Don Beaty started DLB Associates Consulting Engineers in 1980.  The firm is active globally and has provided services for mission critical facilities in over 35 states and throughout the world.  DLB has designed all Google owned data center campuses worldwide.

Don is an ASHRAE Fellow, served in leadership positions on ASHRAE committees on energy and CRAC unit performance, major contributor to over 10 data center books, and was the first chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee TC 9.9 and currently serves as its Publications Chair.