London Central Build Blog – Week 32

Massive progress has been made over the past few days, with major leaps forward in the cooling system installation which means that technical systems are ready for installation imminently. Great progress has been made in a number of areas throughout the facility, which is always good for seeing the project come together more quickly as we reach the final furlong.

A look across the first data hall after the initial mist coating

A look across the first data hall after the initial mist coating

Extraction holes prepared for 2N air extraction system

Extraction holes prepared for 2N air extraction system

Extraction holes prepared for 2N air extraction system

Extraction holes prepared for 2N air extraction system

First air filter delivery on-site

First air filter delivery on-site

Air filters installed in ceiling grid, for first cold corridor containment pod

Air filters installed in ceiling grid, for first cold corridor containment pod

Air filters installed in ceiling grid, for second cold corridor containment pod

Air filters installed in ceiling grid, for second cold corridor containment pod

Office-side structured cabling tied off ready for entry into patching cabinet

Office-side structured cabling tied off ready for entry into patching cabinet

The first of an eventual 96 office and supplementary amenity / system ports

The first of an eventual 96 office and supplementary amenity / system ports

Tool-free termination on our Cat 6 cabling saves lots of time

‘Tool-free’ termination on our Cat 6 cabling saves lots of time

Flooring in ground floor access corridors reached completion

Flooring in ground floor access corridors reached completion

Installation of our custom tanked floor begins in the cold corridor

Installation of our custom tanked floor begins in the cold corridor

Up-stands are installed in cold corridor access doors to allow for floor tanking

Up-stands are installed in cold corridor access doors to allow for floor tanking

Installation of transitional edging is completed

Installation of transitional edging is completed

Installation of top edging is completed

Installation of top edging is completed

Floor covering is laid out in main data hall and provisionally cut to size

Floor covering is laid out in main data hall and provisionally cut to size

Floor covering is laid into corridor ready for gluing and fitting

Floor covering is laid into corridor ready for gluing and fitting

Floor covering is glued to the subsurface

Floor covering is glued to the subsurface

Flooring is cut to size and fitted to the edging

Flooring is cut to size and fitted to the edging

As is clearly visible, progress has been impressive over the past week, with serious headway made in a number of critical areas.

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