Construction of a data center, UZ Gasthuisberg Leuven

Due to the growing need of power, cooling and space for additional IT infrastructure, the Hospital University of Leuven decided to build a new datacenter, able to house 170 new racks.

The requirements of the datacenter are those of a Tier3 for power and cooling.  The power is directly connected to the high voltage distribution network of the campus.  Power to the racks is fed by 3 independent sources: the normal electrical network and 2 independent generators.  As for HVAC, 2 independent circuits for cooling production and distribution are provided of which one circuit is energy optimised.  Energy optimisation is done by a system of cold-heat ground exchange.

The datacenter has been designed for a total power of 1,5 MW.