Syska Hennessy Group Continues Commitment to Increasing Energy Efficiency in Data Centers

NEW YORK, NY – November 14, 2007 - Syska Hennessy Group, a national leader in consulting, engineering, technology and construction, has joined The Green Grid, a non-profit consortium of technology companies and professionals seeking to lower the overall consumption of power in data centers around the globe.

The Critical Facilities Team at Syska Hennessy Group works for clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups. They design complex, highly technical building systems for trading floors and in emergency rooms, in switching centers and bullpens, for ISPs and ASPs, on telco hotels and Web hosts, with dotcoms and telecoms, in data centers and intelligent warehouses. The firm formed a Green Critical Facilities Committee and is committed to integrating critical facilities and sustainable and high performance building technology to look beyond traditional design. Their philosophy is to design facilities that maintain or improve reliability, reduce operating costs and increase environmental responsibility.

“Reliability and sustainability need not be at odds with each other, but reliability is always paramount. In joining the many influential technology companies that are a part of The Green Grid, Syska Hennessy Group is looking to significantly broaden the current dialog concerning new energy saving building technologies that can be used in the critical facilities environment,”commented Cyrus Izzo, Syska Hennessy Group Co-CEO and the firm’s National Critical Facilities Director. “Peak performance in critical facilities requires global best practices in consulting, engineering, technology and construction. Our philosophy, when designing and constructing a project is to consider all elements, with a balanced approach, that contributes to uptime and ensures the greatest energy efficiency.”

The Green Grid is chartered to develop meaningful, platform-neutral standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve energy efficient performance of global data centers. Membership to the consortium is open to those companies and IT professionals with an interest in helping to support the movement to improve data center power consumption and improve overall efficiency. Further information about The Green Grid can be found at www.thegreengrid.org.

SH Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. and Syska Hennessy Group Construction, Inc. (www.syska.com) is a national leader in consulting, engineering, technology and construction. The firm has helped engineer and construct some of the world's most innovative, technically sophisticated, and energy efficient buildings. Clients include leading corporations, fast-growing and high-tech companies, educational institutions, architectural and interior designers, and commercial developers, as well as state, local and federal government agencies. With offices in 15 cities throughout the U.S. and projects around the world, Syska’s market specific solutions are based on local knowledge and access, supported by national staff resources and specialized expertise.