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Events
Project presentations, workshops, and other events
(for trainings, go here)
Overview Presentations
- High-Performance High-Tech Buildings — Laboratories, Cleanrooms, and Data Centers Project: Executive Overview (.pdf, 2.5 MB) and (.ppt, 29 MB) [D. Sartor, W. Tschudi, and E. Mills]
- Energy Efficient Buildings for High Tech Industries — An Integrated R&D and Market Transformation Program [D. Sartor]
Upcoming
Upcoming Data Center Awareness Training
Past
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 and earlier
2011 [top]
June 27, 2011: ASHRAE 2011 Summer Conference, [Presented to TC 9.9: Recommendation to ASHRAE TC 9.9 on Liquid Cooling Temperatures - William Tschudi, Montreal, Canada]
June 25, 2011: ASHRAE 2011 Summer Conference, [Presentation of Conference Paper: Energy Efficient and Lower Capital Cost — An Alternative Data Center Cooling Strategy - William Tschudi, Montreal, Canada]
June 9, 2011: Indoor Air Conference, [Corrosion Coupons May Not Be Useful for Predicting Data Center Equipment Failure Rates - Henry Coles, Austin, TX]
June 21, 2011: High Performance Computing Future Liquid Cooling Guidelines Work Group, [Slides for HPC Meeting Discussion - Henry Coles, William Tschudi and Natalie Bates, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA]
February 2, 2011: Green Data Center Conference, [Energy Efficient High Performance Computing - Bill Tschudi, San Diego, CA]
2010 [top]
November 9, 2010: Emerging Technologies Conference, [Emerging Technologies for California High Tech Industries - Bill Tschudi, Sacramento, CA]
2009 [top]
November 15-20, 2009: SC09 Supercomputing Conference, Portland, OR. [HPC users group meeting]
November 10, 2009: AT&T Data Center Symposium, [Key Industry Drivers - Bill Tschudi, San Ramon, CA]
October 15, 2009: Silicon Valley Leadership Group Data Center Demonstrations Summit, hosted by NetApp in Sunnyvale, CA
September 29, 2009: Sacramento Municipal Utilities District [Data Center Training for State of California CIO Staff - Bill Tschudi and Mark Hydeman (Taylor Engineering) - Sacramento, CA]
September 22-24, 2009: Labs 21 Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
August 9, 2009: Save Energy Now in Federal Data Centers, USDOE Federal Energy Management Program, [ASHRAE — Save Energy Now Presentation Series: Introduction, Providence, RI]
June 1-3, 2009: EPRI/LBNL DC Power Partners Workshop, [Anaheim, CA]
May 31 - June 3, 2009: 24x7 Spring Conference [Use of Wireless Sensor Networks in Achieving Energy Efficiency in the Data Center - D. Sartor - Boca Raton, FL]
March 3, 2009: Sacramento Municipal Utility District [Energy Efficiency for Business Technology - S. Greenberg, P. Rumsey, M. Bramfitt - Sacramento, CA]
February 19, 2009: [Save Energy Now in Data Centers - D. Sartor - India]
February 17-18, 2009: Data Center Pulse Summit [Will Utilities Give Away Supercomputers With the Purchase of a Power Agreement - W. Tschudi - Austin, TX]
January 24-28, 2009: ASHRAE Winter Meeting [Data Center Rating Systems - W. Tschudi - Chicago, IL]
January 13, 2009: CEE Field Trip [Save Energy Now in High Performance Computer Centers - D. Sartor and E. Ritenour]
2008 [top]
November 20, 2008: Best Practices Data Centers Workshop. Austin Energy and State Energy Conservation Office [Best Practices Training: Part 1 [D. Sartor] and Part 2 [W. Tschudi] - Austin, TX]
November 15-19, 2008: SC08 Scientific Computing Conference [Should utilities give away supercomputers with the purchase of a power agreement? - W. Tschudi, D. Sartor - Austin, TX]
October 26-28, 2008: CEC and Public Utilities - Emerging Technology Conference [San Diego, CA]
October 22, 2008: USDOE - Weatherization & Intergovernmental Programs [Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers - W. Tschudi - Webcast]
September 16-18, 2008: Labs21 [San Jose, CA]
June 27, 2008: SVLG - Energy Summit held at Sun Microsystems [Santa Clara, CA]
June 26, 2008: Silicon Valley Leadership Group [Data Center Demonstration Project Results - W. Tschudi, D. Sartor, T. Xu, and R. Ghatikar - Santa Clara, CA] Hosted by Sun Microsystems. More information
June 21-25, 2008: ASHRAE Meeting[Data Center Energy Efficiency Metrics - W. Tschudi - Salt Lake City, UT]
June 17-19, 2008: Federal Environmental Symposium West (FES-West)[Data Center Energy Efficiency Opportunities - W. Tschudi - Big Sky, MT]
June 11, 2008: Intel - Eco-Technology Great Debates Forum[AC versus DC Power - W. Tschudi - Santa Clara, CA]
June 10, 2008: IDC Green IT Forum West [D. Sartor - Santa Clara, CA]
June 10, 2008: PG&E -Data Center liquid cooling workshop held at Pacific Energy Center [T. Xu and W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
June 2-4, 2008: Federal Environmental Symposium East[Bethesda, MD]
May 21, 2008: [Saving Energy in Federal Data Centers- D. Sartor and M. Hydeman - Kansas City, MO]
May 21, 2008: Sematech workshop to review proposed Environmental Performance Criteria (LEED type criteria) for Cleanrooms [W. Tschudi - Austin, TX]
February 27, 2008: Intel Chief Technology Officer Meeting [CTO Challenge - W. Tschudi - Santa Clara, CA]
February 21, 2007: SMUD Data Center Training[W. Tschudi - Sacramento, CA]
January 9-11, 2008: ASHRAE [Data Centers and Cleanrooms - W. Tschudi - New York, NY]
- Energy Reduction Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Clean Rooms
- Demonstrations to Illustrate Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Data Centers
2007 [top]
December 18, 2007: DOE Workshop on Assessment Tools
- DOE Data Center Energy Efficiency Program and Tool Strategy [Paul Scheihing - USDOE]
- DOE Data Centers Tool Suite [William Tschudi and others]
December 4, 2007: Southern California Edison [Data Center Training - W. Tschudi [Part 1 | Part 2] - Irwindale, CA]
November 29, 2007: Sonoma Mountain Village [Data Center Energy Efficiency - W. Tschudi - Sonoma, CA]
November 11-16, 2007: SC07 High-Performance Computing Conference [W. Tschudi, Reno, NV]
November 8, 2007: UC/CSU Data Center Energy EfficiencyTraining [California State University, Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA]
- Introduction
- Overview - Bill Tschudi
- Data Center Design Issues - Bill Tschudi
- HVAC System Design - Mark Hydeman
- Overview of Liquid Cooling Systems - Peter Rumsey
- Data Center Controls - Mark Hydeman
- Group Think - Mark Hydeman
- Leading Energy Efficiency in High Tech: PG&E’s Program & Service Portfolio - Mark Bramfitt
- IT Equipment Efficiency - Peter Rumsey
- Electrical Systems Efficiency - Bill Tschudi
- Data Center Cx - Mark Hydeman
October 29, 2007: Uptime Institute[Data Center Energy Use: Metrics and Rating Systems - S. Greenberg and J. Koomey - Santa Fe, NM]
October 28-31, 2007: 24 x 7 Exchange [Federal Data Center Programs - W. Tschudi, Gravevine, TX]
October 18, 2007: Data Centers Training at Dominguez Hills [W. Tschudi - Carson, CA]
October 2-4, 2007: Labs21 Conference [G. Bell - North Charleston, SC]
September 26, 2007: E Source Forum[Data Centers: They're Back - W. Tschudi, Boulder, CO]
September 25, 2007: Gene Acres [D. Sartor, P.
, San Francisco, CA]
August 6-9, 2007: NextGen Data Center[W. Tschudi, San Francisco, CA]
July 19, 2007: Silicon Valley Leadership Group[Data Center Power Distribution - W. Tschudi - Network Appliance - Sunnyvale, CA]
July 13, 2007: Datacenter Dynamics [DC Power - W. Tschudi and S. Greenberg - San Francisco]
July 12, 2007: DC Power Stakeholders Meeting[Intel - Santa Clara, CA] - Full Notes
- DC Voltage Level Overview [A. Pratt]
- DC Power Distribution Overview [P. Savage and W. Gutschow]
- DC for Data Centers: Grounding [W. Bush]
- Data Center High Voltage Connectors
- Outreach & Coordination [W. Tschudi]
June 23-27, 2007: 2007 ASHRAE Annual Meeting [Fan Filter Testing: The Results Are In - W. Tschudi and T. Xu - Long Beach, CA]
June 15, 2007: Critical Facilities Roundtable [Data Center Update - W. Tschudi - AMD, Sunnyvale California]
June 7, 2007: Consortium of Information Systems Executives [Data Centers for the 21st Century - Working with Industry to Improve Energy Efficiency in Data Centers - D. Sartor, Trimble Navigation, Milpitas, CA]
May 17, 2007: Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Energy Center[LBNL Data Center Energy Efficiency Activities- W. Tschudi - San Francisco]
May 16, 2007: Alliance to Save Energy[D. Sartor, San Francisco, DC]
May 7-9, 2007: Emerson Network Power[The Late Night Top 10 -Energy Saving Measures for your Data Center - W. Tschudi - Cleveland, OH] [.ppt]
April 30, 2007: ESTECH 2007 [Achieving Sustainability and Cost-effectiveness - Developing and Implementing Best Practice in Cleanroom Design and Operation - T. Xu - Bloomingdale, IL] [.ppt]
April 17, 2007: Energy-Efficient Data Centers,- Sacramento Municipal Utility District[Energy-Efficient Data Centers - W. Tschudi - Sacramento, CA] [.ppt]
March 1, 2007: Austin Energy Rebate Program Rollout for Data Centers[W. Tschudi, Austin, TX]
February 16, 2007: Stakeholder Workshop to Discuss EPA Report to Congress- W. Tschudi, J. Koomey - Santa Clara, CA
February 22-23, 2007: National Conference on Data Center Infrastructure - Outlook and Technology [24 x 7 Energy Efficiency and Incentives for Energy-Efficient Data Centers - W. Tschudi - Washington, DC]
Winter 2007: ASHRAE Symposium. [Best Practices for Energy Efficient Data Centers Identified Through Case Studies and Demonstration Projects - W. Tschudi and S. Fok - Dallas, TX]
2006[top]
December 11, 2006: Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Energy Center [Energy Efficient Data Centers Power Chain Efficiency, W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
November 17, 2006: Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Energy Center [Training: Two Energy Efficiency Technologies for Cleanroom Facilities, D. Faulkner, T. Xu, W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
- [Overview - W. Tschudi]
- [Fan Filter Units - T. Xu]
- [Demand-controlled Filtration - D. Faulkner]
November 12-15, 2006: 7x24 Exchange [DC Power for Data Centers - Demonstration Summary - W. Tschudi - Scottsdale, AZ]
October 25, 2006: Data Center Decisions [J. Koomey]
October 17-19, 2006: Labs 21 Annual Conference [San Antionio, TX]
- Labs21 Advanced Course: Laboratory Ventilation Design - [G. Bell and P. Rumsey
- Aerosol Sealing Laboratory Ductwork: Plugging Inaccessible Leaks Provides Big Savings - [M. Modera and G. Bell]
- Retro-commissioning and the Importance of Facilities Maintenance Personnel: Connecting the "Head" with the "Hands" - [G. Bell]
September 21, 2006: Gene Acres Conference [Labs21: Improving the Performance of Laboratories: Optimizing AIr-change Rates - One of the Big Hits - D. Sartor - San Mateo, CA
September 12, 2006: US Green Buildings Council, New Jersey Chapter [Labs 21 Advanced Workshop - Scotch Plains, NJ]
- Optimizing Laboratory Ventilation Rates - D. Sartor]
- Low-Pressure-Drop HVAC Design - J. Weale]
September 11, 2006: Advanced Chemical Safety Meeting(American Chemical Society) [Labs 21: Improving the Performance of Laboratories - D. Sartor - San Francisco, CA]
August 17, 2006: ACEEE Summer Study [Best Practices for Data Centers: Lessons Learned from Benchmarking 22 Data Centers - S. Greenberg, D Sartor, B. Tschudi, E. Mills, P. Rumsey, B. Myatt - Asilomar, CA]
August 10, 2006: Energy Efficiency Working Group (EEWG)[Chicago, IL]
- [Taming The Hoods - D. Sartor]
- [LBNL duct sealing project and associated energy savings - G. Bell - Chicago, IL]
August 9, 2006: Critical Facilities Roundtable [DC Electrical Distribution Systems in an Operating Data Center - W. Tschudi - Newark, CA]
July-August, 2006 (Multiple Presentations): Sun Microsystems [DC Power for Data Centers - A Demonstration] - W. Tschudi, M. Ton, and B. Fortenbary - Newark, CA]
June 24-28, 2006. ASHRAE Summer Meeting: Data Center Committee[Best Practices & Benchmarking - W. Tschudi - Quebec]
June 9, 2006. Labs 21 Introductory Workshop[G. Bell, P. Mathew - Scotch Plains, NJ]
June 2006. Silicon Valley Leaders Group [W. Tschudi]
May 9, 2006. IEST Meeting. [Advanced Applications of Fan-Filter Units - T. Xu - Phoenix]
March 27, 2006. EPA Workshop on Data Center Performance Metrics [J. Koomey, Organizer - Santa Clara, CA]
March 13, 2006: High-Tech Project Briefing for Quantum Consulting - [Berkeley California]
- [Laboratories Energy Efficiency Research Activities and Labs21 - D. Sartor]
- [Cleanroom Energy Efficiency Research Activities - W. Tschudi]
- [Data Centers Energy Efficiency Research Activities - W. Tschudi]
- [Technology Transfer - E. Mills]
March 8-9, 2006: 1st Annual Roche Energy Conservation Summit -[Pleasanton, CA]
- [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories: A Case Study- D. Sartor]
- [LABS 21 Program - D. Sartor]
- [The Five Top Energy Strategies for Labs - D. Sartor]
- [Design Considerations - Getting the Most Out of New Construction of K6 Projects - P. Rumsey]
- [Best Practices and Equipment Standards for Lowering Energy Use - P. Rumsey]
- [Let the Games Begin: Comparison on Building and Systems Performance - P. Rumsey]
February 4, 2006. Briefing for PG&E HiTech Sector Managers and Representatives [Berkeley, CA]
- [Tour of FFU and hood lab - G. Bell]
- [Presentations on CEC activities in labs, cleanrooms and data centers - D. Sartor; W. Tschudi, G. Bell, T. Xu]
January 31 - February 1, 2006. Enterprise Servers and Data Centers: Opportunities for Energy Efficiency - held at Sun Microsystems and Advanced Microdevices [LBNL was co-sponsor, and LBNL research cited extensively in the proceedings]
January 19-20, 2006: Labs21 Environmental Performance Criteria- a half-day pre-conference workshop at the CBI's 4th annual forum on Laboratory Construction and Renovation.
January 19, 2006: On Semiconductor, Internal Power Supply Test Procedure Technical Workshop: Energy Efficiency Test Procedure Final Development and Updates on Measured Data [Ecos/EPRI-PEAC, Phoeniz, AZ]
2005[top]
December 6, 2005: PG&E Energy Center [The Business Case for Commissioning New and Existing Buildings - E. Mills, San Francisco, CA]
November 15, 2005: IEST Fall Conference, Contamination Control Division WG-CC036: Testing Fan-filter Units. [FFU Demonstration Project T. Xu, Schaumburg, IL]
October 27, 2005: Energy Star Pharmaceutical Focus Meeting [Improving the Performance of U.S. Laboratories - D. Amon, D. Sartor, P. Mathew - Arlington, VA]
October 18-20, 2005: Labs21 Conference [Sartor, Bell, Tschudi — Portland, OR]
- [Fume Hood Energy Management - D. Sartor]
- [Key Best Practices and Laboratory Benchmarking Effort - P. Mathew]
September 13, 2005: Trends in Cleanroom Technology and Energy Saving Opportunities: Best Practices for Energy Efficient Design, Construction and Operation of Minienvironment/Cleanroom (Workshop with California Energy Commission, PG&E and City of San Jose) [Minienvironment Energy Performance: Approaches, Findings, Opportunities, and Recommendations, - T. Xu - San Jose MLK Library, San Jose, CA]
August 4, 2005. DC Powering of IT Equipment Demonstration meeting, Pentadyne [High-Performance High-Tech Buildings Project Laboratories, Cleanrooms, and Data Centers — W. Tschudi and D. Sartor - Chatsworth, CA] [.ppt]
July 11, 2005: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Seminar [Energy-Efficient High-Tech Buildings: Can Anything be Done to Improve Data Center and Cleanroom Energy Efficiency? — W. Tschudi, Sacramento, CA]
June 25-29, 2005: ASHRAE Symposium
- [Demand-Controlled Filtration — W. Tschudi, D. Faulkner, A. Hebert - Denver, CO]
- [Energy Efficiency Strategies for Cleanrooms without Compromising Environmental Conditions — W. Tschudi - Denver, CO] (full paper)
June 23, 2005: PG&E's Data Center & Cleanroom Workshop - Sybase (and PG&E), Dublin, CA]
- [Issues and Trends in Clean Technologies - From Traditional Cleanrooms to Minienvironments and Nano-technology Facilities - T. Xu]
- [Energy Efficient Data Centers - W. Tschudi]
June 19-22, 2005: Building a Sustainable Campus Community, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
- [Cost-Effective Building Commissioning - E. Mills]
- [Laboratories (moderator of session) - D. Sartor]
June 3, 2005: Critical Facilities Roundtable [Tschudi — Berkeley, CA]
May 19, 2005: International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Berkeley, CA [Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design in Pharmaceutical Labs - D. Sartor]
May 17, 2005: PG&E's Data Center & Cleanroom Workshop Cisco Systems (and PG&E), San Jose, CA [Issues and Trends in Clean Technologies - From Traditional Cleanrooms to Minienvironments and Nano-technology Facilities- T. Xu]
May 5, 2005: Sacramento Municipal Utility District[Energy Efficient High-Tech Buildings Workshop-- W. Tschudi — Sacramento, CA]
May 3, 2005: Contamination Control Technical Session, The 51st ESTECH Conference [Investigating the Performance of a Minienvironment System] - T. Xu - Schaumburg, IL] (full paper)
April 7, 2005: CEC Public Workshop on Benchmarking [Energy Benchmarking: What's Your Building's Energy IQ?] - E. Mills - Sacramento, CA]
April 7-8, 2005: Turnkey Conference, Hosted by A2C2, 2005
- [Energy Management Opportunities in Cleanrooms: An Overview of R&D Sponsored by the California Energy Commission- T. Xu -San Diego, CA]
- [Minienvironment: Best Practices for Energy Efficient Design, Construction and Operation — T. Xu — San Diego, CA]
March 25, 2005: Critical Facilities Roundtable, [Data Center Energy Research and Demonstrations - W. Tschudi]
January 20-21: CBI Forum on Laboratory Construction[P. Mathew - Philadelphia, PA]
March 2, 2005: Intel Developers Forum [Enabling High-Efficiency Power Supplies for Servers: Update on Industry, Government, and Utility Initiatives - C. Calwell and B. Griffith]
January 20-21, 2005: CBI Forum on Laboratory Construction [Labs21 Environmental Performance Criteria - P. Mathew - Philadelphia, PA]
2004[top]
December 13-14, 2004: CIEE/Labs21 Training, sponsored by CSCU, UC, and the California investor-owned utilities [D. Sartor, P. Mathew - Davis, CA; Downey, CA]
December 8, 2004: Labwise Conference [Laboratories for the 21st Century - An Overview - G. Bell; San Francisco, CA] (.pdf)
November 9, 2004. EYP Mission Critical Facilities Technical Seminar: New Realities in Mission Critical Facilities [Reliability and Energy Efficiency: Can they Co-Exist?-- W. Tschudi — Chicago, IL]
November 4, 2004: Half-day workshop at SCE/Customer Technologies Applications Center[Four presentations — Irwindale, California]
- Cleanrooms: Can They Be Energy Efficient?-- W. Tschudi
- Cleanrooms: Two Promising Research Areas — W. Tschudi and P. Rumsey
- Low Hanging Fruit: Low-Cost Energy Efficiency Options in Cleanrooms — P. Rumsey
- Top-Ten Approaches to Lowering Fan Energy in Cleanrooms — P. Rumsey
October 27, 2004:Labs21 EPC Seminar [P. Mathew - Seattle, WA]
October 26, 2004: Labs21 Training [D. Sartor, P. Mathew - Seattle, WA]
October 17-20, 2004: 7x24 Exchange Conference [Data Center Research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - S. Greenberg - Scottsdale, AZ]
October 13, 2004:Biotech Facilities Association Meeting, held at Abgenix[Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Biotech, Medical, and Pharmaceutical Lab Facilities - W. Tschudi - Fremont, CA]
October 12 & 13, 2004: PG&E Energy Center [Cleanroom Energy Benchmarking — W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA]
October 5-7, 2004: Labs21 Conference. [Sartor, Bell, Matthew - St. Louis, MO]. LBNL is also co-organizer.
October 4, 2004: Labs21 Training [D. Sartor, G. Bell, P. Matthew - St. Louis, MO]
September 21-22, 2004: Building Owners' and Tenants' Summit on Biotech, Medical & Pharmaceutical Lab Facilities [Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Biotech, Medical, and Pharmaceutical Facilities-- W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
September 16, 2004: Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Microelectronics Workshop (NEEA)[High-Performance Buildings for High-Tech Industries — W. Tschudi - Portland, OR]
September 8-9, 2004: Intel 2004 Technology Symposium [Enabling High Efficient Power Supplies for Servers - B. Griffith (Intel) and A. Mansoor - San Francisco, California] (.pdf)
September 7-9, 2004: Intel Technology Symposium
- [Enabling High-Efficiency Power Supplies for Servers: Update on Industry, Government, and Utility Initiatives - A. Mansoor and B. Griffith] (.pdf)
- [Forging Ahead with Desktop PC Power Supply Efficiency Improvements - D. Hiller (Intel) and C. Calwell - San Francisco, CA]
August 23-27, 2004: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings [Data Center Update - D. Sartor, W. Tschudi, E. Mills - Asilomar, CA]. Workshop.
August 23-27, 2004: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings ["What's So Special about High-tech Buildings? A review and discussion of energy efficiency programs for laboratories and cleanrooms" - D. Sartor- Asilomar, CA]. Workshop
August 22-27, 2004: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings ["If We're Only Snoozing, We're Losing: Opportunities to Save Energy by Improving the Active Mode Efficiency of Consumer Electronics and Office Equipment" - S. Foster- Asilomar, CA]
August 23-27, 2004: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings [Developing a Next-Generation Community College Curriculum for Energy-Efficient High-Performance Building Operations - E. Mills - Asilomar, CA]
August 22-27, 2004: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings [Rating Laboratories: Results from the Labs21 Program- P. Mathew, D. Sartor, O. van Geet, and S. Reilly - Asilomar, CA] (full paper)
August 22-27, 2004: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings [ Energy Efficiency Programs for Niche Markets: The Labs21 Program as an Exemplar - P. Wirdzek, W. Lintner, P. Mathew, N. Carlisle - Asilomar, CA] (full paper)
August 29, 2004: Silicon Valley Manufacturers Group [Overview of LBNL Cleanrooms Research — W. Tschudi]
July 29, 2004: Data Center Dynamics Conference ["Data Center Energy-Efficinecy Research: An Update" — W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
July 12, 2004: SEMI Technology Symposium: Innovations in Semiconductor Manufacturing, SEMICON West Conference [Toward Green Systems for Cleanrooms: Energy Efficient Fan-filter Units — Jeng, T. Xu, Lan — San Francisco, CA.]
June 29, 2004: ASHRAE Annual Meeting, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol 110, Part 2 [Using Benchmarking to Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Cleanrooms: The Labs21 Approach - W. Tschudi and P. Rumsey- Nashville, TN]
July 14, 2004: PG&E-sponsored 2.5 hour cleanroom energy efficiency seminar for semiconductor facilities. [Various presentations, including "Cleanroom Energy Benchmarking" — Tschudi]. The seminar was held at the PEC, scheduled to coincide with the 2004 Semicon West Conference.
June 21-22, 2004: Building Confidence: From Sustainable Policy to Practice [Labs21 High-Performance/Low-Energy Design Course - D. Sartor and P. Mathew - UC Santa Barbara, CA]. Labs21 Training.
June 21-22, 2004: Building Confidence: From Sustainable Policy to Practice [Toward LEEDTM for Labs Workshop - P. Mathew - UC Santa Barbara, CA]. Labs21 Training.
June 22, 2004. [Cleanroom Air Systems Design - W. Tschudi - San Diego Gas & Electric, CA]
June 21, 2004: Server Power Supply Loading Guideline [A. Mansoor]
April 25-28, 2004: IEST Spring Conference (ESTECH) - [Energy Efficiency in Cleanrooms and Minienvironment: Presentation to WG012 - T. Xu - Las Vegas, NV]
April 25-28, 2004: IEST Spring Conference (ESTECH) - [Test Procedure for FFUs' Energy and Aerodynamic Performance: Presentation to WG036 - T. Xu - Las Vegas, NV]
April 21-22, 2004: Sematech [Overview of LBNL's High-Tech Buildings Project Activities - W. Tschudi and T. Xu - Austin, TX]
March 22, 2004: Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council [LBNL Data Center Activities - W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
March 10, 2004: Cleanrooms East [Energy Benchmarking to Identify Efficiency Opportunity in Cleanrooms: The Labs21 Approach - W. Tschudi - Orlando, FL]
March 2, 2004: IBM Austin Conference on Energy-Efficient Design [Data Center Power Use: A Review of the Historical Data - J. Koomey -Austin, TX]
January 15, 2004: Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council [Bridging the "Valley of Death" in the High-Tech Buildings Sector - D. Sartor and E. Mills - San Francisco, CA]
January 15, 2004: High-Density Data Committee & Oracle Corporation [Energy-Efficiency Opportunities in Data Centers - T. Xu - Oracle Corporation]
2003[top]
November 12-13, 2003: U.S. Green Building Council Conference [Supporting Integrated Design through Interlinked Tools: The Labs21 Toolkit - P. Mathew, G. Bell, N. Carlisle, D. Sartor, O. van Geet, W. Lintner, P. Wirdzek - Pittsburgh, PA]
October 22, 2003: Labs21 [Using Benchmarking to Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Cleanrooms: The Labs21 Approach - W. Tschudi - Denver, CO]
September 26, 2003: Hawaiian Electric Company [Energy Benchmarking: What's Your Building's Energy IQ?] - E. Mills - Maui, HI]
November 2-5, 2003: IEST Fall Conference [Xu - Work Group (WG) meetings: (1) WG 012 - Considerations in Cleanroom Design; and (2) WG 036 - Fan Filter Units - Shaumberg, IL]
July 31, 2003: ACEEE Conference [Data Centers and Energy Use - Let's Look at the Data] — Tschudi, Sreedharan, Xu, Coup, Roggensack. <full paper>
2002 and earlier [top]
November 13-15, 2002: U.S. Green Building Council Conference [Labs21 Environmental Performance Criteria: Toward LEED for Labs - P. Mathew, D. Sartor, W. Lintner, and P. Wirdzek - Brattleboro, VT]
October 9, 2002: PG&E Pacific Energy Center [Cleanroom Energy Benchmarking- W. Tschudi - San Francisco, CA]
July 25, 2001: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry [Cleanroom Energy Benchmarking for HighTech and BioTech Industries - W. Tschudi, S. Fok, Benshine, P. Rumsey] <full paper>
August 2000: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings [Strategies for Energy Benchmarking in Cleanrooms and Laboratory-Type Facilities <full paper>