This series combines education, design tips, and overall best practices for aisle containment projects in mission critical spaces. Each of the three previous articles addressed one of the “4Rs” of airflow management:rack, row, and room. In this article, the spotlight’s on the raised floor.
There are a number of considerations that factor into selecting the proper raised floor system for data centers and other mission critical spaces, including the support structure, the type of panels that will sit on top of that support structure and how they will be constructed, the depth of the subfloor plenum, and the weight load of the equipment that will be housed on the floor. But, there are still a few more factors that must be considered in order for the floor to play its role in a properly functioning aisle containment design.