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A recent house listing on Zillow has homebuyers scratching their heads but may prove tempting to a data center company that wants to relocate to the heart of a Dallas, Texas suburb. The $2.4 million property, masquerading as a 5,786 ft2 McMansion style family home, has no bedrooms, one bathroom and an immersion liquid cooling system inside. The property listing includes all of its cooling and power infrastructure, including single-phase liquid immersion cooling tanks for use with dielectric coolant, with pumps and a 500kW dry cooler. The tanks are currently filled with at least 80 mining computers visible from the photos, though they can be configured to fit more machines. Read more
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Formerly AT&T, this upgraded turnkey Tier 2 data center has a full liquid cooling immersion system and can perform a variety of functions, including AI services, cloud hosting or even Bitcoin mining. Credit: Keller Williams/Zillow
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A new approach to electrification may help companies generate carbon-free process heat. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences have developed a solution that enables heat pumps to generate heat cheaply and flexibly at various temperatures of up to 200°C (392°F). The study, published in the International Journal of Refrigeration, employed a novel blend of refrigerant in the technology to achieve energy and cost savings. Read more
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Join Ryan Shanley, Senior Manager of Standards, as he moderates this episode with guests Doug Reindl and Stet Sanborn on the transition from high GWP to ultra-low GWP refrigerants; the marketplace for A1, A2 and A3 refrigerants; and how this phase of flammable refrigerants use impacts ASHRAE Standard 15, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems, and ASHRAE Standard 15.2, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems in Residential Applications.
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By Hoy Bohanon, P.E., LEED-AP, Meghan McNulty, P.E., and Marwa Zataari, Ph.D.
This column explains the potential health ramifications of indoor PM2.5 on occupants, with discussion on DALYs, improving filtration requirements and MERV filters.
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ASHRAE and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing the organizations’ relationship. The agreement defines parameters by which ASHRAE and AIHA will work cooperatively on common public affairs goals and the coordination of technical activities and emerging research to accelerate the transformation to more sustainable built environment. Read more
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On June 6, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building to advance efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector, which is responsible for more than one-third of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This definition is intended to provide industry guidance to support new and existing commercial and residential buildings to move towards zero emissions across the entire sector while cutting home and business energy costs. Read more
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