Construction Magazine December 2019 | Page 93

Pete Marin
hands , property and asset management , consulting , and training .
The technologies T5 leverages in its data center operations help support its mantra : ‘ Forever On ’. For a company in the space and cooling business , Marin notes that T5 is also in “ the guaranteed lights will never go out business ”. Put simply , reliability is everything . “ We need to monitor all of those systems ,” maintains Marin . “ Among the technology initiatives we utilize is predictive analytics . Being able to predict when a piece of equipment is going to fail is vital .
Right now , we ’ re focusing on the piece of gear that gets replaced the most , and that ’ s the battery . Knowing when they need to be refurbished or replaced , saves money and can reduce waste .” He believes we ’ ll see more data analytics tools deployed in the data center and T5 will embrace that , while improving BMS ( Building Management System ) and EPMS ( Electrical Power Management System ) capabilities to guarantee 100 % uptime . T5 has served leading companies in IT , finance , insurance , health care , and telecommunications , 93
EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Pete Marin

As President & Chief Executive Officer of T5 Data Centers , Pete is responsible for setting the overall strategy of the firm , maintaining client relationships , capital management , and creating and executing the firm ’ s vision for growth . Pete has more than 20 years of experience in the data center sector ranging from development , securing debt and equity capital , to tenant representation including site selection and incentives . Pete ’ s understanding of end-user needs has enabled T5 Data Centers to reduce project cycle-time and cost , which leads to successful relationships , and repeat business .
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