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In The News EDITED BY PATRICK LYNCH, Associate Editor DOE and EPA report on advancing energy efficiency in data centers T NEWS AT A GLANCE •BICSI combined its technical publications into a package deal with the BICSI Members-Only Resource Library. A value-priced offer through their BICSI membership, information technology professionals will have instant access to the information needed to perform the proper procedures in designing and installing infrastructure. The BICSI Resource library is available in a set of hardcover binders or CD-ROMs for $1,029, which provides a savings of $213. The Resource Library combo, which includes a set of manuals and CD-ROMS, is $1,675, which reflects a savings of $349. he U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released “Energy Efficiency in Data Centers: Recommendations for Government-Industry Coordination,” a report that details the discussions and recommendations from a national strategy workshop on July 8, 2008. The workshop convened representatives from industry, utilities, associations, and NGOs to identify the next steps for public and private collaboration toward advancing improved energy efficiency in data centers. The report provides recommendations for key areas of collaboration between government and industry, along with detailed descriptions of interactive sessions in which participants identified gaps and opportunities related to defining, advancing, and rewarding energy-efficient data centers. The report includes point papers presented by workshop presenters that detail current trends in data center energy efficiency. U.S. data centers consume a growing portion of the U.S. energy/electricity supply due to growing demand for the services they provide. Data centers used 61 billion kW hours of electricity in 2006, representing 1.5% of all U.S. electricity consumption—double the amount consumed in 2000. Based on current trends, energy consumed by data centers will continue to grow by 12% per year. The workshop and report are part of a joint national data center energy-efficiency information program initiated by the DOE and the EPA. To view the report, “Partnering with Computer Data Centers” visit DOE’s website at www.energy.gov. To view EPA’s report, “Enterprise Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiatives”, visit EPA’s website at www.epa.gov. AMCA elects new president enis Labelle, executive vice presisales and marketing executives’ dent of T.A. Morrison & Co., Inc., council from 2000 to 2003; and Ottawa, Ontario, will become the the chair of the air control divipresident of the Air Movement and sion from 2001 to 2003. Elected Control Assn. International (AMCA to the board of directors in 2001, International) at the association’s Labelle served as chairman of the annual meeting held in Savannah, dues and assessment task force Ga. In the past 16 years, Labelle has and as AMCA International’s vice been active participant and strong president. supporter of AMCA International by Labelle will focus on comcontributing to the development of munications to both new and several AMCA policies and strategic Denis Labelle established members by increasplanning. ing their understanding of how Labelle served as the chair of the Canadieach industry segment member contributes to an region from 2000 to 2003; the chair of the AMCA’s growth. D EVENTS • Nov. 19-21: Greenbuild International Conference and Expo: “Revolutionary Green: Innovations for Global Sustainability,” Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston. • Dec. 2-4: POWER-GEN International, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. http:// pgi08.events.pennet.com/fl// 8 Consulting-Specifying Engineer • NOVEMBER 2008 http://www.energy.gov http://www.energy.gov http://www.epa.gov http://pgi08.events.pennet.com/fl// http://pgi08.events.pennet.com/fl//

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