From modern chicken coops to buildings of years past -- built to naturally breathe outside air -- familiar designs are bringing new inspiration to how we're creating the data centers that serve up your favorite websites. As our co-founder David Filo noted two weeks ago, we're focused on building some of the greenest data centers in the world. Our team of data center engineers is working on never-been-done-before designs and technologies that can radically increase our energy efficiency - both in existing facilities and those we build from the ground up. We’ll give you a behind-the-scene look at their work in the coming months.

In the meantime, you might want to check out public radio. Chris Page, our director of climate and energy strategy, who works with the data center team to squeeze more work out of every kilowatt-hour our data centers consume, spoke to the folks at Public Radio International's "Living on Earth" program for a segment that aired this week. She gives you both a virtual tour of our local Sunnyvale data center and explains how far the industry has come since energy efficiency became a priority. Think facilities that operate more like a Tesla than your mom's old wood-paneled station wagon (but without the pricetag).

Head over to "Living on Earth" to check out the transcript or listen to the program.

Nicki Dugan
Blog Editor