DATA CENTRE

Data centre design, consultancy & execution

Integrated data centre design, systems integration, deployment and commissioning across power, cooling, ELV, fire protection and critical IT infrastructure.

RAHCore delivery roleDesign planning · specialist coordination · project management · commissioning · lifecycle support
Data centre technical infographic.
ENGINEERING VIEW

We do not only deploy the servers. We engineer the environment they live in.

A data centre is not an IT project with building services attached. It is a building services project with IT inside it, and the failure modes that matter — thermal, electrical, hydraulic, detection — all sit outside the rack.

RAHCore delivers the non-IT environment alongside the IT layer: the power path, the thermal design, the containment, the detection and suppression, the cabling routes, and the monitoring that makes all of it observable.

TECHNICAL SCOPE

What sits inside this capability

  • Design and consultancy
  • Power and sustainable energy
  • HVAC and thermal management
  • Safety and resilience
  • IT infrastructure layer
  • Commissioning and lifecycle
REQUIREMENT

The requirement this addresses

Data centre scopes are commonly split between an IT integrator, an electrical contractor, an HVAC contractor and a fire vendor. Each certifies its own package. Nobody owns the interfaces — the point where UPS sizing meets actual rack density, where the containment layout meets the detection zoning, where a cable route crosses the power path. Those interfaces are where commissioning slips, and where the first year of operation produces surprises.

DELIVERY

How RAHCore approaches it

We design the layers as distinct engineering disciplines, then coordinate them against one set of drawings and one commissioning schedule. Capacity assumptions are stated once and carried through every discipline, so the electrical design, the cooling design and the space plan are all answering the same question about load.

DELIVERY METHOD

From planning to commissioning

  1. 01Requirement study covering current load, growth assumption and availability expectation
  2. 02DC space planning and layout, including the non-IT space the services occupy
  3. 03Discipline-level detailed design for electrical, mechanical, safety and ELV
  4. 04Specification and sourcing through the OEM and technology ecosystem
  5. 05Coordinated execution through in-house planning, OEM partnerships and empanelled specialist subcontractors
  6. 06Integrated testing and validation before handover, not after
SYSTEM VISUALS
Data centre technical equipment visual.
DETAILED CAPABILITY

Scope of work

Design and consultancy

  • Data centre consultancy and technical advisory
  • Complete mechanical, electrical and plumbing design
  • DC space planning and layout, including non-IT space
  • Infrastructure planning and capacity coordination
  • Project management and compliance support
  • Coordination with empanelled subcontractors

Power and sustainable energy

  • HT/LT power distribution
  • UPS, DG and earthing systems
  • Solar PV design planning and installation coordination
  • Smart metering and energy management
  • Lightning protection and power conduit

HVAC and thermal management

  • Precision cooling for high-density racks
  • Chillers, AHUs and CRAC/CRAH systems
  • Hot and cold aisle containment
  • Environmental monitoring and controls
  • HVAC ducting and cable tray coordination

Safety and resilience

  • Fire detection and alarm systems
  • Firefighting, including clean-agent systems
  • ELV systems — access control, CCTV and BMS
  • Security and surveillance integration
  • Fire suppression piping

IT infrastructure layer

  • Server racks and power distribution
  • Raised flooring and containment
  • Structured cabling and fibre
  • Server, storage and network deployment
  • Sensors and monitoring

Commissioning and lifecycle

  • Testing, validation and commissioning
  • Installation and migration support
  • Data centre setup and ongoing support
  • AMC, O&M and maintenance services
INTEGRATION

Integration with other systems

The data centre scope draws directly on our electrical, HVAC, fire safety and ELV capability. That is the point: the same organisation that sizes the UPS also specifies the precision cooling and zones the detection, so the assumptions cannot diverge between packages.

LIFECYCLE

Lifecycle and maintenance

Mission-critical space is where deferred maintenance is least survivable. AMC and O&M terms — inspection frequency, spares strategy, response and escalation — are agreed as part of the engagement rather than negotiated after handover, and access for maintenance is a design input rather than a later discovery.

TYPICAL ENGAGEMENTS

Where this capability is applied

  • New data centre and server room build-out
  • Non-IT infrastructure for an existing facility
  • Server room consolidation and migration
  • Precision cooling and containment retrofit
  • Electrical and UPS capacity upgrade
  • Fire detection and clean-agent suppression for critical rooms
WHY RAHCORE

What the delivery model adds

End-to-end design and technical consultancyThe environment is designed as one scope rather than assembled from four tenders.
Integrated execution with trusted partnersRAHCore leads design planning and commissioning with empanelled OEMs and specialist subcontractors, supported by project management teams for quality, technical accuracy and project control.
Commissioning, testing and validationHandover against the stated design intent, evidenced rather than asserted.
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