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Data Centre Essentials : Design, Construction, and Operation of Data Centres for the Non-expert - Vincent Fogarty

Data Centre Essentials

Design, Construction, and Operation of Data Centres for the Non-expert

By: Vincent Fogarty, Sophia Flucker

Hardcover | 11 December 2026 | Edition Number 2

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Acronyms & Symbolsâxi

Foreword by Andrew Jayâxv

Prefaceâxvii

Acknowledgementsâxxi

About the Authorsâxxiii

1âIntroductionâ1

2âWhat Drives the Need and the Various Types of Data Centresâ5

3âIT Operations and the Evolution of the Data Centreâ51

4âEconomics, Investment, and Procurement of Data Centresâ139

5âSite Selectionâ23

6âOverview of Infrastructureâ89

Powerâ93

Coolingâ97

      Air cooled IT hardware

      Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) of IT hardware

BMSâ106

Fireâ106

Securityâ107

7âBuilding a Data Centre: Stakeholders, Design, Construction, and Commissioningâ109

Stakeholders and Project Stagesâ109

Pre-projectâ110

Pre-designâ111

Classifications, Standards, and Certificationsâ112

Designâ112

Bricks and Mortar versus Modular Buildâ115

Procurementâ116

Constructionâ120

Construction Design and Management 2015 (United Kingdom)â120

Commissioningâ122

Handoverâ124

Operationâ125

8âOperational Issuesâ127

Handoverâ127

Legacy Facilitiesâ128

Operations Teamâ128

Uptime and Failuresâ130

Maintenance Processes and Proceduresâ133

Managing Changeâ135

Capacity Managementâ136

Trainingâ136

Performance Optimisation â" Beyond Reactive Maintenanceâ137

9âSustainabilityâ163

Corporate Sustainabilityâ163

Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiencyâ166

Renewable Energyâ170

Generatorsâ171

Water Usageâ171

Heat Recoveryâ172

Life Cycle Impactsâ173

      Whole life carbon assessment

Green Building Certificationsâ175

Policy and Regulationâ176

Artificial Intelligence

      LCAs of AI

Conclusionâ176

10âThe Importance of Planning to Avoid Things Going Wrongâ177

11âAround the Corner, What Could Happen Nextâ199

Glossaryâ203

Indexâ207

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