EN 50600

The consulting, planning, construction and operation of data centers by the Data Center Group is generally based on EN 50600. Based on a business and event risk analysis, availability and protection classes are defined.

Until the EN 50600 series of standards was published in 2012, the planning, construction and operation of data centers had to rely on a large number of general product standards and various specifications for building components, equipment and systems. But only a few of these standards relate directly to the specific requirements for data centers. As a result, various "quasi-standards" have emerged over time, although some of them contradict each other - for example, in the classification of data center availability. Until 2012, there was no standard that provided an overall view of data center infrastructures. The EN 50600 series of standards provides a remedy here and sets internationally comparable standards with the transfer to the ISO/IEC 22237 series of standards in 2022.

Our best practice standard

EN 50600 generally recommends the consideration of room-in-room systems that meet the requirements of EN 1047-1 as a best-practice standard. These essential advantages of room-in-room systems are met:

Our room-in-room systems offer the advantage of meeting all subsequent requirements of the standard. In addition, the products of Data Center Group / DC Products may be used in all areas of a data center.

Best-Practice
Standard

EN 50600-2-1, section 10.1.4
During the design phase, consideration must be given to the use of modular, prefabricated construction elements that provide the ability to add more elements when more space is needed. Multi-layered construction such as room-in-room should be considered during the design phase.

EN 50600-2-1, section 10.3.2.
Where high fire loads are identified for areas immediately adjacent to specific data center areas, appropriate modular room cell systems in accordance with EN 1047-2 should be considered to prevent radiation of extreme heat and penetration of large amounts of vapor into adjacent data center areas.

EN 50600-2-1, section 11.3.1 and EN 50600-2-5, section 8.1.2.2
Structures that meet the requirements of EN 1047-2 provide the desired protection and may be used in any area.

(Our IT security room DC-ITRoom GranITe has the IT fire protection certification according to EN 1047-2, while the IT security room QuartzITe 9.3 and the Mini Data Center DC-ITSafe guarantee the limits of EN 1047-2 by analogy).

EN 50600-2-5, section 9.2.4.3
Room-in-room designs should form environments that can consistently meet the test specifications of EN 1047-2.

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