FM Solutions understands that with the many complex responsibilities corporations have to face, especially with unpredictable growth and technology, planning is anything but routine. Throughout the process of the design/ construction/ occupancy/ operations and maintenance, we will assist in the development of a long-term successful data center that provides flexibilty, security and life-cycle cost savings. We believe we can do this in an effective manner due to our “Owner Perspective”, “Special Experience in Data Centers”, and our “Track Record” with others. FM Solutions is proud of our history in helping clients design, implement and maintain their data centers. Unlike most architectural firms, we can help you answer important questions such as: How much should I budget for O&M Costs related to the building and data center?
How much should I budget for O&M Costs related to this new building?
What specific maintenance should be done on the UPS, Generator, ATS, FPDU's, CRAC Units, Batteries, Chillers, and Cooling Towers as well as the frequencies needed to keep reliability high?
What skill sets should be developed, hired, and contracted to keep reliability high and energy usage efficient? What specific maintenance should be done on the UPS, Generator, ATS, FPDU's, CRAC Units, Batteries, Chillers, and Cooling Towers as well as the frequencies needed to keep reliability high? What skill sets should be developed, hired, and contracted to keep reliability high and energy usage efficient?
Energy Costs & Consumption
The electrical energy costs over the life of a data center may exceed the costs of the electrical power system including the uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), or even exceed the cost of the IT equipment itself. FM Solutions can help you come up with a plan to reduce energy expenditures by maximizing efficiency.
Best Practices
FM Solutions can help you with right-sizing the physical infrastructure system to the load, by utilizing efficient physical infrastructure devices, and designing an energy-efficient system are all techniques to help reduce energy costs.
Designing for Efficiency
Floor layout - Floor layout has a significant effect on the efficiency of the air conditioning system. Ideal arrangements involve hot-aisle/cold-aisle configurations with suitable air conditioner locations.
Location of Vented Floor Tiles - FM Solutions believes the application Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the data center environment can optimize data center cool air flow by "tuning" floor tiles by varying locations and by regulating the percent of vents that are open at any given time or can optimize CRAC unit locations.
Rightsized Physical Infrastructure Components - By implementing rightsizing into the design of a data center an owner can potentially eliminate up to 50% of the electrical bill in real-world installation by implementing modular, scalable, physical infrastructure solutions into the design.