeling
- Data center information management/BMS