Comments for Project Management and the Art of Peace http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova Ludmilla Pavlova's thoughts on Sustainability and Project Management for Design and Construction Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Links: PM for Design & Construction by lpavlova http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/links-pm-for-design-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-353 lpavlova Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:06:48 +0000 http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/?page_id=160#comment-353 I'm glad you found it. I am not teaching the course at this time, but do add information when I come across it. I think there are other good resources for PM within the IT disciplines. I’m glad you found it. I am not teaching the course at this time, but do add information when I come across it. I think there are other good resources for PM within the IT disciplines.

]]> Comment on Links: PM for Design & Construction by Steve D http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/links-pm-for-design-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Steve D Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:49:19 +0000 http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/?page_id=160#comment-347 Great set of links, have bookmarked this page! Am learning about project management atm. Great set of links, have bookmarked this page! Am learning about project management atm.

]]> Comment on USGBC Lake Hitchcock Committee by Datacentre Design Association http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/2010/09/22/usgbc-lake-hitchcock-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Datacentre Design Association Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:28:11 +0000 http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/?p=183#comment-259 Why aren't more Data Centres and similar high energy usage buildings located in cold climates where they can use natural ventilation for cooling? Data Centres are major power users with considerable carbon footprints. Such huge clusters of servers not only require power to run but also power to be cooled. It’s estimated that Data Centres, which house internet, business and telecommunications systems and store the bulk of our data, consume close to 4 percent of the worlds power supply. see http://www.datacentredesign.co The current volume estimate of all electronic information is roughly 1.2 zettabytes, the amount of data that would be generated by every person in the world posting messages on Twitter continuously for a century. More stunning: 75 percent of the information is duplicative. By 2020, experts estimate that the volume will be 40 times greater than it was in 2010. Yahoo's computer centre in New York uses natural ventilation to reduce cooling energy. It uses a "chicken coop" design providing a natural chimney. Each 120-foot by 60-foot coop module has louvers along the side of the building that allow fresh air to enter into the data centre. In the computer servers area, the fresh air enters the front of the servers, and then exits into a contained hot aisle, which is topped by a chimney that leads into the upper chamber of the coop. Depending on winter or summer conditions, the warm air can either be recirculated or vented through the cupola. see http://www.datacentredesign.co/architectural-index.php Why aren’t more Data Centres and similar high energy usage buildings located in cold climates where they can use natural ventilation for cooling? Data Centres are major power users with considerable carbon footprints. Such huge clusters of servers not only require power to run but also power to be cooled. It’s estimated that Data Centres, which house internet, business and telecommunications systems and store the bulk of our data, consume close to 4 percent of the worlds power supply. see http://www.datacentredesign.co
The current volume estimate of all electronic information is roughly 1.2 zettabytes, the amount of data that would be generated by every person in the world posting messages on Twitter continuously for a century. More stunning: 75 percent of the information is duplicative. By 2020, experts estimate that the volume will be 40 times greater than it was in 2010.
Yahoo’s computer centre in New York uses natural ventilation to reduce cooling energy. It uses a “chicken coop” design providing a natural chimney. Each 120-foot by 60-foot coop module has louvers along the side of the building that allow fresh air to enter into the data centre. In the computer servers area, the fresh air enters the front of the servers, and then exits into a contained hot aisle, which is topped by a chimney that leads into the upper chamber of the coop. Depending on winter or summer conditions, the warm air can either be recirculated or vented through the cupola.
see http://www.datacentredesign.co/architectural-index.php

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]]> Comment on Why Project Management? by Candace http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/2009/08/13/why-project-management/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Candace Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:53:02 +0000 http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/?p=7#comment-4 I guess I am still trying to become as passionate about environmental concerns as I am about space. At each point of design you have to make a decision. Will I make this decision based on environmental concerns or the theoretical/social/artistic/spatial/meaning/symbolic concerns of the building? It always seems like one or the other has to win. I guess I am still trying to become as passionate about environmental concerns as I am about space. At each point of design you have to make a decision. Will I make this decision based on environmental concerns or the theoretical/social/artistic/spatial/meaning/symbolic concerns of the building? It always seems like one or the other has to win.

]]> Comment on Why Project Management? by Jim http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/2009/08/13/why-project-management/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jim Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:19:19 +0000 http://blogs.umass.edu/lpavlova/?p=7#comment-3 Excellent, Lu. Here's to "thoughtful discussion" --may it be ever thus! Excellent, Lu. Here’s to “thoughtful discussion” –may it be ever thus!

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