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Member Standards Support

 

 

The data centre is a complex infrastructure governed by a wide range of influences. Many helpful Standards and guideline documents are available that provide advice and assistance when designing, building and operating a data centre. The challenge comes in deciding which ones you should adopt to meet your own business needs and those of your customers.

Through your Trade Association you also have access to DCA approved independent industry experts who can work with you to fully understand the Standards landscape, decide which Standards best suit your business needs and work with you to ensure you achieve the desired accreditation's you are seeking.

The following list has been complied by fellow members Carbon3IT:

Data Centre & Smart City Standards

ISO Management Standards

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems [ISO9001]

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards [14001]

ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Standard [22301]

ISO 27001 Information Security Management Standard [27001]

ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems [50001]

 

Data Centre KPI's

ISO/IEC 30134-1 Data Centre Key Performance Indicators, Overview and general requirements [30134-1]

ISO/IEC 30134-2 Data Centre Key Performance Indicators, Power Usage effectiveness (PUE) [30134-2]

ISO/IEC 30134-3 Data Centre Key Performance Indicators, Renewable energy factor (REF) [30134-3]

ISO/IEC 30134-4 Data Centre Key Performance Indicators, IT Equipment Energy Efficiency for servers [30134-4]

ISO/IEC 30134-5 Data Centre Key Performance Indicators, IT Equipment Utilization for servers (ITEUsv) [30134-5]

 

Data Centre Design, Build and Operate – EN 50600 Series

Please note that these are the UK editions and are pre-fixed with BS (British Standard], other countries publish duplicate documents that have been translated in some instances into the local language, these versions will be prefixed with their country code, NEN in the Netherlands, DIN in Germany for instance.

BS EN 50600-1 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. General concepts [50600-1:2019]

BS EN 50600-1 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. General concepts – Tracked changes [50600-1:2019 – TC]

BS EN 50600-2-1 Data centre facilities and infrastructures, Building construction [50600-2-1]

BS EN 50600 2-2 Data centre facilities and infrastructures, Power supply and distribution [50600-2-2]

BS EN 50600-2-3 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Environmental control [50600-2-3]

BS EN 50600-2-4 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Telecommunications cabling infrastructure [50600-2-4]

BS EN 50600-2-5 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Security systems [50600-2-5]

BS EN 50500-3-1 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Management and operational information [50600-3-1]

 

BS EN 50600 Technical Reports

PD/CLC TR 50600-99-1 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Recommended practices for energy management [PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1]

PD/CLC TR 50600-99-1 TC Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Recommended practices for energy management Tracked changes [PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 – TC]

PD/CLC TR 50600-99-2 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Recommended practices for environmental sustainability [PD CLC/TR 50600-99-2]

PD/CLC TR 50600-99-2 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Recommended practices for environmental sustainability. Tracked changes [PD CLC/TR 50600-99-2 – TC]

PD/CLC/TR 50600-99-3 Data centre facilities and infrastructures. Guidance to the application of EN 50600 series [PD CLC/TR 50600-99-3]

 

EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres (Energy Efficiency) https://e3p.jrc.ec.europa.eu/communities/data-centres-code-conduct

 

BS 7671 18TH Edition Wiring Regulations

 

BS6701 Telecommunications

 

District Heating Systems Standards

BS EN 253 - District heating pipes. Bonded single pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Factory made pipe assembly of steel service pipe, polyurethane thermal insulation, and a casing of polyethylene.  BS EN 253

BS EN 448 - District heating pipes. Bonded single pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Factory made fitting assemblies of steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation, and a casing of polyethylene.  BS EN 448

BS EN 488 - District heating pipes. Bonded single pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Factory made steel valve assembly for steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation, and a casing of polyethylene.  BS EN 488

BS EN 13941-2 - District heating pipes. Design and installation of thermal insulated bonded single and twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Installation. BS EN 13941-2

BS EN 14419 - District heating pipes. Bonded single and twin pipe systems for buried hot water networks. Surveillance systems.  BS EN 14419

BS EN 15698-1 - District heating pipes. Bonded twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Factory made twin pipe assembly of steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation and one casing of polyethylene.   BS EN 15698-1

BS EN 17248 - District heating and district cooling pipe systems. Terms and definitions.  BS EN 17248

Data Centres seeking to connect to District Cooling/Heating Systems are recommended to contact a specialist contractor for more information.

 

Hydrogen Standards

NPL Report AS 64   Methods for analysis of trace-level impurities in hydrogen for fuel cell applications

BS EN 62282-2:2012  Fuel Cell Modules

BS EN 62282-3-100:2012  Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems – Safety

BS EN 62282-3-200:2016  Test Methods for the Performance of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems

BS EN 62282-3-201:2013  Small stationary polymer electrolyte fuel cell power system – Performance test method

BS EN 62282-3-300:2012  Stationary Fuel Cells Power Systems – Installation

BS EN 62282-4-101:2014  Fuel cell power system for industrial electrical forklift trucks – Safety

BS EN 62282-5-1:2012  Portable Fuel Cell Appliances – Safety

BS EN 62282-6-100/A1:2012  Micro Fuel Cell Power Systems – Safety

BS EN 62282-6-200:2017  Micro Fuel Cell Power Systems – Performance

BS EN 62282-6-300:2013  Micro Fuel Cell Power systems – Fuel Cartridge Interchangeability

“More information on fuel cells and hydrogen systems standards can be found on this link http://www.fuelcellstandards.com/home.html

 

Smart City Standards

ISO 37100 Sustainable cities and communities – Vocabulary - ISO 37100

ISO 37105 Sustainable cities and communities – Descriptive framework for cities and communities - ISO 37105

ISO 37120 Sustainable cities and communities – Indicators for city services and quality of life - ISO 37120

ISO 26000 Guidance on social responsibility - ISO 26000

Energy

ISO 17742 Energy efficiency and saving calculations for countries, regions and cities - ISO 17742

ISO 9459 Series Solar Power for Hot Water Systems

ISO 9459- 1995

ISO 9459-2 1995

BS ISO 9459-4 2013

BS ISO 9459-5 2007

ISO 17225 Solid Biofuels 

ISO 17225-1 2014

PD CEN/TR 17225 2018

BS EN ISO 17225-2 2014

BS EN ISO 17225-3 2014

BS EN ISO 17225-4 2014

BE EN ISO 17225-5 2014

BS EN ISO 17225-6 2014

BS EN ISO 17225-7 2014

PD ISO/TS 17225-9:2020

ISO 52000 Series, Assessing Energy Performance of Buildings

ISO 52000-1 2017

PD CEN ISO/TR 52000-2 2017

ISO 50006 Energy KPIs - BS ISO 50006:2014

 

Transport

ISO 39001 Road traffic safety (RTS) management systems – Requirements with guidance for use - BS ISO 39001:2012

ISO 39002 Road traffic safety – Good practices for implementing commuting safety management (Under Dev) - BS ISO 39002:2020

 

Water

ISO 46001 Water efficiency management systems, requirements with guidance for use - BS ISO 46001:2019

ISO 24510 Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services – Guidelines for the assessment and for the improvement of the service to users. - BS ISO 24510:2007

ISO 24511 Wastewater utilities - BS ISO 24511:2007

ISO 24512 Drinking water utilities - BS ISO 24512:2007

ISO 24536 Stormwater management in urban areas - BS ISO 24536:2019

ISO 24516 Series Management of assets of waste supply and wastewater systems:

BS ISO 24516-1:2016

BS ISO 24516-2:2019

BS ISO 24516-3:2017

BS ISO 24516-4:2019

ISO 24518 Crisis management of water utilities - BS ISO 24518:2015

 

For more information and support on any of the Standards listed above please contact [email protected]