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    ASHRAE and Green Grid Publish Book on PUE Data-Center Energy Metric

    March 13, 2014
    The book includes detailed information on procedures for calculating, reporting, and analyzing PUE measurements, plus quick references to other resources.

    Power-usage effectiveness (PUE), the metric for measuring the energy efficiency of data centers, is the subject of a new book from ASHRAE and The Green Grid.

    The 11th book in the Datacom Series of publications from ASHRAE Technical Committee (TC) 9.9, Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment, “PUE™: A Comprehensive Examination of the Metric” provides “unbiased, vendor-neutral data in an understandable and actionable way,” Don Beaty, publication subcommittee chair of TC 9.9, said.

    The book includes detailed information on procedures for calculating, reporting, and analyzing PUE measurements, plus quick references to other resources.

    The cost of “PUE: A Comprehensive Examination of the Metric” is $50 for ASHRAE members and $59 for non-members. Copies can be ordered by phone at 800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400, by fax at 678-539-2129, or online at http://bit.ly/ASHRAE_PUE.

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    Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.