PwC packs a punch

Computerworld (Oct 19 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

1. When PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. CIO Stuart Fulton walks through the company's spankin' new data center, opened this month, he finds "cool things around just about every corner." "Particularly when compared to the existing data center, the contrast is quite amazing," Fulton says. One immediately noticeable feature is the white thermoplastic olefin (TPO) roof topping the building and reducing heat entering the facility, he says. Made of ethylene propylene rubber, TPO single-ply roof "membranes" combine the durability of rubber with the proven performance of hot-air weldable seams. Also visually impressive -- not to mention efficiency smart -- are six fan wall units, each with 24 fans, that will keep cool air circulating about IT gear, he adds. (Read Full Article)

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