Data centre and method of making the same

A data centre comprising a building having a floor, walls and a roof, at least some of which define a load-bearing structure;

• the data centre further comprising:
• at least one air handling module for providing cooling air to IT equipment in the data centre, the at least one air handling module being connected to an air inlet of the building;
• multiple cold aisle services modules suspended from the load-bearing structure of the building above and spaced apart from the floor of the building, each of the multiple cold aisle services modules having:
• a length and a width, one or more integrated blanking portions including at least one ceiling member configured to enclose a top portion of a cold aisle;
• at least one clamp for attaching a cold aisle services module to an adjacent cold aisle services module;
• at least one gasket for providing a seal between the one or more integrated blanking portions of the cold aisle services module and the one or more integrated blanking portions of an adjacent cold aisle services module;
• one or more data centre services extending along the length of the cold aisle services module and terminating in a connector that is connected to a corresponding connector of an adjacent cold aisle services module, the one or more data centre services being selected from the list consisting of electrical power services, data-carrying services, lighting services and fire suppression services, wherein each of the multiple cold aisle services modules comprises one or more electrical power carriers for supplying electricity to two rows of IT equipment racks, at least one cable tray, and a lighting system for illuminating a space between the two rows of IT equipment racks;
• and,
• at least one services distribution module suspended from the load-bearing structure of the building above and spaced apart from the floor of the building, each of the at least one services distribution module having one or more data centre services terminating in a connector that is connected to a corresponding connector of a cold aisle services module, the one or more data centre services being selected from the list consisting of electrical power services, data-carrying services, lighting services and fire suppression services, wherein each of the at least one services distribution module comprises at least one electrical distribution bus for distributing electricity to one or more cold aisle services modules, and at least one cable tray;
• wherein the multiple cold aisle services modules including the associated integrated blanking portions of the one or more integrated blanking portions are configured to cooperate with racks of the IT equipment so that when the racks are arranged on the floor in parallel rows, the cold aisles services modules, racks and the floor together define multiple parallel spaced apart cold aisles for entraining and encapsulating flows of the cooling air to the IT equipment in the racks.

An aisle services module for use in making a data centre in an existing building, wherein the aisle services module is configured for suspension from a structure of the existing building above and spaced apart from a floor of the existing building, the aisle services module having:

• a length and a width,
• one or more integrated blanking portions including at least one ceiling member configured to enclose a top portion of an aisle, at least one attachment device for attaching the aisle services module to an adjacent aisle services module, at least one sealing device for providing a seal between the one or more integrated blanking portions of the aisle services module and the one or more integrated blanking portions of an adjacent aisle services module, and one or more data centre services extending along the length of the aisle services module and terminating in a connector configured for connection to a corresponding connector of an adjacent aisle services module, the one or more data centre services being selected from the list consisting of electrical power services, data-carrying services, lighting services and fire suppression services, wherein the aisle services module comprises one or more electrical power carriers for supplying electricity to two rows of IT equipment racks, at least one cable tray, and a lighting system for illuminating a space between the two rows of IT equipment racks;
• and wherein the aisle services module including the associated integrated blanking portions of the one or more integra ated blanking portions is configured to cooperate with racks of two or more rows of IT equipment racks so that when the aisle services module is suspended from the structure of the existing building and the rack(s) arranged on the floor, the aisles services module, rack(s) and the floor together define multiple a portion of a cold aisle for entraining and encapsulating flow of cooling air to the IT equipment in the rack(s).