SMU Datacenter Systems Engineering Symposium The Bobby B Lyle School of Engineering, Southern Methodist University in Dallas will be hosting a symposium May 5th 2014 entitled “Opportunities for Datacenters: Data… Read More
LEED for Data Centers V4 – Voicing some Concerns This office is a big fan of LEED. Whether you go through the entire LEED certification process, or you use the process as a guideline… Read More
Emerson Data Center 3 years on – exceeding energy efficiency expectations Our Emerson Global Data Center project made news recently: From Yahoo Finance – Emerson Global Data Center Exceeds Industry Efficiency Rates By 39 Percent It’s… Read More
Project Planning – an Architect’s Perspective I found out today that one of the white papers we produced was integrated as an article on planning in the current issue of Data… Read More
LEED – Public Comments From the USGBC – LEED website: In early November, USGBC launched the 1st Public Comment Period for the next version of the LEED Rating System.… Read More
AFCOM conference, a question of Power Usage Effectiveness I recently spoke at AFCOM, presenting with Keith Gislason and Jeff Sturgeon from Emerson. We gave what AFCOM calls a “virtual tour” of the Emerson… Read More
Upcoming St. Louis USGBC Presentation – Photovoltaics I’ve been asked to speak at the October St. Louis USGBC Chapter meeting on photovolatics. I’m part of a panel that includes Mike Steinbaum at… Read More
Upcoming Speaking Engagements Here’s some information on a couple of programs I’m involved with this summer/fall. The first is GovEnergy 2010 in Dallas, August 18th. I’m part of… Read More
Emerson Data Center featured in Whole Building Design Guide Case Study Fox Architects-designed Data Center is the subject of a Case Study on the Whole Building Design Guide website: Emerson Global Data Center (wbdg.org) Read More
Data Center Planning Contd. Scalability Perhaps no other issue has a bigger place in early planning than scalability. With improvements in technology, increasing digital storage requirements, internet usage and higher… Read More
Data Center Planning Contd. – Thinking in 3 Dimensions Most people tend to think in two dimensions. They look at an organizational diagram or floorplan and study the relationships between the parts, similar to… Read More
Data Center Design continued – Sustainable Planning Planning sustainably: minimizing waste, maximizing productivity Sustainable design eliminates waste by maximizing resources. This can happen in multiple ways – even in mission-critical facilities, some… Read More
Solar vs. Generator Solar cannot replace the need for a generator if you have a Tier 3 N+1 need. Read More
More or Less? Fox Architects recently went through a unique schematic design exercise in the planning of a Green Data Center “Lab”. We were asked to engineer a… Read More
Data Center Design contd. The Power of Alternatives Good planning requires looking at multiple options, especially early in a project. Many consultants sell a one-size-fits-all solution, but experience tells us that there is… Read More
Beyond Green FOX ARCHITECTS – EMERSON GLOBAL DATA CENTER IN ST. LOUIS ACHIEVES LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION www.fox-arch.com – www.Emerson.com Energy-Efficient Facility Also Wins Beyond Green Award http://www.sbicouncil.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=6… Read More
Data Center Design contd. Our next Fox rule for Data Center Design is to provide for a separation between IT personnel and Facilities staff. Perhaps no other issue can… Read More
Green Data Center Design Series This blog article will be the first in a series on Green Data Center Planning. Many data centers suffer from poor initial planning that causes… Read More
Emerson Data Center receives LEED Gold certification We were notified that the Emerson Data Center has achieved LEED Gold Certification! The LEED process has taken a bit longer than anticipated. We had… Read More
Fox Architects-designed green data center for Emerson featured in several blogs Click on the links below to go to the articles: The new green: Data centers go au natural – Computerworld.com Solar Power your Data Center… Read More
