This idea has now been adopted by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and is a central focus of the Construction Innovation Hub.. We are both proud and pleased to be part of the gathering momentum around these approaches.
Decent staff facilities.A progressive regime.
The PETP team viewed emerging potential design solutions through two key lenses: effectiveness and efficiency.‘Effectiveness’ is the ability of a design to deliver the required rehabilitative outcome, while ‘efficiency’ is the total whole life cost required to achieve this outcome..This collaborative assessment process included data visualisations and the transparent, objective evaluation of different potential solutions.
The team was able to balance the different and often competing interests of stakeholders using a range of techniques, including use of Virtual Reality (VR) to simulate how the new building would work and help them understand and contribute to the design..Gathering feedback from groups including prison staff and those delivering services in prisons gained buy-in and approval from all levels – from senior policy makers to operational staff – and meant we were able to demonstrate best overall value for money.. Translating evidence into design.
All of this evidence gathering, consultation and collaboration had profound effect on the design:.
Significant emphasis has been put on visiting facilities.the design temperature the cabs/racks/CDU require during normal conditions..
Peak summer and yearly external temperatures:.the design temperature the external heat rejection equipment must be rated to, typically there will also be an additional allowance for recirculation for multi-unit installations (usually validated by an external CFD based on extreme temperatures and wind conditions)..
In an ideal scenario, the peak summer design temperature would be lower than the required supply air/water temperature in the data hall.This allows the data centre to rely solely on the heat rejection plant and no chillers - minimising energy consumption and resulting in low PUE values.