5 Sections
25 Lessons
4 Hours
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1. Understanding the Type
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1.1
What a data centre really has to do
1.2
How the design of a data centre evolved
1.3
Who uses a data centre, and what each user needs
1.4
Power, cooling and the white space: the central design problem
1.5
What separates a good one from a bad one
2. Brief, Programme and Areas
5
2.1
Writing the brief with the client
2.2
The area programme explained
2.3
Kilowatts per rack and power usage effectiveness: the benchmarks that matter
2.4
Adjacency and the bubble diagram
2.5
What clients get wrong at brief stage
3. Planning and Circulation
5
3.1
Site selection, orientation and access
3.2
Zoning: public, private and back-of-house
3.3
Circulation and the movement diagram
3.4
Cores, grids and structural discipline
3.5
Planning Power, cooling and the white space in detail
4. Codes, Comfort and Systems
5
4.1
The regulations that shape a data centre
4.2
Fire suppression, redundancy and physical security in practice
4.3
Accessibility and inclusive design
4.4
Servicing: MEP, plant and risers
4.5
Daylight, acoustics and thermal comfort
5. Getting It Built and Judged
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5.1
Structure and materials for a data centre
5.2
Cost drivers and value-engineering traps
5.3
Operations: how a data centre works on day 3,000
5.4
Case studies: Green Mountain, Norway, Switch, Las Vegas and Yandex Data Centre, Finland
5.5
The design checklist for a data centre
How to Design a Data Centre
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