Johnson Controls opened its HVAC Rooftop Center of Excellence in Norman, Oklahoma, US in 2019 data centre operations beyond traditional static cooling approaches.
Traditional data centre operations rely on conservative cooling strategies that maintain constant temperatures regardless of actual server loads.“ Buildings are almost all analogue. They are a giant on and off switch... we leave them running all the time,” Katie says.
Digital control systems enable dynamic cooling adjustments that track realtime server utilisation patterns. This operational shift requires data centre operators to think beyond traditional facility management approaches.
Brad Smith, Microsoft’ s President, sees AI’ s potential extending beyond individual facility optimisation:“ AI can play a pivotal role in helping address the climate crisis, including by analysing environmental outcomes and advancing the development of clean energy technology,” he says.
The transformation combines efficiency improvements, electrification strategies and digital control systems to address the data centre industry’ s carbon challenge.“ As we do that, the building goes from being a major climate culprit to a real climate champion,” Katie concludes.
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