Masterplanning, data centre design and optimisation
The complex demands on a data centre’s infrastructure, such as continuous accessibility and seamless reliability, require a comprehensive and future-ready approach.
And that’s only today’s demands – a data centre needs built-in flexibility for the innovations of tomorrow. Arup data centre experts encompass strategic planning, engineering design and operational efficiency to ensure a high performance facility that expands with the organisation.
Using our in-house team of architects, engineers and specialists, we provide integrated solutions to our clients, with key involvement through all design and construction stages, from project inception and masterplanning through to handover. We can work with delivery methods from traditional design-bid-build to contractor-assist and progressive design-build, and Arup remains involved with the project during subsequent fit-out phases for continuity of knowledge.
Our optimisation strategies revolve around performance, sustainability and future-proofing your investment. That might include modification of cooling systems for energy efficiency, advanced technologies for better server utilisation and upgrading infrastructure for reliability and speed. Through continuous monitoring and an iterative approach to facility improvement, our strategies respond to evolving business needs while minimising operational cost.
Digital Realty is a data centre world leader. In 2017, we helped deliver a €60M data centre in Amsterdam, AMS15. This data centre, together with its flagship office, seamlessly blends into its surroundings in the Hoofddorp region of Amsterdam. We provided structural, civil and building services engineering designs for this project.
AMS15 incorporates highly energy efficient cooling systems. There is a supply of fresh air cooling to electrical rooms, along with indirect air cooling provided to the data halls. This innovative evaporative cooling, contributed to achieving its BREEAM target rating of “Very Good”.
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Data centres
As technology infrastructure, data centres are the backbone of the digital economy, and Arup is driving the development of the most sustainable, scalable and resilient data centres. We offer our clients full engineering, architectural and consultancy services for the entire lifespan of the data centre.