Webinar

Optimizing Cooling Power for AI Workloads: A Reference Design Approach

A look at holistic cooling strategies and reference designs that cut peak power, boost efficiency, and optimize AI-ready data center performance.

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Webinar Details

Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM EST

Quick Facts

Industry: Data Centers
Products: Controls and Automation
Topics: Data Centers • AI

Webinar Registration

As today’s data center rack densities and site power demands increase, organizations need cooling strategies that are efficient, scalable, and fast to deploy.

This webinar explores the concept of a thermal management reference design for an AI factory: what it is, why it matters, and how it helps teams optimize data center performance within site constraints.

You’ll learn how to make informed choices that reduce peak cooling power through a holistic thermal management approach, unlocking available power for generating compute or revenue.

You will also discover design options that reduce annual cooling power usage, minimize redundant infrastructure through intelligent design, and incorporate best practices that enhance operational stability.

We’ll discuss why customers and engineers should avoid optimizing around a single piece of equipment and instead take a holistic, system level approach. Experts will walk through design approaches and operational strategy, turning insights into meaningful actions and empowering smarter decisions, greater efficiency, and long‑term reliability.

Speakers

Andrew Jenkins

Systems Product Manager

Andrew Jenkins is a Systems Product Manager for Trane Commercial, where he leads the development and maintenance of HVAC systems product strategy, identifies system development needs, and drives the commercialization and improvement of existing systems. With over 17 years at Trane, Andrew has held various roles, starting as a Product Support Engineer, and advancing through positions such as Airside Marketing Engineer, Channel Support Leader, and Catalog/Semi-Custom Product Manager. In his most recent role as Terminal Products Portfolio Leader, he led the Product Growth Team and set growth strategies for the portfolio. Andrew holds a dual degree from the University of Kentucky, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA. He is active in professional societies like AHRI and ASHRAE, where he has served as Chapter President.
Krista Hubbs

Product Manager, Terminal Unit Controls & Air-Fi® Wireless Trane Commercial

Krista Hubbs serves as senior product manager for data center controls at Trane Technologies, guiding the strategy, development, and commercialization of next‑generation system control solutions. With extensive experience in industrial product management across both hardware and software domains, she is committed to turning Trane’s systems expertise into practical, high‑value solutions for customers’ most significant operational challenges. Krista graduated from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with a BSE in mechanical engineering and completed her MBA at the University of Michigan-Flint (Go Blue!).