Validate Your Data Center Vision

In the high-stakes world of data centers, where downtime can cost millions—Amazon loses $1,104 per second—ensuring your facility meets your exact design and performance expectations is critical. SnK’s specialized design validation and commissioning services provide rigorous testing and quality assurance to confirm that your final design and testing specifications are fully realized. As your trusted partner, we verify the integrity of your data center’s building and equipment, ensuring operational excellence and reliability from day one.

SnK is your advocate for precision, ensuring your data center aligns with your Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), and industry standards like Uptime Institute Tier or ANSI/TIA 942-B. We don’t design or build—we validate and test, using advanced condition-based maintenance (CBM) techniques to confirm your specifications are met. Our on-site team delivers actionable insights, catching discrepancies early to guarantee a facility that performs as envisioned, with efficiency and sustainability at its core.

We focus on validating your final design and testing specifications, ensuring every system meets your performance and reliability goals. Our process is tailored to your unique vision, providing confidence in your data center’s readiness.

Design Validation Auditing
SnK begins by thoroughly auditing your final design against your OPR and BOD. We verify that the architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems—as built—match your specifications. Our audits include:

• Equipment Compliance: Confirming generators, UPS systems, and cooling units meet your performance and redundancy requirements.
• System Alignment: Ensuring fire-resistant structures, cable management, and fire suppression systems adhere to your design intent.
• Specification Review: Validating vendor documentation, such as test reports and certifications, to ensure traceability to your standards.

Comprehensive Specification Testing and Commissioning
SnK’s five-level commissioning process tests your data center against your specified performance criteria, ensuring every system operates as designed:

• Level 1 (Factory Acceptance Testing): We validate vendor factory tests to confirm equipment meets your performance specifications before delivery.
• Level 2 (Site Acceptance Testing): We inspect on-site equipment to ensure it aligns with your design criteria and is free of defects.
• Level 3 (Pre-Functional Testing): We verify installations meet your specifications, checking wiring, pressure integrity, and initial functionality.
• Level 4 (Functional Performance Testing): We test each system—power, cooling, and IT—through full operational cycles to confirm your performance benchmarks.
• Level 5 (Integrated Systems Testing): We simulate real-world conditions, like power failures, to validate that all systems interoperate per your design under full load.

Advanced CBM for Specification Assurance
SnK integrates cutting-edge CBM techniques to validate your testing specifications and ensure long-term reliability:

• Oil Monitoring/Analysis: We test generator oil for wear particles, confirming compliance with your maintenance standards and reducing waste by 25%.
• Thermographic Analysis: Infrared imaging verifies electrical systems meet your thermal performance criteria, preventing faults and cutting replacements by 30%.
• Vibration Analysis: We monitor vibrations in motors and fans, ensuring alignment with your stability specifications and extending equipment life by 18 months.
• Ultrasonic Testing: We detect air leaks in cooling systems, validating energy efficiency per your design and saving 20% on costs.

Final Validation and Operational Handover
SnK delivers detailed reports documenting how your design and testing specifications were met, including test results and any resolved discrepancies. We provide system manuals and staff training to ensure a seamless transition to operations. By embedding CBM strategies, we support your sustainability goals and long-term performance, aligning with standards like LEED.

• Design Assurance: We ensure your vision is fully realized, validating every detail against your specifications.
• On-Site Precision: Our portable diagnostic tools provide real-time validation, keeping your project on schedule.
• Cost Savings: Early detection of specification gaps prevents costly rework and downtime, saving millions.
• Sustainability Commitment: Our CBM techniques optimize efficiency and reduce waste, supporting your eco-friendly objectives.

Imagine a data center meeting its 99.999% uptime goal because SnK’s vibration analysis validated motor performance, or a facility achieving 20% energy savings after our ultrasonic testing confirmed cooling system efficiency. SnK has empowered clients worldwide to realize their design visions, and we’re ready to do the same for you.

Don’t let misaligned systems undermine your data center’s potential. SnK’s design validation and commissioning services ensure your final design and testing specifications are met with precision, delivering a facility that’s reliable, efficient, and sustainable. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and see how SnK can validate your data center’s success—right at your site.

SnK: Your Partner in Data Center Design Validation and Performance
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Sources: Insights from BlueRithm, LotusWorks, Dgtl Infra, and Uptime Institute standards.