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SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS APRIL 2011 www.securitysystemsnews.com and traditional fire detection systems, he said. And data center managers not only want early warning, but notification to the right people—not just fire departments, but IT staff and building maintenance. Joseph said he’s seeing a conver- gence of the functions of traditional data centers—which only stored data—and telecom centers, which process live-time communications. Telecom was addressed under NFPA 76 to address business continuity and reliability to communities and services, he said, and data was under NFPA 75, based on the operations of those centers. But the convergence of the two is causing fire protection code com- mittees to find some agreement on how to deal with the changing landscape. “It’s seeming to spur require- ments for more fire protection,” said Joseph. Changes in equipment mean data centers are getting hotter, he said, and data centers are now being designed with greater airflow. That can possibly cause some problems for traditional detection, he said. Xtralis offers an active air sampling type system that collects air from a network of sampling points and uses laser in particle light scattering technology to detect smoke. The system is cumulative, so airflow doesn’t impact. The layout of the centers is becom- ing a challenge, too, said Joseph. The centers are becoming larger, overall, with some up to 900,000 square feet and even 1 million square feet. And inside, they’re becoming con- tainerized, with groups of servers in different airtight pods. 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They’re moving massive amounts of air through the building, he said, and he’s got seven zones of pre-action triggered by detectors on the ceil- ings and air sampling systems in a paddock space above that. Smith, of Alarm Tech, said he’s seen fewer specs calling for air sampling, however. “I personally see less air sampling smoke detection going in today than we did years ago, during the dot- com boom, if you will,” said Smith. “I think air sampling is viewed by some engineers and owners as being expensive—you really have to look closely at it and make an educated decision.” Marty Smith Smith and Ramey said they think that reflects a bewildering penny- wise, pound-foolish trend they’ve noticed when it comes to data centers. “It always amazes me that people are spending mil- lions and mil- lions and mil- lions of dollars building data centers and then they put in a conventional detection center,” said Smith. “If we’re going to build these amazingly high-tech data centers, it seems we would put in detection that would go along with that.” He said he read recently in a busi- ness publication that a $350 million contract had been awarded for IT enhancements for a government agency that he declined to name. His company did a major fire alarm retrofit, and put in an E3 emergency communication system. The agency had a number of old, obsolete fire alarm systems. His company noted the problem, suggested an upgrade, and nothing was done, said Smith. “It’s a bad idea when owners neglect the advice of professionals in the industry,” he said. Data centers rely on redundancy for air-cooling systems, power and even physical security, said Smith. And yet they often try to go the cheap route on fire detection and suppression. Smith said it is incumbent on security integrators to talk directly with project owners about the options, and make sure they know the options available to them. “I think it’s important from our standpoint to not just look at the set of drawings that the engineer put together and assume the owner isn’t interested in a global and sustainable case when it comes to fire protec- tion,” said Smith. SSN ©2011 Canon U.S.A., Inc. All rights reserved. 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