Data centres : an Introduction to concepts and design
Introduction to owners, co-location developers, designers, constructors, operators and all those who have an interest in data centre design, operation and space planning. --
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
London :
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers,
[2012]
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| Series | Knowledge series KS ;
18. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781628709834 1628709839 9781906846244 1906846243 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (80 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The function of a data centre
- 3. Site selection and building criteria: Introduction ; Key considerations ; Building design criteria ; Risk analysis ; Planning risks
- 4. Planning, site and space: Site planning ; Space planning
- 5. Energy and sustainability: Energy strategy ; Efficiency of IT equipment ; Power usage effectiveness ; Environmental benchmarking
- 6. Engineering systems design: Electrical services ; Mechanical services
- 7. Air management
- 8. Fire safety: Fire safety management
- 9. Network provision
- 10. Security: General security ; Monitoring and control
- 11. Building construction: Professional team ; Project procurement ; Construction programme ; Construction costs and cost plan ; Mobilisation ; Procurement schedule ; Health and safety plan ; Site facilities and procedures ; Site procedures ; Construction activities ; Energy and materials management ; Close-out
- 12. Completion management
- 13. Operation and management: Facilities management
- 14. Ongoing developments: General ; Facility size and capacity ; Increased tolerance of higher ambient temperatures ; Reduced air volume requirement by IT equipment ; Increased rack heat densities ; Alternative cooling distribution media ; Cooling infrastructure ; Indirect free cooling using air-to-air heat exchangers ; Adiabatic/evaporative cooling ; Cooling recovery devices ; Renewable energy ; Cold air as a renewable source of cooling ; Fuel cells ; Amorphous metal substation transformers ; Direct server cooling ; IT software development.