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Electrical Design Criteria For Buildings
INTERIOR DESIGN
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... 1
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 2
2 CODES ........................................................................................................................... 2
3 SYSTEM DESIGN .......................................................................................................... 3
4 LIST OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ................................................................................. 3
5 POWER INSTALLATIONS ............................................................................................. 3
6 LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS .......................................................................................... 5
7 LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 6
8 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION ....................................................................................... 6
9 VOICE /DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ....................................................................... 7
10 DATA CENTER ............................................................................................................. 8
11 AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS: ........................................................................................ 11
12 SECURITY SYSTEM .................................................................................................... 11
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1 INTRODUCTION
The scope of the project consists of the design and construction of fit out works of new offices for
ADSIC at International Towers (levels 6 and 7) Abu Dhabi. The electrical works includes modern
communication equipped data center with structured cabling at International Tower, Abu Dhabi.
The purpose of this report is to establish the electrical design criteria and provide brief description
of the electrical services, communication distribution systems, modern communication equipped
data center and other associated works for the new ADSIC offices. The Data center shall be tailor
-fit in to the building infra structure.
Alignment of IT objectives with facility infrastructure is critical to successful design and operation
of a data center. The project shall be designed to meet local authority regulations, international
codes and regulations covering safety, reliability with respect to client specific requirements
Communication equipments, servers and structured net working will be the part of the specialist
contractor scope which shall be engaged by the Client.
Contractor will be instructed to strictly adhere to the conditions established in client documents
Occupiers guide and Tenancy Design & Fit out guidelines.
(This is a part of Design Document and To Be Read in conjunction with specification and
included in the scope of work.)
2 CODES
The electrical design shall be accomplished in conformity with local and international standards
and regulations, principally:
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3 SYSTEM DESIGN
System design parameters taken are 400V/230V +/- 10%, 50Hz, 3 phase, 4 wire TNS.
LV fault level taken as 50 KA for 3 second. (Both symmetrical 3 phase)
5 POWER INSTALLATIONS
The International Tower receives electrical power via 11 KV electrical service feeders from ADDC
at ground level and step down to 400v and distributed to various floors through Sub Main
distribution boards (SMDBs)
Information- Existing Electrical system (refer to as built drawing)
Incoming ring main 11 kV supply from ADDC
Substation with 4 x 11/0.4 kV low voltage, 1500 kVA 11KV transformers
2 x MDBs being fed by two transformers in bus tie configuration
Standby power generator supplying fire and life safety services and house services
Power factor correction equipment to maximize real power and correct to 0.95
Rising mains bus ducts and mains cabling to each floor
House distribution to each floor
Metered tenancy mains to each floor for tenancy use
Decorative lighting to all lift lobbies, corridors and amenities controlled by time clock and motion
sensors
Lightning protection and earthing systems
Central emergency and exit lighting system
Aviation Warning Lighting system to protect the building
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5.1
LV distribution
The building electrical distribution will originate from a main electrical room on the lower level and
smaller stacked electrical rooms located on each floor. The building electrical distribution will be
designed to provide separation of lighting, mechanical and plug socket loads and earth leakage
protection as per ADDC regulations. Distribution throughout the floors specified shall occur at the
Low voltage. SMDBs are located in dedicated floor electrical rooms located on each level. DBs
shall be provided/modified as per site requirement. For existing power distribution refer to as built
drawings/
All LV calculations will be in accordance with BS5253 & IEC129, BS5463 & IEC265, BS6581 &
IEC 694, ESI 41:26, IEC 909, BS7671 and the local authority regulations, design codes, standard
details and requirements. ADDC regulations will take precedence and the allocated electrical load
for the shall be checked and confirmed with ADDC
5.2
Load Assessment
The estimated load demand for the office is tabulated hereafter as per the current scheme and
floor areas.
Office
space
Corridor
Service
area
Data
centre/IT
Multi
purpose
hall,
Reception
Total
Power
(KW)
Floor
Area
(m2)
lighting
load
w/m2
small
power
w/m2
Hvac FCUs
w/m2
Total
Powerkw
Floor
Area
(m2)
lighting
load
w/m2
small
power
w/m2
Hvac FCUs
w/m2
Total
Powerkw
1017
20
40
30
40
20
25
20
106.79
1.40
722
84
40
30
40
20
25
20
75.81
5.88
155
30
20
25
11.63
102
30
20
25
7.65
65
40
300
40
24.70
282
50
50
25
35.25
144.51
124.6
The offices normal electrical power is distributed through two existing SMDBs, namely TSMDB L6 and TSMDB -L7 of rating 200 amps (with allocated connected load of 85kw and demand load
of 68kw) located in 6th and 7th floors respectively.
Similarly essential power is supplied through existing SMDB, namely HESMDB-L7-01 and of
rating 160 amps feeding emergency loads of floors 5,6,7,and 8 (with allocated connected load
and demand load of 67.22kw)
All the floor SMDBs, incoming cables and tap offs to be modified to suite the revised loads and is
subject to approval from landlord and ADDC.
The total power shall be segregated and distributed through the two existing SMDBs in the floor.
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However the fit out contractor to verify the as built condition of SMDBs and DBs and the ratings. If
the power requirements exceed the allocated demand loads of existing SMDBs fit out contractor
is liable to get revised ADDC lv approval with the newly rated SMDBs
5.3
Electrical requirements
Floor electrical rooms: The floor electrical rooms are provided with sub main distribution board
(SMDB) and the kwh meter as per ADDC Contractor is liable to get ADDC approval for the
installation in the office and associated works in electrical system
5.4
Earthing system
The LV system earthing arrangements shall be in accordance with BS7671 and BS7430
agreement. The earthing system shall also be designed in accordance with the requirements of
ADDC.
It shall include:
Earthing of DBs
Earthing of Telecommunications equipment and data center need separate clean earth
Earthing of metallic pipes (gas, water) and exposed metal parts of the building fabric / and
building services installations
In addition to the solid earth systems Residual Current Devices of discriminating sensitivity shall
be installed on each circuitry
6 LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS
Lighting and Branch Wiring
General Interior Lighting: Lighting throughout the interior building spaces will respond to the
primary use of each space while maintaining a level of flexibility to react to future use of each
space. Uniform ambient lighting will establish a basic minimum lighting level throughout each
individual space with task. Display and accent lighting will be considered where appropriate.
Lighting within the building will be primarily fluorescent. Fluorescent lamps shall be primarily T8,
T5 and compact fluorescent. LED lighting may also utilized within the building where deemed
appropriate for cove.
Wiring Devices: Switches and plug sockets shall be specification grade Trim plates shall be color
coordinated with architect
Lighting design shall ensure effective lighting levels in accordance with the CIBSE requirements.
Lighting system shall take in to consideration natural illumination of each area of the building and
energy conservation techniques.
6.1
Internal lighting
Special lighting shall be provided in co-ordination with the Architect in order to achieve visual
comfort and to create lighting effects and color settings that enhance human ambience. Where
required Interior lighting shall be developed as per lighting levels
Office
Corridors
Bath room
Kitchen/pantry
Store room
:
:
:
:
:
400-500lux
100lux
100lux
400lux
100lux
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General Lighting Controls: Within normally occupied open area office spaces, multi-level
switching will be provided in conjunction with occupancy sensors, and will utilize two or more
manual wall switches. Manually dimmable lighting controls shall only be utilized within appropriate
areas where specifically requested, such as conference rooms or learning spaces. Automatic
dimmable or step-dimmed lighting controls shall be considered for the purpose of daylight
harvesting where required by estidama. A programmable low voltage lighting control system and
dimming shall be provided for control of lighting in multipurpose hall and meeting rooms..
Emergency lighting
Emergency lights shall be provided in corridors and service areas to provide .Illumination for a
period of 3 hours in the event of failure of normal lighting with non maintained Emergency lights
connected to the central battery system of building. The fittings used shall be recessed /or surface
/wall mounted according to the location
Egress & Exit Lighting: Exit lighting will be LED type Emergency egress lighting connected to the
central battery system of building will be provided throughout the path of egress, and will be
supplied with power from the emergency generator system in the event of a failure on the normal
power system.
7.2
8 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
Distribution will be designed in accordance with BS 7671 (IEE 16th Edition Wiring regulations)
and the Saudi Electricity company regulations. The SEC regulations will take precedence where
they are more onerous. The exact number of sockets is mentioned in the table below for each
room specifically and shall be confirmed by the client.
13A, socket outlets are to be distributed where necessary in the office premises. Sockets in the
kitchen and the wet areas are to be weatherproof.
Switched socket outlets are to be installed for lighting purposes where necessary.
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Room
Identification
Number of sockets/outlets
Each work
2 power +1 voice and 1 data in floor box
station
Each cabin/
room
Reception
desk
Entrance
corridor
Data center
Multipurpose
hall
and
meeting
rooms
All electrical terminals will be flush mounted with the finishes to be agreed with interior designer
and Client
Back to back terminals to be avoided for acoustic reasons.
Electrical outlet locations in shall be fully coordinated with furniture and equipment.
Necessary lighting & socket outlets shall be connected to the emergency supply.
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10 DATA CENTER
Data center shall provide secure uninterrupted service availability to high performance computing,
storage, networking and communication resources for the ADSIC.
The data center shall be designed to conform to standards ANSI /TIA -942 telecommunications
infra structure standards for data centers. It shall be executed by specialist contractor as per
specifications, international standards and client requirements.
Main distribution area (MDA): Similar to MDF in Etisalat room, MDA of data center
houses the main cross connect, core routers, switches, LAN infra structure. Avoid
sharing path ways for air circulation, power cables and network cables. Data center
should have adequate space for present and future.
10.1.2
Horizontal distribution area (HDA): Separate racks for fiber optics, utp and coaxial
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cables are required. It is also recommended to reduce, locating switches and patch
panels to minimize the patch cord lengths and facilitate cable management.
10.1.3
Equipment distribution area (EDA): The type of network devices associated with data
center cabinets includes servers, storage devices, switches, load balancers, special
purpose appliances. TIA standard specifies installing racks and cabinets in alternating
pattern to create hot and cool aisles, a configuration that effectively dissipate heat from
electronic area .In the cold isle the racks are arranged face to face. In the hot aisle
they are arranged back to back will optimize the air flow. TIA has adopted cabinets are
grouped together based on the function of their contents which will makes it easier to
manage and expand operations in future and the sizes are follows.
Recommended rack height is 2.1m
Width and depth of rack to match with contents
Recommended minimum clearances 1.2m front and 1m at back of each
cabinet
In a row of racks 250mm vertical cable mangers between adjacent racks and
150mm vertical cable mangers at end of row.
10.1.4
10.1.5
Back bone and horizontal cabling: Back bone provides cabling connections between
MDA and HDAs and main Etisalat room. Back bone fiber cabling is typically limited to
300m as per TIA. Horizontal cabling provides connections between HDA, ZDA and
EDAs and horizontal copper cabling is typically limited to 100m as per TIA.
a) Structured Cabling: TIA-942 specifies generic permanent telecommunication
cabling system as below; The cable choice will be determined by the needs of the
equipment installed, however, cables shall suite the project and specialist
requirements.
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10.2.2
A complete battery backed addressable fire alarm system with manual pull stations, automatic
detection and ADCA compliant speaker/ strobes will be provided for the data center. Smoke
detector and heat detectors will be installed as required by the governing codes, and in accordance with data center standards. Data center room smoke detectors will be installed with
sounder bases for local room annunciation. A 30 second delay will be programmed in to the data
center smoke detectors prior to activation of speaker strobes which will be located throughout the
building. The building fire sprinkler system will be monitored by the fire alarm system for system
flow and shutoff valve tampering. Central reporting capabilities will be provided with the fire alarm
system, and shall be compatible with the existing building fire alarm monitoring system. The new
fire alarm system provided shall be compatible to the main fire alarm panel existing in the tower.
10.2.3
10.2.4
Humidity center (The relative humidity of a data center is optimally kept between 45
and 50% range.) Relative humidity levels that are too high can cause component
corrosion.
10.2.5
Cooling (general and rack specific), temperature control. Maintaining the data center
between 70 and 74 F provides the best balance between safe equipment operating
temperature, operator comfort, and acceptable relative humidity levels. HVAC
equipment should be redundant.
10.2.6
10.2.7
Power operating and UPS: Rating of UPS shall cover all critical equipments, ac and
lighting in data center with a back up time of minimum one hour. UPS size should
handle the peak load. Both UPSs and backup generators should be tested at regular
intervals, at least once every six months. Surge arresting equipment should be
included as part of the electrical system.
10.2.8
10.2.9
10.2.10
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12 SECURITY SYSTEM
12.1 Security system objectives
The main objectives of the security system to be installed are to provide the client with a means to
provide the security information of the offices/data center. Security of data center is achieved by
providing following
.
NVED 1230 fire suppression system.
Integrated fire alarm system with Cable & connected Emergency Warning and
Intercommunication System (EWIS)
Analogue CCTV system covering all entrances/exits and main areas and aisles 24hour video recording in 6th and 7th floor.
Electronic security card access system and automated time attendance system.
Meet and greet of all persons entering the building/ data floor with continuous security
services.
Fit out contractor to provide new cameras compatible with the existing cameras for
Protection of life, property and goods in tenant area. The common areas are covered
by existing recorded IP based CCTV security cameras. The security systems will
comprise:
Access control system for main entrance and data center required to control man
movement.
The Closed Circuit CCTV system to monitor and record activity around the data center
and entrance with video recording equipment.
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CCTV cameras are to be installed in the office premises in accordance with BS EN 50132-7:1996
(Alarm systems. CCTV surveillance systems are use in security applications.
As required in BS EN 50132-7: 1996, all images displayed on monitors and recorded for future
retrieval shall comply with the standard classification criteria.
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