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Committee 9.9 (TC9.9) is widely regarded as a key destination for information and best practices

on the topic.

TC9.9 recently elected a new chairman who oversees data and telecom centers. Fred Stack is a vice

president at the leading data center cooling vendor Liebert, which is part of Emerson Network

Power , and takes over as chairman for Roger Schmidt from IBM. We recently spoke with Stack

about what's going on at ASHRAE TC9.9.

Which books does ASHRAE TC9.9 have in the works?

Fred Stack: There is one on contamination that is moving forward

For more on ASHRAE:

right now. We will probably end up voting it out of committee at

ASHRAE and Green Grid

our meeting in January. There is another on measurements: How

team up to standardize data

do you actually measure things in the data center, what kinds of

center energy monitoring

instrumentation exists? Then there is a third that is like a book on

protocols

the ultraefficient data center. It will be a case-study type book,

looking at those that are really pushing the envelope on data

ASHRAE to expand

center efficiency.

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What's on tap at your next annual meeting in January?

humidity, temp ranges

Stack: We have two transaction sessions, with three papers in

each. The first one is focused on liquid cooling, and another on

ASHRAE to standardize data

high-density airflow. There will also be four seminar sessions. Two

center energy

will be on airflow management and focused on airflow internal to

measurements

IT racks. Another will be on sustainable guidelines, and another

will be an update on everything going on in the industry, from our

committee to updates from LEED and other various activities that have gone on over a period of

time.

ASHRAE and TC9.9 have become go-to resources on data center facilities and best practices.

How did that happen?

Stack: When we were formed as a committee, we wanted to be recognized among all areas of the

data industry. Unlike many ASHRAE committees, we meet every month. We are probably the most

prolific committee within ASHRAE. We do more symposiums, technical papers and transaction

papers of any committee that ASHRAE has. Our mission statement has tried to educate the

marketplace on what the best practices are.

How is TC9.9 different now from when it started, and how will it evolve?

Stack: I don't envision it as being as strongly prolific as it has been. There are a lot of books that

have been published that need to be refreshed periodically. We plan to put a heavier focus on the

communication of the information that we have; they're not as well disseminated as we would like

them to be.

We are also trying to team up with other organizations such as the Green Grid, and we're looking

to expand out and touch organizations in other parts of the world: Australia, China, perhaps

Europe.

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