A small room with big demands
A server room packs a lot of equipment into a little space. Racks produce heat, draw steady power and need clean cable routing. Common problems include rooms converted from storage with no real cooling, and circuits shared with office loads.
Starting with the right design avoids outages and costly reworks. We calculate the heat and power load, then size the room and systems to match, with space for growth.
What goes into the room
Our electrical crew installs dedicated circuits, panels and outlets, and connects UPS units where specified. Our mechanical crew installs dedicated cooling that runs independent of the building's comfort HVAC, since offices are often not cooled at night or on weekends.
Our low voltage team handles structured cabling, cable trays, access control and cameras. Our interior systems team builds sealed walls, ceilings and doors to keep dust and heat in check.
- Dedicated cooling
- UPS and backup power
- Cable management
- Door access control
- Fire detection
Existing buildings
Server rooms are often added to occupied offices. We work around staff, protect nearby areas from dust and schedule shutdowns when systems must be moved. Moving a live server room is delicate work that needs a detailed plan and rehearsed steps, which we develop with your IT team.
Plan ahead
Think about growth, remote management and what happens during a cooling failure. A few extra racks' worth of capacity is much cheaper to build now than to add later. Our turn-key services can also include network setup and security systems, so the room is ready for use when we hand it over.
Many server room problems appear after the move-in, such as hot spots, tripped breakers or a door left propped open. Because our electrical, mechanical and low voltage crews all worked on the room, we can trace the cause quickly and fix it. We can also document circuits and cooling capacity so your IT team knows exactly what the room can support.