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Technical Blog 6 - Coverage Studies for Electrical Fixtures on Mission Critical Roofs.

When installing lightning protection systems for mission-critical projects, there is daily interaction between electrical equipment and the fixtures installed at the roof level.

In this technical blog, Hadi Beik Daraei Baik Daraei, Senior Design Manager at LPI Group, outlines what a coverage study is, how you can protect your data centre roof and electrical equipment against lightning strikes, best practices and standards for protecting electrical equipment at roof level, and the exceptions for protection requirements of a mission-critical data centre.

Read the full technical blog here: https://lnkd.in/exFsF9vr

Coverage Studies for Electrical Fixtures on Mission Critical Roofs - LPI Group Read our Senior Design Manager's article to learn what a coverage study is and the importance of protecting electrical fixtures at roof level.

Lightning protection parameters for high rise buildings.

LPI Group caught up with Senior Electrical Engineer Hadi Beik Daraei to discuss the lightning protection parameters for high-rise buildings.

The development of high-rise buildings continues to trend upward, in Ireland and Europe, with the average height of a high-rise building in Europe being 130 metres.

In an area with an average flash density greater than 1.5, for a building higher than 25 meters the risk of probable damage and loss of human life for a building that contained more than 100 people is considered high risk.

Read the full blog post to discover how you can protect your high-rise building from the potential threat of lightning strikes.

https://lnkd.in/gdeukMDZ.

DCsforBees!

'Orchards in the Community' Initiative is back providing early food sources for our pollinator-friendly friends 🐝.

We are delighted to participate again with Host in Ireland and this fantastic initiative which will help improve our bee friends' health and improve pollination.

When we started this year, we set out to plant 2,000 mixed fruit orchards. Thanks to our friends, family, and volunteers in the digital infrastructure industry and all their hard work, we are nearly at 3000 pledges for the year.

Well done to all those who are involved and Host in Ireland for leading this important initiative.

The Business of Data Centres!

Paudi Reidy, CEO, was delighted to attend DCD>Connect Virginia this week participating in various discussions alongside Ethos Engineering's Greg Hayden (MBA, Chartered Engineer) and John Coroner, R K D ARCHITECTS, Kevin Maguire, and Suir Engineering's David Phelan around supporting current and future clients to scale their mission-critical businesses globally.

A number of thought-provoking and informative sessions were had for all involved alongside informal chats with attendees at the Host in Ireland cafe.