Fire protection for data centers and technical rooms
Fire separations and penetrations around critical IT infrastructure, executed without downtime.
A data center is full of fire separations that are continuously breached: busbars, cooling pipes, fiber-optic bundles, and cable trays constantly cross the walls between the data hall, MER, SER, and UPS rooms. Every penetration that has not been sealed with a suitable, tested system weakens the compartmentalization on which the entire safety strategy rests.
We work in data centers with change management, escorts, and tightly defined work windows. Our installers are accustomed to cleanroom-like discipline and to documenting every seal on drawings, so that facility management and the auditor always have a complete picture.
Risks relevant to this sector
High penetration density
Nowhere do as many cables and pipes pass through fire separations as in a data center. Without a tight registration system, within a year it becomes impossible to keep track of what has and hasn't been sealed.
Continuous changes
New clients, new racks, new power supply: there is constant construction. Fire-resistant sealing must be part of every change ticket, not an annual catch-up project.
Steel structure and cooling
Unprotected steel and technical mezzanines quickly lose their load-bearing capacity in a fire. Fire-resistant cladding keeps the structure standing for the required duration.
Services that make the biggest difference here
Fire-Resistant Seals
Sealing penetrations against fire with collars, wrap strips, sealant, mortar or other systems with a substantiated application, so that the WBDBO of your fire separation stays intact.
More about fire-resistant sealsFire-Resistant Steel Cladding
Fire-resistant cladding or coating for steel beams and columns, so load-bearing capacity is retained for up to 120 minutes in a fire.
More about fire-resistant steel claddingFire-Resistant Separating Structures
Fire-resistant walls, partition systems and ceilings that divide your building into manageable fire compartments.
More about fire-resistant separating structuresFire dampers
Installing, testing and maintaining fire dampers: automatic shut-off of ventilation ducts at every compartment boundary.
More about fire dampersMaintenance & Inspection
Periodic maintenance and inspection of your fire protection, with everything verifiably recorded in a digital logbook.
More about maintenance & inspectionWhat that looks like in practice
For a colocation data centre we set up a continuous sealing programme: every change with a new penetration is sealed within five working days with a system within the substantiated field of application and updated on the digital floor plan.
View our projectsAssessment framework
- NEN-EN 1366-3 - fire resistance of penetrations
- NEN 6068 - determination of the WBDBO
- NEN-EN 13381 - fire resistance of structural steel components
Questions about fire safety in data centers
Often yes: many penetrations are in the MER, SER or on the corridor side of the wall. Where the hall does need to be entered, this happens under escort within an agreed time window.
Every penetration receives a unique number, linked to a position on the floor plan. New penetrations are added as a separate line, with photo and certificate.
Yes, via a connection to your ticketing system or a dedicated request form, so that fire-resistant sealing is a standard part of every physical change.
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