Serverpark

3rd November 2007, 18:58

Hi all,

For my final year in construction i need to make a final project with an industrial building. I decided to design a serverpark.

Can anyone give me tips about the construction and what things i need to pay attention on.

Also pics of buildings like that are welcome, site's, contractors who are specialized in those buildings, etc..

I was also thinking of using the heat, produced by the servers, for heating the building. Is this possible?

thanks in advance

Sidney · 3rd November 2007, 19:57

May be the graduate program students from you college can privide you more information. It would depend on where the "park" is located as far as climate condition is concern. You would have to consider the "heat" output from a server versus the energy spent to collect the power, store it and release it on demand.

3rd November 2007, 23:46

First of all, you'll score if you make a green serverpark, cutting CO2 output, lowering the electricity bills and being more efficient are very important factors these days.

4th November 2007, 00:12

Earthquakes and other natural desasters should be a concern too for the location, along with the availability of power and the average temperatures.

The design of the ventilation system in combination with the isolation is key to lowering the power requirements, preferably find something usefull to do with the excess heat.

Very advanced would be using a gas power plant where the heat is used for an absorbtion cooling system (creates cooling with heat).

3rd November 2007, 18:58	#1
bambix Posts: n/a	Serverpark Hi all, For my final year in construction i need to make a final project with an industrial building. I decided to design a serverpark. Can anyone give me tips about the construction and what things i need to pay attention on. Also pics of buildings like that are welcome, site's, contractors who are specialized in those buildings, etc.. I was also thinking of using the heat, produced by the servers, for heating the building. Is this possible? thanks in advance

3rd November 2007, 19:57	#2
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	May be the graduate program students from you college can privide you more information. It would depend on where the "park" is located as far as climate condition is concern. You would have to consider the "heat" output from a server versus the energy spent to collect the power, store it and release it on demand. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

4th November 2007, 00:12	#4
Rutar Posts: n/a	Earthquakes and other natural desasters should be a concern too for the location, along with the availability of power and the average temperatures. The design of the ventilation system in combination with the isolation is key to lowering the power requirements, preferably find something usefull to do with the excess heat. Very advanced would be using a gas power plant where the heat is used for an absorbtion cooling system (creates cooling with heat). Last edited by Rutar : 4th November 2007 at 00:14.

3rd November 2007, 23:46	#3
wutske Posts: n/a	First of all, you'll score if you make a green serverpark, cutting CO2 output, lowering the electricity bills and being more efficient are very important factors these days.