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Norwell-based energy system design firm Bluestone Energy Services Ltd. has launched a new division aimed specifically at the energy and cooling needs of data centers.
The firm has been working custom energy projects for facilities such as office buildings, manufacturing plants and retail facilities since 1990, but over the past year, officials have seen a sharp increase in interest from data center managers and developers.
“There is a tremendous opportunity in the data center space, not just in the retrofitting, but in helping to qualify these facilities for utility benefit programs,” said Adam Fairbanks, Bluestone’s vice president of data center services and a former software engineer with Cisco Systems Inc.
Among the biggest users of power, data centers have become a greater focus of building efficiency programs over the past year, and insiders expect that trend to continue. According to analyst firm Gartner Inc., data centers can save one million kilowatt hours annually by implementing a number of best practices, including installing blanking panels and improving under-floor airflow.
Bluestone’s new unit will focus on cooling system optimization, humidity control, lighting and overall system control, as well as help data centers navigate utility incentive programs and efficiency tax benefits.
The spinout of the new division is also indicative of a growing trend in the building industry toward green-specific endeavors. In 2006, for example, Salem-based commercial construction company Groom Construction Inc. launched Groom Energy Solutions, dedicated to developing renewable energy and efficiency systems. Last year, residential construction firm S&H Construction Inc. of Cambridge launched its own Renewable Energy Division with similar goals for consumers.
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