Client: Â Internet Service Provider
Requirement: Data Hall Cooling Walls
Overview: The client has built six data halls within a secure premises. Each data hall was required to have floor to ceiling louvred walls which run the entire length of the rooms. In total over 600 m2 of ventilation louvre walls.
The solution: Aluminium Systems Ltd installed heavy duty box sections to create a framework of vertical and horizontal supports. Each framework standing over 5 metres high and with widths of up to 40 metres, fixed to heavy duty steel uprights, and bolted to the floor. This framework formed the basis of each of the systems, which consisted of vertical mullions carrying 30 x 145 mm wide elliptical blades at 100 mm centres.
The challenges: Three of six data halls were on the ground floor, with remaining three immediately above them. The louvre blades were each supplied at a length of 7.5 metres and then trimmed to exact size in situ. This meant that a total of 900 blades were supplied to site, of which 450 had to be brought up to the first floor by telehandler and then manoeuvred by hand into position. The supply, delivery and safe storage of the blades required careful logistical management and clear and accurate communications between the site management, the installation team and the delivery company.
Each of the data halls required a carefully planned timetable of events to ensure that the delivery and installation of the framework, louvre blades and flashings occurred at the correct point in the overall project timeline. Working closely with other trades, such as flooring and ceiling fitters, electricians and air conditioning engineers, our fabrication, delivery and installation teams were able to ensure “just in time” delivery and fitting.
The project was delivered on time and within budget.
