Public Sector Data Centre
The Office of Public Works' latest data centre, covering a total area of 8,300sqm, enabling highly secure and energy-efficient data management.
Services (1)
Sectors
Location
Kildare, Ireland
Client
Office of Public Works
Architect
Office of Public Works
Public Sector Data Centre is a high-spec, two-storey facility spanning over a total area of 8,300sqm. The building comprises of data halls, admin offices, client medium voltage (MV) rooms, transformer rooms, fibre meet-me rooms (MMR) and a dual radial ESBN 20kV substation (3MVA).
Cooling of the data halls is achieved using N+1 indirect adiabatic coolers (IAC) that work through a combination of mechanical ventilation and adiabatic cooling. The electrical power distribution achieves N+1 through dual 20kV utility supply, client MV switchgear, 20/0.4kV transformers, low voltage switchgear, static uninterruptible power supply (UPS) arrangements and continuous standby generators.
Tom Kennedy commented, “The mechanical aspect of this project was challenging yet rewarding. IAC are located at the rear of the data centre building and reject the heat from the data hall to outside air via a polymer heat exchanger. A process water treatment system is also in place, which provides feed water to the evaporative cooling arrangement onboard each of the IAC.”
Our data centre team in Dublin has enjoyed working on this critical state project with the talented project team. The significance of this project for ensuring that essential public services operate sustainably and efficiently is one that Cundall is beyond proud to be involved with.
