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Data Centres

Creating exceptional data centre facilities

The UK’s rapidly expanding data centre sector reflects the growing integration of technology into our daily lives. As this technology continues to get smarter, it increasingly relies on one thing: data.

The facilities which process, store and harness this data need to be precisely tailored to suit the specific needs and standards required for a myriad of applications. That’s why, for more than twenty years, our UK-wide multidisciplinary engineering and environmental team has been drawing on our deep experience to provide optimum, climate-resilient solutions which unlock the potential of data centre schemes, whether these focus on the redevelopment or extension of existing buildings or are entirely new facilities.

Data processing and storage equipment relies upon precisely calibrated internal operating environments to function safely and efficiently. Our designs support this by delivering bespoke structural solutions facilitating high imposed loads and  expansive service risers, together with highly sustainable HVAC, moisture control and fire supressing systems. This ensures buildings function in synergy with the occupier’s technical requirements, whilst also minimising operational energy consumption.

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Building in flexibility from the outset, we ensure these assets keep pace with the constantly evolving requirements of data centre operators and stakeholders, adding value by ensuring they remain viable for longer. As our industry forges a path to a greener future, we embed climate resilience within all our designs, embracing circularity and driving-down embodied, operational and whole-life carbon.

Expert view: Why power availability is vital for data centre site selection

Waterman’s Regional Director for Structures, Alison Doubell, gives her insight into what’s driving continued growth in the data centre sector. She explains why access to power remains the number one consideration for site selection, and outlines why the retrofit and repositioning of existing buildings to accommodate data centres is steadily growing in popularity.

Data processing and storage equipment relies upon precisely calibrated internal operating environments to function safely and efficiently. Our designs support this by delivering bespoke structural solutions facilitating high imposed loads and expansive service risers, together with highly sustainable HVAC, moisture control and fire supressing systems. This ensures buildings function in synergy with the occupier’s technical requirements, whilst also minimising operational energy consumption.

Featured Projects

Ark Continuity, SQ17, Corsham

This upgrade to Ark’s data facility in Corsham saw our M&E specialists support a 40MVA site-wide infrastructure upgrade for 33kV & 11kV networks. We also carried out FAT and on-site witness testing, in addition to FMEA of all critical systems and IST of the data centres.

Ark Spring Park Data Centre

The HV Generation Scheme at Spring Park, Corsham has be designed to provide  two  22MW (44MW@0.8pf total) N+1 configured 11kV Standby Generator systems, which together feed into the main 11kV switchboards at the Eastern Substation of the Spring Park data centre campus.

P3 & P4 Spring Park Data Centre, Ark Data Centres

Located near Junction 17 of the M4 between Swindon and Bristol, Ark’s site benefits from significant connectivity infrastructure.

Amex Data Centre

Amex increased their technical stock portfolio with a new office development and a Tier IV Data Centre, appointing Waterman to provide M&E design services and strategic services including FMEA, CFD analysis of the Data Centre, SPOF analysis as well as FAT and on site witness testing to prove the designs and mitigate risk.

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