Building Specifications:

• Purpose built datacentre from ground up.
• Gross area: 705,498 sq ft.
• Typical floor loading of 10kN/m2.
• Passenger lifts x 6 (8 people max per lift).
• Goods lift (7.5 tonnes).
• Dedicated 24x7 facilities management team.
• Steel frame, concrete floors, metal faced cladding and glazing.

• 5m slab to slab height equating to 4.25m clear height to underside of deepest beam.
• Column spacing primarily based on a 6m grid additional info.
• Raised floors with anti-static tiles and a minimum height of 600mm installed in fully fitted areas, providing minimum clear height of 3.65m to underside of deepest beam.

• BMS system monitors M&E operation within facility to:
• ensure stability of the environment.
• monitor key electrical and mechanical systems.
• enable interface between key systems.
• provide data gathering.
• interlink life safety systems in the event of fire alarm activation

Power:

• Minimum N+N redundancy on power supply.
• Mains power supplied via 2 x 132kV incomers.

• Diverse A&B supply, distributed via 11kV ring main units.
• 3.1MW of power per floor plate.

• Power/cooling systems supported by up to 33 no-break RotaryDiesel UPS sets.

On-site diesel tanks (4 x 119,000 litres) support 50 hours at full capacity with 8 hour, 24x7 fuel delivery callout contract in place.

Climate Control:

• Minimum N+N resilience on chilled water cooling system.
• Temperature in technical space maintained at 22ºC (+/-2ºC).

• Humidity range of 50% (+/-10%) in technical areas.
• Up to 25 air cooled chillers installed, supplying 1.4MW of cooling per chiller.

• Close control units (CCUs) provide conditioned air to technical space.
• Diverse chilled water distribution pipe work (ring main type) throughout facility.

Fire Detection and Suppression:

• Smoke and gas extraction.
• Very early smoke detection and alarm system (VESDA) in the return air-flow of CCUs.

• Dry risers to all floors.
• Analogue addressable fire detection system in all areas (smoke and heat) with manual break-glass units.

• Gas suppression system using centrally stored Inergen to technical and selected landlord areas.
• Sprinklers in corridors and selected plant rooms, with water ingress protection and monitoring provided where required.

Connectivity and Telecommunications:

• Multiple connection points to each suite.
• Diverse cable entry points (x4) with combination of 110mm ducts and 32mm sub ducts.
• Direct interconnects to over 25 datacentres across Europe.

• Basket trays in three-sided format to all data risers – fully access controlled.
• Access to multiple telecommunications providers located in dedicated Meet Me Rooms (MMRs), via diverse dedicated connections.

• Roof space availability for satellite & antennae equipment within Global Switch.
• Tier-1 Transit, Partial Transit and Multihomed Transit available.

Building Security:

• Access control using proximity card readers.
• Mantraps deployed at main entrance.
• Premises Controllers manage facility security 24x7.

• Multiple CCTV cameras (interior and exterior).
• Intruder alarms to all areas with external infra-red barrier.

• Secure managed delivery and loading area.
• Biometric hand scanners at suite doors.

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