Birmingham Modular Data Center

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Project Categories

Mission critical

Business Type

Data center

Size

102,000 square feet

The data infrastructure design facilitates the connection of multiple data halls to central cooling and electrical plants, accommodating modules of various capacities and cooling styles. Additionally, the integration of high-efficiency uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) enhances the overall energy efficiency of the data center.

Owner

Data City Exchange

Services

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Building performance analysis

Sustainability

Certifications

  • LEED Gold

Progress Report

Achieved power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.15

Special features

  • Design allows for multiple data hall modules of various capacity sizes and cooling styles to be installed and connected to the main central cooling and electrical plants
  • Climate-optimized central chilled water plant is capable of adapting to modular scaling pods and allows for ultimate client flexibility and scalability
  • Water sized economizer is maximized to support both air-cooled data halls and data halls with water-cooled racks
  • Electrical lineup optimized to be scalable as modular spaces come online
  • High-efficiency uninterruptable power supplies (UPS’s) improve energy efficiency