2bm arm hpc data centre design and build

High Performance Computing

The Challenge

3 months on site to deliver a highly efficient Tier 3 data centre

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The Challenge

Only eight weeks to obtain planning permission

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The Challenge

Guaranteed annual PUE of below 1.20

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The Challenge

Significant onsite space constraints

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2bm.co.uk

DAY 1

Work begins on site

The clock is ticking!

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Early progress

Data Centre floor prepared

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Concrete slab poured

and ready

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Meanwhile preparatory

work continues apace for

the cooling plant

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New cable runs required

for new generators and

& UPS

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…start of new diverse

power cable installation

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Week 2

Ground works for

containerised generator

and UPS

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New home for super low

transformer

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Support structure goes

in for generators and

UPS containers

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Meanwhile off-site

fabrication work carries on

UPS container in production

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Off-site fitting out of UPS

container to ensure

timescales are met

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Ready to be delivered

to site

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Cooling towers are not far

behind

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Modular pre-assembled

design

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Data centre structure

taking shape….

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Work progressing well

despite the best efforts of

the winter weather

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Structure in place….

…work begins on interior

room cladding

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….and the cooling system

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Individual tap-offs to serve

each cabinet door

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Co-ordinated programme…

…300 tonne crane arrives to

lift in generators, UPS, cooling

towers and transformers

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UPS container is first to be

craned in

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Generators in place

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Cooling towers in position

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New temporary road also

required for access and

egress

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Pipework for cooling

towers and LPS system

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Main flow and return

Pipework with redundant

circuits

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Main pipework installation

nearing completion

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Generators and UPS fully

possitioned

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Internal fit out ongoing….

…raised floor starts

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….and is quickly in place

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Installation of the first

of 60 cabinets is started

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Innovative real door cooling

in place

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12 weeks in…

…job complete

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Fully integrated solution

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…with new roads for access

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Exceeding Expectations“Not only did we construct a Tier3 HPC data centre

in phenomenal time, we still pushed the boundaries of

innovation and efficiencies, ensuring 2bm provided

one of the most energy efficient data centres possible”

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Award Winning Solution•UK IT Industry Awards 2012 – ‘Data Centre Project of the Year’

•European Award for New Data Centre Facility 2012

•First ever CEEDA gold accreditation

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