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FORM, ARCHITECTURE, TECHNOLOGY

2012 AIA Wyoming Winter Conference

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Designing a New Type of Data Center



Learning Objectives 1. Identify the sustainable design intent

2. Identify LEED strategies and innovation

3. Analyze and compare energy data and modeling

4. Discuss BIM technology and benefits during construction

5. Discuss Health, Safety, Welfare (HSW) benefits of the project

• Health - energy efficiency

• Safety – codes and regulations

• Welfare: building design for 24 hr/365 days per year operation



Project History

NCAR’s founding mission is “… to provide, or arrange for provision of facilities for the scientific community as a whole whose initial cost and upkeep lie beyond the capability of individual universities or research groups.”

Preliminary Plans for a National Institute for Atmospheric Research,

1959, NCAR Blue Book

The NCAR Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) Mission

• To support, enhance, and extend the capabilities for transformative science to the university community and the broader scientific community, nationally and internationally

• Provide capacity and capability supercomputing

• Develop and support robust, accessible, innovative and advanced services and tools

• Create an Earth System Knowledge Environment

1 Apr 2009 Computational and Information

Systems Laboratory – NCAR Copyright © 2009 - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

History of Supercomputing at NCAR

CDC 3600CDC 6600

CDC 7600Cray 1-A S/N 3 (C1)

Cray 1-A S/N 14 (CA)Cray X-MP/4 (CX)TMC CM2/8192 (capitol)

Cray Y-MP/8 (shavano)Cray Y-MP/2 (castle)

IBM RS/6000 Cluster (CL)TMC CM5/32 (littlebear)

IBM SP1/8 (eaglesnest)CCC Cray 3/4 (graywolf)

Cray Y-MP/8I (antero)Cray T3D/64 (T3)

Cray T3D/128 (T3)Cray J90/16 (paiute)Cray J90/20 (aztec)

Cray J90se/24 (ouray)Cray C90/16 (antero)

HP SPP-2000/64 (sioux)Cray J90se/24 (chipeta)SGI Origin2000/128 (ute)

Linux Networx Pentium-II/16 (tevye)IBM p3 WH1/296 (blackforest)

IBM p3 WH2/604 (blackforest)IBM p3 WH2/1308 (blackforest)

Compaq ES40/36 (prospect)SGI Origin 3800/128 (tempest)

IBM p4 p690-C/1216 (bluesky)IBM p4 p690-C/1600 (bluesky)

IBM p4 p690-F/64 (thunder)

IBM p6 p575/4096 (bluefire)

IBM p5+ p575/1744 (blueice)IBM p6 p575/192 (firefly)

IBM p5 p575/624 (bluevista)Aspen Nocona-IB/40 (coral)

IBM BlueGene-L/2048 (frost)IBM e1350/140 (pegasus)

IBM e1350/264 (lightning)

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Experimental/Test Systems that became Production Systems

Experimental/Test Systems

Blue text indicates those systems that are currently in operation within the

NCAR Computational and Information Systems Laboratory's computing facility.

1 Apr '09

Production Systems

History of Supercomputing at NCAR

Society needs more accurate and detailed high-impact weather and regional climate predictions from days to decades

Severe Storms Floods Heat Waves Hurricanes

Droughts Renewable Energy Snowpack Solar Flares

Capability Computations

• On-Demand Computing – Spring U.S. Weather Forecasts

– Field Programs Support

– Hurricane Forecasting

– Climate Campaigns (IPCC)

• Breakthrough Science Computations – Climate Model Development

– Retrospective High Resolution Hurricane Modeling

– Ocean Physics

– Turbulent Flows at Ultra-High Resolution

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

“I have a very strong feeling that science exists to serve human welfare. It’s wonderful to have the opportunity given us by society to do basic research, but in return, we have a very important moral responsibility to apply that research to benefiting humanity.” Walter Orr Roberts, NCAR Founding Director

• Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and established in 1959

• Operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a non-profit consortium of 75 member universities, academic affiliates, and international affiliates

• 900 staff • 500 scientists and engineers • ~$200 million in annual funding • 4 Boulder-area campuses

• 4 laboratories and the High Altitude Observatory (HAO)



Why Wyoming?



Design Challenges – • A Showcase Facility • Energy Efficiency • Flexibility - Scalable


Building Concepts

- Open and airy

- Exciting and comfortable environments

- Maximize views, interior and exterior

- ”Sharp shoot” areas for design

- Day lighting



Main Floor Service Floor

Second Floor Electrical Floor


Typical Data Center Power Densities Dwarf Other Building Types


Just Because They’re Energy Hogs, Doesn’t Mean they Have to be Wasteful


Typical Data Center Power Use


Data Center Efficiency vs. Hardware Efficiency


• The current standard in data center energy efficiency benchmarking

• A ratio of total power required by the facility divided by power consumed by IT equipment

• PUE is always > 1.0

Energy Efficiency is Measured by Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE)

PUE = Total Power

IT Power


PUE Ratios Tell The Story

Typical Data Center PUE = 2.0

Good Data Center PUE = 1.5

World-class Data Center PUE = 1.1

Cooling and Miscellaneous

IT Equipment



Leadership and Management Challenges



Design Schedule


Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

L E E D

United States Green Building Council


Loch Ness Monster Unicorns

Perpetual Motion Machine Great-tasting Light Beer “Cheap” Gas

LEED for Data Centers Rating

System

Leprechauns

Things That Don’t Exist


Several LEED Systems May Be Applicable To Data Centers

• LEED-NC

• LEED-CS

• LEED-EB (possibly)


Fannie Mae Urbana Technology Center, Urbana,

MD

LEED and Data Centers

2 points of a possible 17


Highmark Data Center, Harrisburg, PA

LEED and Data Centers

4 points of a

possible 17


Green Power

Duke Energy Happy Jack Wind Farm


Chilled Beams: No Moving Parts!


Heat Recovery Uses Waste Heat From The Computers To Heat The Office Spaces


Electrical Efficiencies

• Fewer steps in voltage transformation (480v computing)

• Elimination of UPS systems on HPC

• Shorter wiring runs

• DC power (future)

• Turn off the lights!


Hot Aisle Containment

Hot aisle contained between server rows

Hot aisle containment room-neutral scheme


Scenario 4 CFD Model

Ceiling Plenum with Rack Chimneys

Heat Management


"Free" Cooling is Simple

Taking advantage of weather and climate patterns to provide cooling


Weather Data Enables Targeted Design

Cheyenne, WY Miami, Fl


Cooling System is Simple


Free Cooling


Data Center Section



Construction Performance



Building Pressurization Testing | Air/Vapor Barrier Construction

1. Design Requirements

2. Pre-Planning | Collaboration

3. Field Execution | Quality Control

4. Results!

5. Other Considerations



Testing Plan – Mass Storage Space (MSS)



Pressure Test Equipment



Infrared Thermology



Air/Vapor Barrier Construction Images



Outreach and Mission

The Next Generation

Goals

Integrate Research & Education Build cyber infrastructure and computational

science in the region

Train the next generation of computer scientists

Enhance programs at community colleges

Improve K-12 Computational Thinking

Broaden diversity

Broaden participation

Engage the public

• STEM Summer Camps for middle school and high school students

• 50-75 students per camp

• 7 camps: one at each Wyoming community college

• NWSC will provide an excellent chance to connect basic STEM knowledge to compelling research problems in the atmospheric and computational sciences.

Spotlight on: GEAR Up Cooperation

NWSC Public Space

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Theme 1: Science How does NCAR-Wyoming science affect people’s lives, help improve safety, inform planning and policy decisions

– Examples of climate, weather, wildfire simulations and prediction, wind shear studies, carbon sequestration, etc.

– Recent, exciting scientific research results from NCAR, UW, and the atmospheric sciences community

– Age-appropriate interactive items

The Themes

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Theme 2: Computational Science Demonstrate the role of computational science in everyday life. Why this is a necessary pursuit? How people benefit daily from computational science?

– Introduction to computational science • What is an algorithm? • Thinking in parallel • How fast are computers anyway?

– Problem-solving and discovery • How are computer models created? • How are supercomputers used to explore new frontiers?

The Themes

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Theme 3: Education To show how NWSC serves as a facilitator of education, outreach and training for the region and nationally

– Catalyst for cyber-infrastructure development

– Education and research projects at all levels • K-12 engagement: program development; WSSF; GEAR UP • Community Colleges • University research • Community relations and public outreach

– Workforce development opportunities

– Role in the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program

The Themes

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– Expected audiences will range from “K to gray”, including the general public, groups of students, and other social programs.

– Specified target audiences for visitor center components include:

» K-5

» Middle School

» High School

» Post-secondary

» Stakeholders

» Lay public (all ages)

» Non-English speaking public

» People with disabilities (ADA compliant)

The Audience

Visitor Center Area Conceptual Images



Questions and Answers

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