ANSI/BICSI 002-2019, Data Center Design and Implementation Best Practices (release announcement)

Overview

This record is based on the release announcement of the 2019 edition of BICSI's data center design standard, ANSI/BICSI 002. The source is a news article on the Cabling Installation & Maintenance website rather than the standard itself, and the full text of the standard was not read. Because the 2024 edition (BICSI 002-2024) is already in the library, this 2019 edition is kept as a previous version.

According to the announcement, the new content in the 2019 edition covers heat rejection and cooling systems, provisioning of lithium-ion batteries, colocation planning, Open Compute Project (OCP) support and an expanded commissioning process. These topics show the scope of the standard moving beyond its cabling and infrastructure focus toward a broader framework for facility design. Li-ion batteries and OCP in particular show industry technology trends being reflected in the standard, which means projects using the older edition may have these topics out of scope.

The standard was announced on 1 May 2019 together with BICSI 009-2019 and the 'Essentials of Data Center Projects' (EDCP) manual. The announcement also notes that this standard is the reference for BICSI's DCDC (data center design consultant) credential. The document is thus positioned both as a design standard and as a training and qualification reference. The documents released together present design, project management and qualification topics in a single package.

The limits matter. The standard is sold by the publisher and copyright belongs to it, so only information obtainable from the release announcement is given. Requirement-level details, such as classification criteria or numerical values, are not part of this record. This edition has been superseded by the 2024 version; new projects should refer to the current edition, and 2019 should be kept only for projects that cite the older edition.

Key points

1. New in 2019: heat rejection and cooling systems.
2. Provisioning of lithium-ion batteries was addressed.
3. Colocation planning was added.
4. Open Compute Project (OCP) support was added.
5. The commissioning process was expanded.
6. Announced 1 May 2019 with BICSI 009-2019 and the EDCP manual.
7. Reference for BICSI's DCDC credential.
8. Previous edition; superseded by BICSI 002-2024.

Using it in design

• Keep BICSI 002 edition history (2014, 2019, 2024) in the standards registry for projects citing older editions.
• Base new projects on the current 002-2024 edition; use 2019 only when a contract cites it.
• For projects with Li-ion batteries or OCP, note that these topics have been covered by the standard since 2019.
• When planning commissioning scope, consider the expanded commissioning process introduced in the 2019 edition.

Who should read it

Designers managing standards citations, and engineers and project managers working under contracts tied to earlier editions of BICSI 002.

Related standards

• ANSI/BICSI 002-2024
• BICSI 009

Publication details

Authors

BICSI

Publisher

BICSI (via Cabling Installation & Maintenance)

Year

2019

Document number

ANSI/BICSI 002-2019

Document language

English

Source type

Standard

Access

Citation only

Licence

Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document

Citation