Case story | SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system Equinix AM3 data centre in the Netherlands “Digital Gateway to Europe” protected with SEM-SAFE® Danfoss Fire Safety A/S The Equinix AM3 Science Park Amsterdam is the third data centre built in Amsterdam by Equinix, the American provider of global carrier-neutral data centre services. The facility offers valuable data centre and service support to a worldwide business base. Construction of Equinix AM3 started in December 2011 and was completed in the third quarter of 2012. A Danfoss SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system has been chosen for the fire protection of the date centre. With no disruption to the building construction process, phase 1 of the installation of the system has been completed. As the data centre gradually expands, the system easily covers more sections. Building description The impressive Equinix AM3 measures 107 x 58 x 24 metres. All vital areas in the building are elevated 4.2 metres above ground level. The building has 250 interconnected networks and features a surface area for customers of 6,400 m2 across 2 floors. In total the building has 4 floors, all protected with SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist. www.semsafe.danfoss.com
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