Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 2: Building construction

Overview

This is the second part of the ISO/IEC 22237 series, devoted to building construction, and it organises the building and site side of data centres according to the physical-security classification defined in Part 1. Its requirements and recommendations address location and site selection, protection from environmental risks, site and building configuration, provision of access, protection against physical intrusion, physical fire protection, protection against water damage and construction quality. For location and site selection, the natural environment and adjacencies must be considered.

A site is therefore evaluated for the risks it carries before the facility is designed, and tested for compatibility with the chosen protection class. In the same way, the building layout, access routes and placement of spaces follow that class, which means the requirements are graded by class rather than uniform. The exclusions matter as well. Safety and electromagnetic compatibility requirements are outside this standard and are covered by other standards and regulations. How conformance is to be shown is covered in Clause 4.

The standard therefore provides a framework of building and site protection measures, but it does not replace applicable legal obligations. The document is Edition 1, published on 19 February 2024 (35 pages), and replaces the technical specification ISO/IEC TS 22237-2:2018. This record relies only on the publisher's public catalogue abstract and product metadata; the full text of the paid standard has not been used. Related standards include EN 50600-2-1, ISO/IEC 22237-1 and ISO/IEC 22237-6.

Key points

1. Includes requirements and recommendations for location and site selection, considering the natural environment and adjacencies.
2. Covers protection from environmental risks, site configuration, and building construction and configuration.
3. Covers provision of access, physical intrusion protection, physical fire protection and protection against water damage.
4. Requirements are keyed to the physical-security classification of Part 1.
5. Safety and EMC requirements are out of scope and covered by other standards and regulations.
6. Conformance is covered in Clause 4.
7. Edition 1 was published 2024-02-19, runs to 35 pages and replaces ISO/IEC TS 22237-2:2018.
8. Related standards: EN 50600-2-1, ISO/IEC 22237-1, ISO/IEC 22237-6.

Using it in design

• In the site module, build a site-risk checklist keyed to the chosen protection class: flood, seismic, adjacent hazards and access routes.
• Warn when space placement conflicts with the class, for example a computer room below grade in a flood zone.
• Assess fire and water-damage protection at the building configuration stage, together with the class requirements.
• Document access and intrusion-protection decisions (zoning, entry points) in relation to the protection class.
• Remember that safety and EMC requirements lie outside the standard and must be met separately through the relevant standards.

Who should read it

Architects, engineers and project managers carrying out data center site selection, building configuration and physical-security design.

Related standards

• EN 50600-2-1
• ISO/IEC 22237-1
• ISO/IEC 22237-6

Publication details

Authors

ISO/IEC JTC 1

Publisher

ISO/IEC

Year

2024

Document number

ISO/IEC 22237-2:2024

Document language

English

Source type

Standard

Access

Citation only

Licence

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

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