The multiple approaches to Data Center design is demonstrating a clear trend in Data Center
design; diversity rather than uniformity. This is driven by competing solutions for optimizing Data
Center design and efficiency. This diversity poses new challenges to detection systems that are
proving to be formidable from a code, detector, and design perspective. The various challenges
are explored and opportunities for new paradigms and approaches are considered and presented
in theory and case studies.
Detection & IT Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities
Outline
I.
Emerging trends - IT Diversity
a. Cooling
b. Modularity
c. Scale
II.
Challenges of IT Diversity
a. Deficiencies in fire codes to address current trends
b. Detector Limitations c. Diversity of Architecture d. Design Uncertainty -
III.
Opportunities of IT Diversity
a. Performance Based Design methodology
b. Application approach examples
c. Case studies
IV.
Conclusion
Robert S. O’Neill, P.E. is President of the Institute for the Protection of Critical Facilities. He has
worked in the field of Fire Protection Engineering for over 20 years with experience in
insurance, government, consulting and architecture/engineering. Lately, his worked has involved
the design, construction and/or review of fire protection systems for 100 mission critical
facilities, including 22 Greenfield or equivalent projects, which totaled over 4.4 million sf.
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