A live webcast, titled Labs, Data Centers, and High-Tech Facilities,will be presented by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on July 7, 2011, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. EDT.

Experts Dale Sartor and Paul Mathew of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Will Lintner of DOE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), will present best practices to meet Federal mandates to improve the energy performance of laboratories, data centers, and other high-tech facilities and examine trends across these facilities.

The 90-minute training is free of charge, but you must register in advance to obtain an Internet URL for the presentation. 

Click here for details and to register.

Topics to be covered:

• The benefits and potential cost savings of energy efficiency improvements

• Best practices and technologies to increase efficiency, with an emphasis on:

  • IT equipment & software

  • Air management systems, temperature control, free & liquid cooling

  • Hoods, ventilation/air changes, and HVAC

  • Plugloads, power supplies, and storage

• Improved operations, benchmarking, and performance metrics

• Tools and resources to support your efforts