Generally, the heat rejection plant is located as close to the data halls as possible, however, where there is a drive towards higher density data centres the typical space for external heat rejection may be limited.
Already impressive, we expect these metrics will only continue to improve over time.. Design to Value.The starting point, and where we must begin in order to truly maximise the benefits that P-DfMA and MMC make possible, is to rework our core processes (design, procure, construct, operate) around a central, driving principle: process-led design.
In other words, we must begin with the manufacture and assembly process in mind.Innovation doesn’t respect discipline or sector boundaries.It needs to sit across the entire operation.
We are interested in increasing quality, productivity, timeliness and cost effectiveness.So we have to ask certain key questions from the outset, like: what’s the least amount of material that could possibly be used to build an asset?
What’s the smallest number of times that asset could be touched or processed by people?
How productive can those people be?.The Construction Playbook has been a fantastic example of how quickly it’s possible to move.
Here you have people working in new circumstances, each with their own business imperatives, and yet the government was able to get the public and private sector together to create this document, to galvanise industry and achieve that level of buy-in.This was made possible by the fact that the COVID-19 crisis has brought the industry together.
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and the officials in The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) worked closely to forge a much better link between government and industry.We’ve seen the CLC successfully deal with things like keeping construction sites open and the launch of the talent retention scheme.