Power architecture, cooling design, PUE benchmarking, Tier classification, AI workload integration, and critical facility commissioning — from fundamentals through hyperscale liquid cooling for the engineers who actually build and run DCs.
12 lessons taking you from fundamentals through to working application — written for engineers and decision-makers, not students.
Why this course exists. Data centre design is its own world: redundancy reasoning that doesn't apply elsewhere, cooling regimes you won't see in offices, regulatory frameworks (EU EED, UK Energy Reporting) that target DCs specifically. This course is the working engineer's tour of all of it.
Who it's for. M&E engineers moving into DC work, asset managers buying or selling DC portfolios, hyperscaler internal teams, due-diligence consultants doing DC TDDs.
How it's written. Twelve lessons that pair fundamentals with the latest reality — AI workloads, liquid cooling, EU EED reporting obligations from 2024, the difference between Uptime Tier and TIA-942 in practice.
Read in order, or jump to the lesson you need. Each lesson stands alone but the course flows from foundation to application.
What makes a data centre — power, cooling, connectivity, redundancy.
Tier I–IV (Uptime Institute) and TIA-942 ratings explained.
UPS topologies, generator backup, ATS, redundancy schemes.
CRAC, in-row, rear-door heat exchanger, immersion cooling.
PUE, WUE, CUE — measurement, benchmarking, reporting.
IST testing, level 1–5 commissioning, BSRIA BG6.
Modular design, capacity build-out, future-proofing.
Networking topology, peering, edge integration.
Hyperscale (Amazon, Google) vs enterprise vs edge — different design drivers.
EU Code of Conduct, ENERGY STAR for DCs, GHG accounting.
EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791 reporting, EEAR (EU DC reporting).
AI workload power densities (50–100 kW/rack), liquid cooling, future trends.
Structured to support self-certified CPD logging. Each lesson provides clear learning objectives, technical content, knowledge checks, and downloadable evidence — the four elements UK chartered bodies recognise for self-certified CPD entries.
Eight outcomes. Read the course end-to-end and you’ll be able to act on each one without looking up the standard.
Read DC topology diagrams and identify single points of failure.
Pick the right Tier for any business case (Uptime vs TIA-942).
Understand power architecture UPS, generators, ATS, redundancy reasoning.
Compare cooling regimes air, liquid, immersion — when each makes sense.
Calculate and benchmark PUE WUE, CUE — and call out misleading claims.
Plan capacity with AI workload growth assumptions in mind.
Read EU EED reporting obligations and CoC voluntary scheme.
Compare hyperscale vs edge and pick the right architecture for the use case.
First 2 lessons are free, no signup. For the rest, pick what fits.
Team licences from £99/seat (5+ seats). Contact hello@novtriq.tech.
Three companion courses that pair well with Data Centre Engineering.
No signup, no card. Read the first lessons, take the quizzes — then decide.
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