Rare Idc Links

• ASHRAE - ASHRAE fulfils its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education
• EPEAT (Green Electronics) - A system that helps purchasers evaluate, compare and select electronic products based on their environmental attributes. The system currently covers desktop and laptop computers, thin clients, workstations and computer monitors.
• JISC - RARE-IDC Project Website - Government funded web site on Reduction and Re-use of Energy in Institutional Data Centre The aims of this project are to develop 21st Century Green Data Centres
• Green Building Certification Institute - Established in January 2008, the institute provides third-party project certification and professional credentials recognizing excellence in green building performance and practice.
• The Green Grid - A global consortium of IT companies and professionals seeking to improve energy efficiency in data centres and business computing.
• Green IT World
• European Code of Conduct for Data Centres - This Code of Conduct has been created in response to increasing energy consumption in data centres and the need to reduce the related environmental, economic and energy supply security impacts. The aim is to inform and stimulate data centre operators and owners to reduce energy consumption in a cost-effective manner without hampering the mission critical function of data centres.
• TIA 942 Standards for Data Centres
• University of Hertfordshire Environmental policy
• The Uptime Institute - Provides education, publications, consulting, certifications, conferences and seminars, independent research, and thought leadership for the enterprise data centre industry and for data centre professionals.