AHR Expo
About the event
North America's largest HVACR trade show, held alongside the ASHRAE Winter Conference, for engineers, contractors and facility managers selecting cooling equipment.
Who it is for / why attend
For mechanical designers and MEP consultants on the cooling/HVAC side of DC projects. You can compare cooling equipment from about 1,900 exhibitors and attend free seminars; the official page does not list data-centre-specific content.
Venue
Dates and details are compiled from official organiser sources. Check the official website for the programme, admission requirements and registration status before making plans.
Read before you go
Explore the libraryU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ENERGY STAR) 2026
16 More Ways to Cut Energy Waste in the Data Center (ENERGY STAR)
Map each measure to an efficiency-check rule: missing containment, UPS in double-conversion only, no economizer, and so on.
- High-efficiency PDUs are 2-3% more efficient than conventional units.
ASHRAE 2015
2015 ASHRAE Handbook-HVAC Applications, Chapter 19: Data Centers and Telecommunication Facilities
Support both W/m2 and kW/rack modes in early-stage load entry.
- The Datacom Series then comprised 11 books produced by TC 9.9.
European Commission JRC 2017
2017 Best Practice Guidelines for the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency - Version 8.1.0 (JRC104370, EUR 28426 EN)
Store the best practice edition and version against each design so the compliance checker evaluates practices from the edition in force at design date (8.1.0 for 2017 projects).
- 5.1.6: cabinet doors need at least 66% perforated area, with 80% considered ideal.
SoSo CAD
Check cooling capacity alongside your design
Review zone heat loads, available capacity and the capacity balance after the largest unit is lost in SoSo CAD.
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