Johnson Controls is expanding its AI Factory Reference Design Guides with the launch of its second guide, focused on air-cooled chillers. Building on the company’s water cooled chiller guide released in February, this latest blueprint marks the next step in what will be the industry’s most comprehensive set of global design guides mapping the full data center thermal chain – with additional guides covering absorption chillers and direct to chip liquid cooling to follow.
As AI brings new scale and complexity to data center design, operators are facing mounting challenges including the power needed for cooling systems, rising cooling loop temperatures, efficiency losses from heat islands and limited water availability. Johnson Controls’ AI Factory Reference Design Guide Series addresses this challenge by outlining how designers and operators can achieve industry leading energy and water efficiency and minimize noise impact on surrounding communities while remaining adaptable to different climates, workloads and growth paths.
Commenting on the launch, Austin Domenici, President, Johnson Controls Global Data Center Solutions, said, “The future requires designing integrated systems that can scale predictably, perform efficiently and adapt as technology evolves. This guide reflects how Johnson Controls helps customers plan holistically for AI growth, from design to operations, anywhere in the world.”
