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- 68F monolithic data centers becoming obsolete
- Confined Masonry Construction performs well in earthquakes
- Convey Computer announces first hybrid-core computer
- Feng Shui and the Art of the Data Center
- Fire Suppression Systems Safety, FM-200 and Novec-1230 (USA)
- Google Presents Early Power Efficiency Techniques
- Google's Five Step Plan for Efficient, Sustainable Computing
- How Solid is Concrete's Carbon Footprint?
- Liquid Granite: versatile as concrete, but made primarily from recycled materials
- Scalable Data Center Design
- Standards-based blade servers due out this year
- Strengths and weaknesses of shipping containers as permanent structures
- The Green 500 List
- The Natural Step is a systematic approach to reach sustainability
- The Pros and Cons of Solid State Disks
- The Role of Modularity in Datacenter Design
Architecture Planning Resources
- Green Spaces Institute - integrating the built and natural environment - http://www.urbangreenspaces.org/
- Pattern Language - creating beautiful, functional, meaningful places - http://patternlanguage.com/
- The Fractal Matrix Planning System - urban planning using fractal matrices - http://cid-f1b07cc49da4a688.profile.live.com/
- Shipping container architecture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container_architecture
building energy analysis tools
- DOE-2 for for building energy use analysis http://gundog.lbl.gov/dirsoft/d2whatis.html
- EnergyPlus - a building energy simulation program http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/information/download_energyplus.html
- US DOE Building Technologies Program software tools directory http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Energy Data for Decision Makers http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/energydata.html
- RETScreen International's Clean Energy Project Analysis software http://www.retscreen.net
See also Open Source Tools on another page.