Data centre surveys and building design for new builds and retrofits
We support data centre clients and contractors, with an array of multi-disciplinary survey and design services to create and upgrade/enhance mission-critical data centres – from small high-density server rooms to large commercial cloud builds, new builds, retrofits and capacity enhancement schemes.
Our engineers are trained to the very latest design standards and building regulations, with knowledge and flexible to adapt to international codes, to ensure that even the most complex data-driven data centre requirements are achieved, and have experience in working on surveys and design for some of the most intricate global data centre facilities in the UK and across Europe.
Data centre expertise and services
We provide quality-driven, accurate surveying and design services to ensure the very best outcome for data centre projects and data centre resilience across Tiers 1 to 4.
From the outset of new data centre enhancement projects, we survey existing buildings and associated building services and conduct soil resistivity testing and earthing design. We evaluate power, air ventilation, lighting and security requirements to ensure the optimum data centre environment and prevent possible data centre downtime.
Where there are ever-increasing demands on servers, electricity and rack cooling requirements, we can assess the live environment for resilience and reliability with energy and airflow measurements and make recommendations for power, lighting and cooling improvements.
Surveys
- Soil Resistivity Testing
- Earthing & Bonding Surveys
- Data Centre Resilience Studies
- Power quality assessments
- Asset condition surveys
- Full MEP Surveys
Design
- HV/LV Duty & Standby Power
- Specialist Earthing Design
- Lighting & Small Power
- Cooling & Air ventilation
- Security Systems
- 3D Co-ordination
- Lightning Protection system design
A complete range of services to support data centre schemes resilience from start to finish – including feasibility studies, outline and detailed design services:
- Structural & General Civils design
- Foundation design
- Drainage design
- HV / LV duty & standby power designs
- Lighting & small power
- Power quality assessment
- Power & protection studies
- Specialist earthing and bonding design covering soil resistivity testing
- Lightning protection system design (3D modelling)
- Reliability and resilience assessments
- 3D coordination
- Surveying including asset condition & intrusive surveys.
Typical Data Centre Design Projects
Our experts have experience in data centre surveys, design and specification, for some of the largest and most complex data centres – ranging from resilience studies and designing earthing systems through to designing and modelling for new builds. Coupled with our specialist survey expertise, we offer a truly unique approach to existing data centre enhancements, retrofits, refurbishment and capacity enhancement designs.
Specialist Earthing and Bonding and Lightning Protection Design.
We have long standing experience of working with some of the world’s largest Tech Companies across Europe
New Data Centre – Power, centralised cooling and on-site electrical substation.
Assistance with initial site selections, utilities, and site support during construction.
Electrical services design, schedules, specification
Designing high, medium and low voltage services, MV and LV earthing and bonding. Containment system provisions for data, telecoms, fire alarm, BMS, security, access control.
Building services survey and modelling
Experience of detailed building services design in 3D REVIT covering plant, pipes, ducts, rack configurations and cable containment for co-ordination of MEP services with other design disciplines.
Data Centre (Confidential) Resilience Enhancement Scheme
Engineers with survey, feasibility and design for resilience enhancement scheme experience across multiple sites in Europe.
Core Network Rooms UPS and Cooling Enhancements (Confidential)
Engineers with survey and design experience of UPS system resilience enhancements and cooling (CRAC) upgrades in a mission critical core network rooms across multiple sites in Europe.
Quality in-house survey and design skills
Our in-house team has extensive experience in delivering surveys and design for complex projects in data centres sector, where resilience, reliability and modularity is key.
We continuously meet very rigorous design approval processes required by our clients and ensure that our certifications and team expertise is kept completely up-to-date to ensure the very best quality results.
Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management
- ISO 14001:2015 for Environment Management
- ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety
- Constructionline GOLD
- Cyber Essentials