As data centers deploy new computing infrastructure to meet the needs of AI, the industry is awakening to the realization that the current grid may not be equipped to support growing requirements.
At the site level, Salute is either engaging a new build or taking over an existing data center. The key in both cases is to have a pristine data set prior to the go-live date, but the process of achieving this is slightly different.
In many data centers, water-cooled chillers are paired with an open- or closed-circuit cooling tower for heat rejection. Other options include dry coolers, hybrid fluid coolers, and adiabatic fluid coolers.
As market demand for computing power increases (partly fueled by the virality of generative artificial intelligence), engineers are required to rethink data center design.
The recent and enthusiastic interest in two-phase, direct-to-chip cooling directly results from its dynamic ability to handle intense heat loads from high-power chips and its reliability compared to other liquid cooling methods.
Building owners, facility managers, and HVAC design engineers convince themselves that pharmaceutical and mission critical installations are very sophisticated and more complex than many health care applications and certainly more challenging to engineer, operate, and maintain than commercial buildings. But, that’s not the case.
Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, the building and design industry has been parsing out the legislation’s various tools and tax incentives that are newly available to building professionals who wish to apply strategic, high-performance planning to their projects.
While many design requirements associated with current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) spaces are required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), and others, the engineer must be aware of several factors.