We saw this happen with BIM standards, which were very quickly adopted as the de facto standards with things like EN ISO 19650.
Government should be applauded for this consistent direction of travel, and it’s worth recounting the linked pieces of work that predate this latest announcement..The development of Platforms started back in 2016, when the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) appointed us to develop a new type of prison, focused on rehabilitative outcomes for prisoners.
One aspect of the project was to maximise the use of DfMA and set a new benchmark for public sector adoption.It soon became apparent that systems developed for the MOJ (whose estate includes education, healthcare, offices, sports halls and workshops) would also be appropriate for the wider public sector..The cross-department Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Working Group fostered this approach and adopted the term ‘Platforms’.
It was brought across from manufacturing thanks to the involvement of the Manufacturing Technology Centre who are now a partner in the Construction Innovation Hub.This Group’s work was documented in ‘.
Delivery Platforms for Government Assets.
’ and was influential in Chancellor Philip Hammond’s November 2017 Budget Statement, which endorsed MMC and committed the government to drive its adoption..PUE is dependent upon whether the heat rejection plant operates using adiabatic cooling..
However, for most data centres, peak summer temperatures exceed the required supply temperature.This necessitates mechanical cooling to maintain design conditions.
The larger the temperature difference, the harder the mechanical cooling system must work.Compared to free cooling, mechanical cooling requires substantial electrical input, which ultimately contributes to more heat being rejected.
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