process along with a deep understanding of the future of the global data centre market.. Martin continuously explores new opportunities to evolve Bryden Wood’s purpose: connecting disparate industries through the lens of industrialisation, cross-pollinating thinking and design ideas and applying the disciplines of manufacturing to lower the entry threshold of new technologies..
This methodology not only streamlines the design and construction process but also ensures efficient operation and maintenance, paving the way for future innovation in the industry.In the field of data centre design, striking the right balance between risk management, resilience, and efficiency is paramount.While sticking to proven designs can minimise risks, it can limit innovation and potential optimisation opportunities.
With changing market dynamics and growing environmental concerns, there's an urgent need to maximise energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints.Computational Fluid Dynamics provides the potential for a detailed and accurate insight into the operation of the data centre, throughout the design process.This is incredibly useful to highlight any risks within the design, but it also allows for multiple design options to be tested at an early design stage, highlighting potential opportunities for lowering energy consumption and carbon emission.
These strategies can include reducing storey heights, optimising Hot Aisle Containment (HAC) required and reducing the clearances between data racks leading to a smaller data hall footprint.. At Bryden Wood, we advocate for a broader application of CFD in optimising and innovating data centre design, aiming for a more sustainable future within the industry.. Data Hall Design Optimisation.CFD Analysis of a Switch Room.
CFD is traditionally used within data halls and Electrical Plantrooms to assess IT or Electrical Plants (e.g.
UPS), both in normal running (N+X) and failure scenarios (N) and to ensure optimal cooling distribution and equipment performance.The third option, preferred by Bryden Wood, arranges the toilets in a nested position between wards.
An excellent example of healthy architecture, this option fully supports design for wellbeing with beds open to both the façade and corridors.In this situation, patient wellbeing is prioritised on every level, as the nested toilet positioning provides a connection to both the outdoor environment and hospital staff, improving both wellbeing and hospital management.. As shown in the following diagrams, daylight levels are better in the outboard and our preferred nested solution, and the nested option has an improved uniformity ratio.
An adequately designed ward would also facilitate a variety of active views out, both to the outdoors and circulation areas, creating a connection to nature in line with biophilic design principles, as well as a better thermal experience.. Further ideas to improve visual comfort in hospital wards are: the adoption of circadian lighting, a better user experience of artificial lighting control and the use of further biophilic design techniques (colour palettes, patterns and vegetation)..Figure 2: Daylight availability (SDA).