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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES: Chris Kusel is the director of engi-
neering for Hilti North America, a position he has held for nearly
seven years of his nearly 22 years with the company, rising to his
current position from a field engineer to a senior product mar-
keting manager to division manager in Technical Services. Overall,
Chris has been working in the construction products manufac-
turing industry for 24 years, consulting with building owners,
architects, and contractors regarding fire protection, anchoring,
and modular support materials. He has spoken at national confer-
ences and published multiple industry articles on construction
topics, such as passive fire protection. Chris has B.S. degree in fire
protection and safety engineering and is an NFPA certified fire
protection specialist. He can be reached at chris.kusel@hilti.com.
Paula Przybylski is a sustainability consultant at Stok in
San Francisco, California. She manages projects involving carbon
accounting, healthy materials, and green building certification.
As a graduate from Waterloo University in Waterloo, ON, Canada
with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in systems design
engineering , she uses her background in systems engineering and
sustainable design to implement innovative, high-impact sustain-
ability strategies across global corporate real estate and data
center portfolios. This includes assessing and reducing the environ-
mental footprint of data center construction around the world
through energy, water, and waste reduction. She can be reached
at paula@stok.com.
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THREE POWERFUL
DATA CENTER RESOURCES
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