Data Centre MEP Design &
TIA-942 Engineering Services India
Specialist MEP engineering for hyperscale data centres, colocation facilities, and enterprise data rooms — from Tier II to Tier IV. Critical power design, precision cooling (including immersion cooling for AI GPU racks), NFPA 2001 fire suppression, PUE optimisation, and REVIT BIM coordination. Serving data centre projects across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, and Chennai.
Data Centre Engineering Expertise
Every cooling and power system modelled and validated before construction begins — not assumed correct. TIA-942 Tier compliance from design concept, not retrofitted at the end.
What We Deliver
Six core engineering disciplines for data centre projects — each calculation-backed, code-compliant, and fully documented.
Reliable, resilient power supply is the defining engineering challenge in data centre design. Every configuration — N, N+1, 2N — modelled through ETAP power system studies before construction.
- UPS design — N, N+1, 2N redundancy configurations
- HT/LT power distribution — substation sizing, ring main unit, transformer specification
- Generator sizing and fuel storage — N+1 or 2N diesel/gas backup
- Automatic transfer switching (ATS) and static transfer switch (STS)
- PDU design and branch circuit layout for IT halls
- Busbar trunking system (BTS) design for floor-level distribution
- Load schedule and maximum demand calculation (ETAP)
- Power monitoring and branch circuit monitoring (DCIM integration)
Precision cooling keeps servers within ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal parameters. Hydraulic analysis using AFT Fathom or PIPENET for chilled water loop sizing and pump selection — every system modelled and validated before construction begins.
- Chilled water system — primary/secondary/tertiary loops, variable primary flow
- CRAC/CRAH unit selection and placement for HAC/CAC containment
- In-row cooling and overhead cooling for high-density racks
- Cooling tower and chiller plant — free cooling integration
- CFD thermal analysis — hotspot identification before build
- HAC (Hot Aisle Containment) and CAC system design
- Airside economiser design and free cooling hours calculation
- Chilled water hydraulic analysis — pipe sizing, pump selection (AFT Fathom / PIPENET)
Data centre fire suppression must protect equipment without causing water damage — every system hydraulically calculated to NFPA standards. NFPA 2001 clean agent design for IT halls, NFPA 13 pre-action for adjacent spaces.
- FM-200 (HFC-227ea) clean agent system design (NFPA 2001)
- Novec 1230 (FK-5-1-12) — low GWP clean agent alternative
- Inert gas — INERGEN, Argon, IG-541 suppression design
- CO₂ system for UPS rooms and high-value equipment (NFPA 12)
- VESDA aspirating smoke detection layout and design
- Water mist system — alternative to gaseous suppression (NFPA 750)
- Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler for IT halls and raised floors
- Fire pump sizing and room design (NFPA 20)
Fully coordinated REVIT BIM models eliminating design clashes before construction begins. Multi-discipline coordination across power, cooling, fire protection, cable management, and containment — in a single federated model.
- REVIT MEP model — power, cooling, fire, containment in single coordinated model
- Multi-discipline clash detection and interference check reports
- Cable management design — overhead trays, raised floor pathways, conduit routing
- Containment system coordination — HAC/CAC within REVIT model
- Coordinated drawings — ceiling plans, riser diagrams, section views
- Material take-off (MTO) for procurement and tendering
- IFC export for contractor use and quantity surveying
- As-built BIM model update post-construction
PUE reduction directly reduces operating cost and improves sustainability metrics — every percentage point improvement translates to significant annual energy savings at scale. A 5MW facility moving from PUE 1.5 to PUE 1.35 saves approximately ₹1.5 crore annually at Indian electricity rates.
- PUE baseline calculation and target PUE modelling
- Cooling efficiency — partial load performance, economiser hours analysis
- Power system efficiency — UPS efficiency curves, transformer losses
- Airside vs waterside economiser comparison and selection
- Free cooling hours calculation for Indian climate zones
- DCIM integration strategy for real-time monitoring
- ISO/IEC 30134 energy efficiency metric reporting (PUE, WUE, CUE)
- Annual energy cost model — full-year simulation with seasonal variation
Independent owner’s representative services for data centre construction — protecting the client’s interests from design coordination through commissioning and acceptance testing, with no conflict of interest.
- Pre-construction — design coordination, contractor procurement, value engineering
- Construction stage — site supervision, QA/QC, programme management
- SMSTS (Site Mechanical Systems Test & Survey)
- CMSTS (Component Mechanical Systems Test & Survey)
- IMTS (Integrated Mechanical Test & Survey) execution and management
- IT load bank testing coordination and acceptance
- UPS walkthrough, generator test witnessing
- Variation order management and contractor claim assessment
Immersion Cooling for AI GPU Data Centres
Traditional air cooling cannot handle the rack densities required for AI and GPU workloads. KVRM designs immersion cooling systems for next-generation hyperscale and edge AI data centres.
AI GPU servers (NVIDIA H100, H200, GB200 NVL72) generate 5–10× the heat of standard compute — exceeding the thermal capacity of conventional CRAC-based air cooling. KVRM engineers single-phase and two-phase immersion cooling systems sized for 50–100 kW per rack, integrated with facility-level heat rejection systems (cooling towers, dry coolers, heat exchangers).
Suitable for AI training clusters, HPC installations, hyperscale GPU pods, and edge AI inference facilities. We design the complete thermal infrastructure — from tank selection and dielectric fluid specification through to facility-level heat rejection and secondary coolant loop hydraulic analysis using AFT Fathom.
Data Centre Engineering Delivered
An example of KVRM data centre engineering scope — the same rigour applied to every facility from enterprise data rooms to hyperscale campuses.
Scope: Critical power MEP design (2N UPS, N+1 generator), chilled water precision cooling (variable primary flow, airside economiser), NFPA 2001 FM-200 suppression in all IT halls, REVIT BIM multi-discipline coordination (clash detection, MTO, IFC delivery), and PUE optimisation study. Final PUE of 1.35 exceeded the 1.4 design target — achieved through airside economiser integration and variable speed pump controls. Full SMSTS, CMSTS, and IMTS commissioning documentation provided.
Serving data centre projects across India:
Applicable Standards — Data Centres
Every data centre design delivered to the applicable international standard. TIA-942 Tier compliance is established at design concept — not verified at the end.
- TIA-942-B — Data Centre Infrastructure (Tier I–IV)
- ASHRAE TC 9.9 — Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing
- BICSI 002 — Data Centre Design & Implementation Best Practices
- ISO/IEC 30134 — Data Centre Energy Efficiency Metrics (PUE, WUE, CUE)
- EN 50600 — European Data Centre Standards
- Uptime Institute Tier Standard (Topology, Operational Sustainability)
- NFPA 2001 — Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems
- NFPA 12 — CO₂ Extinguishing Systems
- NFPA 750 — Water Mist Fire Protection Systems
- NFPA 20 — Fire Pump Installations
- NFPA 70 (NEC) / IS Codes — Electrical Systems
- IEC 62040-3 — UPS Performance (VFI, VI, VFD classification)
- NBC 2016 — National Building Code India
Data Centre Engineering — Common Questions
Questions we regularly receive from data centre developers, operators, and EPC contractors.
Explore Our Engineering Services
Our data centre engineering team in New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, and Faridabad responds within 24 hours — hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data room.