40 percent expansion planned
Without a single new building required
Commercial · Dublin, Ireland
Turning a rack survey into a live capacity planning tool
A data center operator needed to know exactly how much rack, power and cooling capacity was left before committing to a 40 percent expansion, but the existing floor plans had not been updated since the last major fit out.
Project facts
Scope, software and timeline at a glanceLocationDublin, Ireland
SectorData centers
ScopeAs built modeling, digital twin
Level of developmentLOD 350, rack level
SoftwareRevit, CAFM integration
Racks tagged1,200
Expansion planned40 percent
Delivery time4 weeks
Project overview
Turning a rack survey into a live capacity planning tool
A data center operator needed to know exactly how much rack, power and cooling capacity was left before committing to a 40 percent expansion, but the existing floor plans had not been updated since the last major fit out.
We built a rack level as built model tied to the operator asset register, mapped containment and cooling routes from scan data, and connected the model to their capacity planning dashboard so the numbers update as racks are added.
The white space and plant room survey covered 1,200 racks, captured without any interruption to live operations.
This project was delivered through our digital twin development service. See more data center work on our industry page.
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Inputs and deliverables
What we received and what we handed back
A clear record of the data that came in and the files that went out.
Project inputs
- Full white space and plant room scan covering 1,200 racks
- Existing CAFM asset export
- Containment and cooling layout as currently installed
- Operator naming and tagging convention
Deliverables
- Rack level as built Revit model at LOD 350
- 1,200 tagged assets linked to the CAFM platform
- Capacity planning dashboard integration
- Containment and cooling route documentation
- Expansion scenario model for the 40 percent capacity study
Key outcomes
A 40 percent expansion planned without a new building
1,200 racks tagged
Every rack linked to power, cooling and asset data
4 weeks to first dashboard
From scan data to a live capacity view operations could use
Business impact
A construction decision avoided, not just delayed
The operator approved a 40 percent capacity expansion using the model rather than commissioning a new building, avoiding a multi million dollar construction decision and shortening the expansion timeline from years to months.
New build construction avoided entirely
Expansion decision timeline cut from years to months
Live capacity data now available to the sales team
“We used to plan capacity from a spreadsheet nobody trusted. Now the model tells us exactly what is free before we say yes to a customer.”
NBN. ByrneData Center Operations Manager
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