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Data-Centres-Overview-En.Pdf Design for Capacity and Reliability DATA CENTRES We are committed to a secure and sustainable built environment. When the best solution doesn’t exist, we create it. We see things both as they are and how they could be. West Jet Data Centre Calgary, Alberta Who We Are With decades of innovation and experience under our belts we’re achieving remarkable results in building technologies, energy, and environmental performance. WE’RE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THAT’S WHY AT STANTEC, WE ALWAYS DESIGN WITH COMMUNITY IN MIND. The Stantec community unites more than 22,000 employees working in over 400 locations. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy and resource, and infrastructure projects to life. Our work—professional consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics—begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Since 1954, our local strength, knowledge, and relationships, coupled with our worldclass expertise, have allowed us to go anywhere to meet our clients’ needs in more creative and personalized ways. With a long-term commitment to the people and places we serve, Stantec has the unique ability to connect to projects on a personal level and advance the quality of life in communities across the globe. Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Design Philosophy The over-arching rule in mission critical Quality of Design facilities is to have a well thought strategy for As an ISO 9001:2008 company, Stantec em- flexibility and scalability. This rule embraces ploys a strict peer review quality assurance (QA) several key principles in the site location, program that begins at project commencement building selection, floor layout, electrical and continues throughout the life cycle of a proj- system design, mechanical design, and the ect. The QA program is designed to reduce the concept of modularity that enables the data potential for errors while providing a systematic centre facility to change and adapt as needed. review of all facets of a project. This formalized Our designs evolve from a collaborative project management and review system results process, with the building designed from in quality project deliverables. the inside out. Our primary focus is to establish meaningful relationships with the Stantec’s Practice Enhancement and Risk users, guiding them to functional solutions Management teams provide support to the that foresee future trends in data centre organization’s leadership, corporate teams technologies. We help data centre owners and operations personnel by facilitating a manage user expectations by thoroughly coordinated focus on quality practices and by understanding the technical aspects of an bringing the best of the collective resources individual client’s requirements. and practices of a professional services organization to bear on all projects. We understand each data centre client’s needs and requirements are unique. We Our team, individually and collectively, work with our clients to develop a list of has significant experience with data design parameters based upon user needs, centre facilities that is both relevant and in lieu of a wish list. More and more we current. Under the direction of seasoned find that satisfied building users are the professionals, local engineering experts are ones who feel they have control over their supported by discipline specialists from personal environment. We promote data the greater Stantec organization. Bringing centre design strategies that include reliable the best of the industry expertise and local building systems, security features, and knowledge to bear on the project we will mission critical layouts which are expandable, design a data centre that reflects maximum functional and efficient. value for our clients from this major asset. Our Group IT infrastructure and facility costs are reshaping the economics of many businesses. Today, data centres account for about 25% of total corporate IT budgets. And as businesses continue to automate, store more data and use rich media, the demand for data centre capacity is growing rapidly. Mission Critical facilities are energy intense and energy intensity is forecast to double in the next 5 years. With energy costs at 15 to 40 times greater than typical office space, energy costs of mission critical facilities are surpassing equipment costs. Without changes in operations, many firms with large data centres are facing reduced profitability. At Stantec, we are responding to these changes by providing our clients with a full scope of architecture, engineering, and professional services specializing in the design and development processes unique to mission critical buildings. Our experienced staff recognize the importance of working closely with our clients, helping to establish and fully understand the specific needs of a mission critical facility. We offer private and public sector clients our experience in each of the major design disciplines; structural, mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, fire protection, and performance engineering. In addition, we provide a unique QA/QC program as well as energy solutions, building reviews, feasibility studies, systems analyses, and systems integration consulting. Although specific needs will vary from project to project, our primary role is to provide the design of data centre spaces and facilities that meet the needs of the users while adding value for our clients. that the North American electri- centres by implementing sustain- Sustainability cal infrastructure cannot sustain able solutions. We have one of the the projected growth rate for data largest portfolios of completed and Energy centre facilities. Today’s greatest green projects in North America. challenge for a successful data Our designs have also won nu- Solutions for centre implementation is adapt- merous sustainble design awards. ing industry best policies to take Data Centres advantage of sustainable design Our energy solutions specialists practices that have been devel- are passionate about promoting oping for more than a decade. and creating sustainable energy It is recognized that owners of Creating a balance between operations. We assist clients in mission critical facilities are reliability and sustainability for reducing ongoing energy costs. concerned with the financial and data centres should be the goal environmental cost of energy of every project and our team By creating solutions to upgrade their facilities consume. leads the industry in developing existing facilities, we can reduce the solutions that meet this goal. need for new data centre space. There is an increased emphasis Our team works in conjunction with on sustainability and renewable Stantec is strategically placed to out clients to achieve an integrated energy options as we recognize program and design new data whole system design. The advent of new technologies intelligent A/C systems to cater Environmental often require substantial to varying heat dissipation rates, incremental power for today’s we are able to provide the best Control technology intensive Mission protection for both IT equipment Critical Facilities. This power is and associated systems. eventually dissipated as heat, Mission critical facilities often which must be removed to Stantec has extensive mechani- contain sensitive equipment safeguard the operation of data cal systems engineering capabili- which require very precise transmission equipment. ty, designing for the highest levels temperature and humidity of reliability and redundancy. controls. Any disturbance to As processor capacity advances, these environmental conditions there is a correlating reduction in Our experience has shown can affect the continuity of the size of physical IT facilities. that costs to operate Data service within the facility However, as power density and Centres continues to rise. and result in costly losses heat dissipation rate is increased, At Stantec, we optimize system of information. As a result, conventional A/C systems are no components, piping, and maintaining stable environmental longer effective in maintaining water containment systems conditions is critical to the environmental conditions for efficient, resilient, and cost business continuity. of the IT space. By designing effective solutions. Optimization Services MOST DATA CENTRES ARE ENERGY STANTEC DATA CENTRE ENERGY INEFFICIENT MODELLING Significant inefficiencies exist in most The good news: significant opportunities Data Centres today and these inefficiencies exist to improve Data Centre efficiencies for are impacting the bottom line, especially for low cost and high payback. A well-functioning technology intensive business. As demand Data Centre requires proper visioning to for Data Centres and resulting capacity effectively tailor data centre design to requirements grow, the negative cost impact maximize energy utilization and minimize on organizations is multiplied by: utility cost. • Escalating energy costs We assess opportunities for increasing data • Escalating space costs centre energy efficiency by identifying hot • Raising GHG emissions leading to and cold spots in the facility using software potential carbon tax costs and negative to prepare a 3D model of the facility. With business reputation costs modeling, Stantec’s data centre experts can accurately predict the impact of adding,
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