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Simulation - Validated Data Center Design Engineering

The most common and expensive failure in data center construction is discovering on site what should have been resolved on paper. Technavious eliminates that failure mode through a design process validated by simulation before construction begins, aligned to TIA 942C from day one.

0+TIA 942C Reference Designs
0 – 45 DaysConceptual Design Delivery
0 DisciplinesAll In-House
CFD + ETAPSimulation Validated
WHAT IS INCLUDED

Five Design Services Structured Around Your Stage Of Project Maturity

From early conceptual validation through to full construction documentation and independent peer review.

01 DECISION ACCELERATOR

Credible concept design in 30–45 days

Using our library of 100+ TIA 942C-certified reference designs, we deliver use-case optimised feasibility concepts and LOD 200 schematics. No starting from scratch — no reinventing proven solutions.

  • -LOD 200 schematics × 6 disciplines
  • -Budgetary estimates (high-side)
  • -Compliance adjacency assessment
  • -Vendor document review
02 DETAILED DESIGN

LOD 200 to LOD 450, simulation-validated

Flagship design service — from conceptual approval to fully co-ordinated, simulation-validated, construction-ready design package. CFD and ETAP validated. Cloud digital twin delivered. All variants: Greenfield, Brownfield, AI-ready.

  • -CFD + ETAP simulation
  • -Cloud digital twin
  • -Architectural walkthrough
  • -As-built & HOTO package
03 TESTING & COMMISSIONING

T&C within Design — not Build. One team, full accountability.

Three-stage programme: component, system, and operational readiness. T&C within Design means the same team that designed the facility validates its realisation. Cleanest TIA Facility Cert audit trail.

  • -Component & system test reports
  • -Failover test reports
  • -Punch list management
  • -HOTO sign-off documentation
04 PREFABRICATED DC

Site to handover in 24 weeks. ~30% cost saving sub-1MW.

Pre-designed, pre-fabricated, pre-installed, pre-tested to TIA 942C before it arrives on site. For Edge, enterprise satellite, and temporary capacity requirements.

  • -Pre-fabrication co-ordination
  • -Factory testing
  • -SITC on site
  • -TIA 942C-ready cert package
05 DESIGN PEER REVIEW

Independent validation against TIA 942C and applicable standards

Review against ASHRAE, NFPA, IEEE, IS, NBC, TIA 942C, IEC. Optional CFD and ETAP validation. Particularly valuable before TIA 942C Facility Certification audit submission.

  • -Design review report
  • -Compliance gap analysis
  • -Certification readiness assessment
  • -Optional CFD/ETAP validation
WHY TECHNAVIOUS

What Makes Our Design Outputs Different

Every design is validated by simulation before construction begins. Standards-aligned from day one. No sub-consultant dependency.

WHO WE SERVE

Design Engagements We Run And For Whom

From blank-page greenfield projects to independent peer review of existing designs.

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Segment
Challenge
Technavious Response
DC Developers (Greenfield)
Blank-page design delays, certification risk, and cost overruns from first-time-wrong construction
Reference library delivers concepts in 30–45 days. Simulation-validated. TIA alignment from day one.
EPC / PMC Firms
Client design quality uncertainty and certification audit risk on contractor-produced designs
Independent, standards-aligned peer review with direct certification traceability and optional simulation validation.
Enterprise IT
Limited internal DC design expertise and compliance uncertainty on new captive facilities or expansions
End-to-end design partner from concept through T&C. Single accountable party across all disciplines.
Edge / Distributed Operators
Speed and cost pressure with limited site infrastructure readiness for distributed capacity
24-week site-to-handover on pre-fabricated solution. ~30% cost advantage sub-1MW. Pre-tested before site arrival.
HOW WE WORK

A Structured Six - Phase Design Engagement

Design gate reviews at each phase — the client approves each level of detail before the next is developed.

1
PHASE 1

Design Brief

Client provides planning outputs, design requirements, and constraints. Technavious confirms scope.

2
PHASE 2

Scope Alignment

Design product proposed with deliverable schedule and pricing. Client approves before design work commences.

3
PHASE 3

Conceptual Design

Decision Accelerator Pack delivered in 30–45 days. Client reviews and approves before Detailed Design.

4
PHASE 4

Detailed Design

LOD 200 through LOD 450. Intermediate client reviews at each LOD gate. Simulation models submitted.

5
PHASE 5

Construction Support

Vendor document review, design change management, RFI resolution on site by engineering team.

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PHASE 6

T&C & Handover

T&C programme executed against design specifications. Operational readiness sign-off and HOTO.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) models airflow and thermal performance before construction begins. It validates cooling placement, identifies hot spots, and confirms the CRAC/CRAH configuration meets ASHRAE requirements — preventing design gaps discovered on site, which cost multiples of the design fee to correct.

The speed comes from our library of 100+ TIA 942C-certified reference designs. We start from a validated, certified precedent and adapt it to the specific use case — eliminating the validation step that makes bespoke conceptual design so time-consuming.

T&C validates that design intent was met — not merely that construction was completed. When the same team that designed the facility validates its realisation, accountability is clear and the TIA Facility Cert audit trail is unbroken. Contractors commissioning their own work creates a credibility and certification risk Technavious eliminates by design.

A digital twin is a simulation-ready virtual model delivered via cloud platform, allowing operators to model future capacity scenarios and test design changes before committing to physical works. Technavious delivers it as part of the Detailed Design pack — available from day one of operations.

NATURAL NEXT STEPS

Where Design Leads

A design engagement creates the documentation and compliance foundation that feeds directly into build governance and certification.

PLANNING COMPLETE
DESIGN

Decision Accelerator Pack

Clients with planning approval and no detailed design use the Decision Accelerator as the first step into the Design product line.

T&C SIGN-OFF
CERTIFY

TIA 942C Facility Certification

T&C completion creates the HOTO documentation required to initiate TIA Facility Certification — a structured milestone, not an informal transition.

PEER REVIEW COMPLETE
CERTIFY

TIA 942C Design Certification

Clients whose designs have been peer-reviewed are strongly positioned for immediate Design Certification submission.

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