Patent ID: 8260928

Claim:
A method, comprising: a) generating a space information value for each of a plurality of spaces based on at least one environmental condition measurement for the corresponding space, each space including one or more computing devices, the space information value including information regarding the relative suitability of a corresponding space for accepting computing load, b) determining within a processing circuit an allocation of additional computing load based on the space information values, c) distributing the additional computing load to the one or more computing devices in one or more of the plurality of spaces based upon the determined allocation of additional computing load, d) obtaining at least one sensor measurement from a sensor disposed within each of the plurality of spaces, and wherein the at least one environmental condition measurement for each space is based on the at least one sensor measurement for the space, and wherein the at least one environmental condition measurement comprises at least one of the groups consisting of: a temperature measurement, a humidity measurement, an air flow measurement, and a pressure measurement.