Modular chiller plants can provide some surprisingly significant benefits to a data center’s operation. Similar to “stick built” plants, modular designed chiller plants can be specified by the MEP design engineers and the data center owner/operator with similar equipment. As a result of this flexibility, data center owners can make strategic equipment choices. This allows operators to ensure their plants are constructed with the highest quality equipment, reduce trades on site, decrease expenses, shorten installation times, extend “free cooling” hours and increase energy efficiency.

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On November 17th, 2015 at the Fall 7×24 Exchange Conference, Sentinel Data Centers, DLB Associates Consulting Engineers and Systecon Inc. presented on the key differentiators of modular chiller plants, best practices for launching a modular chiller plant initiative, and how best to leverage a modular chiller plant design to meet budget, project and energy efficiency goals.