The energy efficiency of data centres (PUE) is being increasingly regulated, especially in the EU.
It doesn't stand for anything.It's based on the idea of a microchip within a computer.
The microchip is the bit that does the hard work.It's the intelligent bit and the bit that adds value.. Chips are enabling tools that do a lot of work and add a lot of value.Within our wider Design to Value approach and methodology, they provide a common language for all the people involved in a project, they enable collaboration and the rapid development and testing of multiple ideas.
We've seen the benefits they deliver..Using the same concept to enable advanced and automated design will only multiply those benefits.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.
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Jaimie Johnston MBE.In its initial configuration a building might function as an office block, but components could be taken out and the building changed into a residential building or school.
At the end of its life, the various standardised components would be recycled, reused or redeployed, creating a circular economy.As the Internet of Things evolves and built assets become smarter, gathering increasing amounts of data, they could become self-optimising, intelligent buildings – recognising the need for a change in air or lighting levels.
Ultimately, this type of data would then feed back into the design process itself, creating an open-ended process of continual improvement, and contributing to the next generation of components.. Our sustainable future.Of course, the most pressing, current question is: how do we make a planet which sustainably supports 11.5 billion people?