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Arctic Buildings17 viewsHarsh and extreme arctic conditions required special considerations when trying to build any type of structure. Heavy machinery was used to construct and maintain the runways that allowed planes to deliver supplies. When not used for runways, tractors such as this one would be used for other construction around the camp. Image credit: EWG.
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115 viewsMetal frames await the installation of solar panels on the roof of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The solar array is part of the NSIDC Green Data Center cut energy consumption for data center cooling by more than 90 percent. —Credit: Ron Weaver/NSIDC
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83 viewsSupplies for the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Green Data Center sit ready to be lifted to the roof for installation. —Credit: Ron Weaver/NSIDC
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90 viewsSupplies for the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Green Data Center were lifted by crane onto the roof where workers installed a solar array aimed at reducing energy consumption for data center cooling by more than 90 percent. —Credit: Ron Weaver/NSIDC
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107 viewsNational Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Director Mark Serreze (left) and Technical Services Manager David Gallaher survey the progress of solar array installation on the roof of NSIDC. —Credit: Ron Weaver/NSIDC
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103 viewsWorkers receive metal racks from a crane on the roof of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Part of the Green Data Center project, a solar array on the roof reduced energy consumption. —Credit: Ron Weaver/NSIDC
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77 viewsNational Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Technical Services Manager David Gallaher displays cooling unit features during construction of the NSIDC Green Data Center. The evaporative units reduce cooling energy by more than 90 percent.
 
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