EN 50600-2-1:2014

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2014
Informacijska tehnologija - Naprave in infrastruktura podatkovnega centra - 2-1.
del: Konstrukcija stavbe
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - art 2-1: Building
construction
Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von Rechenzentren - Teil 2-1:
Gebäudekonstruktion
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50600-2-1:2014
ICS:
35.020 Informacijska tehnika in Information technology (IT) in
tehnologija na splošno general
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
91.140.50 Sistemi za oskrbo z elektriko Electricity supply systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 50600-2-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2014
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 35.020; 35.110; 91.140.50
English version
Information technology -
Data centre facilities and infrastructures -
Part 2-1: Building construction

Technologies de l’information -  Informationstechnik -
Installation et infrastructures des centres Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von
de traitement de données - Rechenzentren -
Partie 2-1: Construction des bâtiments Teil 2-1: Gebäudekonstruktion

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2014-01-06. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
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Contents
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references. 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 9
4 Conformance . 9
5 Location . 9
5.1 Assessment of location . 9
5.2 Geographical location. 10
5.3 Natural environment . 10
5.4 Adjacencies . 10
5.5 Infrastructure factors . 11
6 Site configuration . 11
6.1 General . 11
6.2 Site selection . 12
6.3 Assessment of existing premises . 13
6.4 Utilities . 13
6.5 Access routes . 13
6.6 Deliveries . 14
6.7 Parking . 14
6.8 Exterior installations . 14
6.9 Perimeter . 15
7 Building construction . 15
7.1 Building structure . 15
7.2 Foundations . 16
7.3 Exterior walls . 16
7.4 Interior walls providing boundaries of Protection Class . 17
7.5 Roofs . 17
7.6 Rain water drainage . 18
7.7 Floors and Ceilings . 18
7.8 Corridors and doors. 19
8 Data centre spaces and access routes . 19
8.1 Accommodation . 19
8.2 Protection . 21
8.3 Floors . 22
8.4 Ceilings . 23
8.5 Access to data centre spaces . 23
8.6 Vapour density . 23

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9 Fire compartments, fire barriers and fire suppression systems . 24
9.1 General . 24
9.2 Fire barriers . 24
9.3 Fire compartments for gaseous extinguishing systems . 25
9.4 Fire suppression . 25
10 Building configurations . 26
10.1 Design phase . 26
10.2 Inter-relationship of functional spaces . 26
Annex A (normative) Additional requirements and recommendations . 28
A.1 Utilities . 28
A.2 Personnel entrance and lobby . 28
A.3 Docking bay . 28
A.4 Other rooms . 28
Annex B (informative) Physical protection against external hazards . 29
B.1 General . 29
B.2 Building codes . 29
B.3 Protection for IT equipment and data storage . 29
Bibliography . 31

Figures
Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50600 standards . 6
Figure 2 — Site of a Data Centre . 12

Tables
Table 1 — Load capacity guidance . 22

Foreword
This document (EN 50600-2-1:2014) has been prepared by CLC/TC 215 “Electrotechnical aspects of
telecommunication equipment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2015-01-06
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2015-01-06
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with this
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association.

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Introduction
The unrestricted access to internet-based information demanded by the information society has led to an
exponential growth of both internet traffic and the volume of stored/retrieved data. Data centres are housing
and supporting the information technology and network telecommunications equipment for data processing,
data storage and data transport. They are required both by network operators (delivering those services to
customer premises) and by enterprises within those customer premises.
Data centres need to provide modular, scalable and flexible facilities and infrastructures to easily
accommodate the rapidly changing requirements of the market. In addition, energy consumption of data
centres has become critical both from an environmental point of view (reduction of carbon footprint) and with
respect to economical considerations (cost of energy) for the data centre operator.
The implementation of data centres varies in terms of:
a) purpose (enterprise, co-location, co-hosting, or network operator facilities);
b) security level;
c) physical size;
d) accommodation (mobile, temporary and permanent constructions).
The needs of data centres also vary in terms of availability of service, the provision of security and the
objectives for energy efficiency. These needs and objectives influence the design of dat
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