Data center MEP engineering

Engineering the infrastructure behind tomorrow.

Power, cooling and monitoring engineered as one system, from the first study to the final commissioning test.

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Conceptual illustration

01Electrical power

MV/LV distribution

MV switchgear, transformers, LV switchboards, selectivity.

  • MV/LV transformers and switchgear
  • LV switchboards and busway distribution
  • Load, selectivity and coordination studies
  • Reactive power compensation

02Electrical power

UPS and batteries

Sizing and autonomy calculation.

  • UPS, rectifier and battery systems
  • Modular UPS and lithium batteries
  • Battery management: cell voltage, impedance and temperature tracking

03Electrical power

Gensets

Paralleling and synchronisation.

  • Sizing
  • Paralleling
  • Synchronisation
  • Generator backup through an automatic transfer switch

04Electrical power

Busway and PDUs

Rated busway, tap-off units, dual-feed rack distribution.

  • Rated busway
  • Tap-off units
  • Dual-feed rack distribution
  • Busway for PODs and IT racks

05Cooling and HVAC

Precision cooling

CRAC, CRAH and in-row units in N+1 or 2N redundancy.

  • CRAC and CRAH units
  • In-row units for higher-density rows
  • Aisle containment: hot or cold aisle, sealed airflow paths
  • Maintenance clearances and replacement routes

06Cooling, plumbing and piping

Chilled water and free cooling

Chillers, pumps, hydraulic network, free cooling.

  • Chillers and chilled-water distribution
  • Free cooling when the climate allows
  • Pipe sizing, routing, insulation and valves
  • Condensate drainage and leak-detection cable

07Monitoring and safety

DCIM and monitoring

Power, environment and alarm supervision.

  • Native or multi-vendor supervision over Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP and SNMP
  • Native integration where the platform allows it, gateways when the site is multi-vendor
  • BMS, EPMS and DCIM integration

08Monitoring and safety

Fire detection

Addressable and aspirating smoke detection.

  • Fire detection and suppression
  • Voice alarm and emergency sound
  • CCTV and access control

One accountable team

Four disciplines, one accountable team.

  • 4

    MEP disciplines

    Electrical power, cooling and HVAC, plumbing and piping, monitoring and safety.

  • 5

    Stages, one team

    Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning, as-built.

  • 6

    Engineering capabilities

    The complete engineering chain, handled in-house.

  • 0

    Interruption

    Modernisation from Tier II to Tier III with migration without interruption.

TODO: add verified company figures (team size, projects delivered, installed power).

  1. Design
  2. Supply
  3. Installation
  4. Testing and commissioning
  5. As-built

Project formats

Every data center format.

Manufacturers design the products. ESP designs the system around them, integrates it on site and commissions it.

  1. 01Plan

    Edge data center

    Compact rooms and micro-modules, from power to monitoring.

    • ARacks
    • BIn-row cooling unit
    • CPower cabinet
    • DOutdoor condenser

  2. 02Site plan

    Greenfield build

    Full MEP design, from the utility connection to the rack.

    • AData hall
    • BRooftop chillers
    • CPower block
    • DTransformers
    • EGensets
    • FAccess road

  3. 03Room plan

    Room fit-out

    Integration and upgrade inside existing buildings.

    • ARack rows
    • BContained cold aisle
    • CPerimeter cooling units
    • DOverhead trays
    • EPower cabinets

  4. 04Plan

    Prefabricated

    Site design and integration of prefabricated modules.

    • APrefabricated modules
    • BSkids
    • CRooftop cooling units

We integrate

Conceptual drawings, not to scale.

Cooling design and integration

The right technology for each site, climate and density.

In every case the method is the same: heat load first, then technology choice, redundancy, airflow check and PUE.

No.TechnologyPrincipleSuited toDiagram
01 Perimeter CRAH Room cooling with raised floor and contained aisles. Classic rooms CRAH COLD AISLE RAISED FLOOR
02 In-row Close-coupled cooling for higher-density rows. Rows where density rises HOT AISLE, CONTAINED COLD AISLE
03 Chilled water Chiller and dry cooler, with free cooling when the climate allows. Larger sites CRAH CHILLER DRY COOLER INDOOR OUTDOOR
04 DX Self-contained units for edge sites and small rooms. Edge sites and small rooms INDOOR UNIT CONDENSER INDOOR OUTDOOR

Our method

  1. 01Heat load
  2. 02Technology choice
  3. 03Redundancy
  4. 04Airflow check
  5. 05PUE

References

Selected experience.

  • Data centerTier II to Tier III

    Tier II to Tier III, without interruption.

    Modernisation from Tier II to Tier III with migration without interruption. Electrical HLD and LLD, UPS and rectifiers, busway for PODs and IT racks, monitoring, MDU room and cable trench civil works.

    • Electrical HLD and LLD
    • UPS and rectifiers
    • Busway
    • Monitoring

  • Private hospitalIn progress

    Engineering, project management and supervision of LV systems, BMS and SCADA design, data center and monitoring, with technical support on electrical, HVAC and medical gases.

  • Industrial facilityUnder execution

    CFO and CFA engineering: HV and LV, MV/LV transformers, distribution, lighting, grounding, CCTV, IT, telephony, fire protection and substation control.

  • Pharmaceutical plantDelivered end of 2025

    Engineering, supply and execution of CFO and CFA works, from MV/LV transformers to fire protection.

Engineering depth

The complete engineering chain, handled in-house.

  1. 01

    Tier-accredited design

    Topologies from N to 2(N+1), set and reviewed by our Uptime ATD engineer.

  2. 02

    Power system studies

    Load flow, short-circuit, selectivity, voltage drop, harmonics and earthing.

  3. 03

    Thermal engineering

    Heat load, cooling selection, containment, redundancy and PUE.

  4. 04

    BIM coordination

    One coordinated 3D model: clash detection, routing and quantities.

  5. 05

    Monitoring integration

    Native or multi-vendor supervision over Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP and SNMP.

  6. 06

    Test and commissioning

    Test plans, integrated system tests and as-built records by the design team.

Design toolchain by project stage

Quality gate at every phase

CAD and BIM

  • AutoCAD2D layouts, schematics, as-built drawings

  • Revit MEPcoordinated 3D model, quantities

  • Navisworksclash detection, model review

Electrical

  • ETAPload flow, short-circuit studies

  • Caneco · EcodialLV sizing, selectivity

  • EPLANschematics, panel design

  • DIALuxlighting

Resilience and compliance

Availability is designed first, then verified.

  1. 01

    Target to topology

    Redundancy and distribution paths derived from the Tier objective.

  2. 02

    SPOF analysis

    Every power and cooling path traced to remove single points of failure.

  3. 03

    Maintenance and fault scenarios

    Checked against the Tier target for each critical component.

  4. 04

    ATD design review

    Signed off by our Uptime ATD-certified engineer before issue.

Standards we apply

Data center
Uptime Tier Standard: Topology, TIA-942, EN 50600
Thermal
ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidelines
Electrical
IEC 60364, IEC 60909, IEC 61439
Power automation
IEC 61850

What the Tier review checks

  • Capacity components
  • Distribution paths
  • Concurrent maintainability
  • Fault tolerance

TODO: other certifications (for example ISO 9001) and geographic coverage.

AI and HPC

AI and HPC: ready to integrate.

StatusA capability in preparation, not a project reference.

Rack density

50–130+kW per rack

The density that GPU clusters bring.

  1. 01

    Technology watch

    We follow liquid cooling, high-density power and energy storage as they mature.

  2. 02

    Team training

    Our engineers are training on AI data center design and integration.

  3. 03

    Partner solutions

    We are preparing to integrate proven solutions with technology partners.

TODO: technology partners.

Liquid-cooled podBuilding blocks

  1. 01GPU racks
  2. 02Liquid loop
  3. 03CDU
  4. 04Busway
  5. 05Energy storage
  6. 06Heat rejection

Conceptual diagram, not to scale.

Telecom infrastructure

Connecting the networks that move the world.

Our Telecom & Radio division installs, modernises and maintains the sites that carry fixed and mobile traffic.

A telecom site is one installation: steel, antennas, radio units, transmission links, power and earthing, engineered to work together.

Conceptual illustration

  1. 01Radio

    Antennas and RRUs, sector by sector.

    • Sector antenna installation
    • RRU mounting and jumpers
    • Hardware swap and modernisation

  2. 02Transmission

    Microwave and fiber links.

    • New transmission link installation
    • Microwave dish mounting

  3. 03Power and earthing

    Energy and protection at the base.

    • DC power and rectifier systems
    • Outdoor equipment cabinets
    • Backup power and battery sizing
    • Earthing and bonding

  4. 04Telecom and maintenance

    Installed, upgraded, maintained.

    • Installation of new sites
    • Fixed and mobile network operations
    • Site maintenance

Beyond the data center

Precision in every installation.

Plants, hospitals and complex buildings run on the same principles as a data center: reliable distribution, controlled processes and systems that can be supervised.

  • Electrical distribution

    MV/LV transformers, distribution panels, cable routing and grounding, sized and coordinated from load studies to commissioning.

  • Automation and PLC

    Control system architecture, functional analysis, automation station programming, operator supervision, fieldbus and FAT.

  • Building management

    BMS, EMS and SCADA (GTB, GTE, GTC) with protocol conversion from fieldbus to IP.

  • CFO and CFA installations

    High and low current works: lighting, power, CCTV, IT and telephony, fire detection and protection.

  • BIM engineering

    BIM modelling of electrical systems, multidisciplinary coordination and clash detection, BOQ extraction from design models.

Ethics. Safety. Performance.

Our ethical approach is the foundation of how we operate and of long-term, trusted partnerships. We help clients succeed by mastering costs, timelines and technical requirements, and we deliver reliable, secure, high-performance installations.

Contact

Let's engineer what comes next.

Tell us about your facility, your network or your plant. We will review your requirements and identify where ESP can contribute.

Write to ESP
Email
oussama.smadi@esp.dz
Office
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Dar El Beida, Algiers, Algeria