What features to look for on a Data Centre steel door?

Data Centres are highly sensitive environments containing millions of pounds of valuable equipment and priceless data. This complex setting requires a steel door solution that can perform on multiple fronts. Finding a certified door that can meet the demands Data Centres pose and a competent partner to support these multifaceted projects is often a struggle - Balancing security with environmental requirements such as fire protection, sounds and pressure characteristics, alongside the everyday operational necessities requires a specialist solution.

• Security Protection – Enhanced, certified security characteristics are paramount with the potential for forced entry and attack a substantial risk across all Data facilities. Look for LPS 1175 (SR2, SR3, or SR4) or RC3/RC4 security ratings to ensure a steel door has been independently tested to provide resistance against manual and power-tool attacks. Read more about why certified security is so important here!
   
• Fire Rated – Fire is a huge threat to Data Centres especially in battery, electrical, or engineering rooms. Certified fire protection up to 60 or 90 minutes is required to meet regulations but doors often need to be suitable to be installed in raised positions connected with light-weight stud wall constrictions - A challenge where a steel substructure for the door is not present.

• Environmental Control – Precise environmental conditions support efficiency and the longevity of the complex systems inside a Data Centre. Protection against flue gas, splash water and pressure loads from positive pressure airflows during the continuation of computer operation are achieved through thermal, pressure and sound certification to help maintain stable environments within strict parameters to avoiding inefficiencies, cooling and contamination issues.
   
• Access Control/Operational Integration – Access control is a fundamental requirement for all Data Centres. Specialist locking and access technology to meet security requirements is a must to ensure monitored, secure and uninterrupted flow of traffic.

Teckentrup AI-ready steel doors and doorsets have a number of Data-specific features.

Teckentrup’s in-depth industry experience and intelligent modular steel door design allows for precisely attuned functionality for Data Centres. Our steel doors have six data-specific features:

1. Magnetic contact and escape door strike
2. Security sets with multipoint locking system
3. Slide rail closer for automatic closures
4. Raised installation positions (raised floors) with lightweight stud wall constructions possible
5. Specially designed for fire-rated doors: Mushroom head locking including bottom seal
6. Hook-and-bolt locking system for pressure doors

Teckentrup AI-ready Data Centre steel doors are convincing at all levels, offering multiple performance characteristics which can be combined in one steel door and achieve certification for most European markets:

• Fire certification EI₂60 + EI₂90 for sandwich panel wall (no steel substructure necessary)
• Security certification to RC3/4 and SR rated doors
• Rated for pressure up to 7.5 kPa
• 1 and 2-leaf design
• Door size up to 3.00 x 3.25 metres (door heights between 3000 - 3520mm have a maximum width of 2050mm)
• Special equipment (among others: soundproof glass, 4-sided frames)
• Raised access floors with lightweight stud wall
• Special lock and access technology for increased security requirements (connection to existing building management and security systems possible)
• Specialist frames that interface with typical data centre wall details

Read more about our Data-specific steel doors here!