What are the key concerns for data centre operators when it comes to fire? Although it can set them back millions, it's not just the physical impact of a potential fire that keeps them up at night. The top priority is to avoid cutting the power to the equipment. Why? Customers are dependent on digitally stored information, and are paying to store it there, so no data centre can afford downtime – it could be a breach of contract. This means data centres require a bespoke and expert fire safety solution: there isn’t a single fire protection solution for an entire data centre. Read more about the challenges of developing fire-safe design, along with other design considerations for data centres, here: https://lnkd.in/ePnUeJMZ #datacentres #firesafety #firerisk
About us
Hydrock now Stantec is an integrated engineering design, energy and sustainability consultancy. Our purpose is to be a force for good. This means we take pride in making a positive contribution to the lives of the people who work for us, the communities we work in, our planet and society as a whole. At the heart of this, we deliver climate resilient solutions that create sustainable futures. Our focus is on delivering positive user experiences, societal benefits and asset value in the built environment sector. We bring value to our clients by optimising assets, addressing the energy transition, meeting regulatory requirements and ensuring they achieve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. The result is places, communities and infrastructure that everyone can be proud of.
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http://www.hydrock.com
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- Design Services
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- 501-1,000 employees
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- Almondsbury, Bristol
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- Public Company
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- Geotechnics, Engineering Design, Building Performance Engineering, Structural and Civil Engineering, Transportation, Civil Infrastructure Engineering, M&E Design, Geo Environmental Engineering, Nuclear Consultancy, Engineering Consultancy, Flood Risk, Land Quality, Fire engineering, Acoustics, Air quality, Utilities, Highways, Smart Energy, Sustainability, Carbon Verification, and Net Zero Carbon
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If you're heading to London in September for the Women in Fire Safety Awards, do join us for an afternoon of networking before the awards get going. This event is all about celebrating and supporting women within the fire industry, but of course, everyone is welcome to come along for a catch up and some refreshments. 📅 Date: 12 September 2024 🕒 Time: 2pm - 4pm 📍 Location: Our London office (close to London Bridge) 🔗 Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/bMvVh We’d love to see you there! #WomenInFire #WomenInEngineering #FireSafety #London
⭐️Women in Fire Safety Awards 2024⭐️ Hope you are all gearing up for the our 4th WIFS Awards night on the 12th September at the Leonardo Hotel in London! Remember to contact us on [email protected] for any last minute tickets or enquiries ⏰ To add to the excitment, If you are coming to London on the 12th for the event, you have an invite to an amazing pre event to really get you in the mood for the evening. Our headline Sponsor, Hydrock, now Stantec is putting on an afternoon networking event in their London offices. If you’ve got sometime before checking in the hotel, or can pop in once you arrive in the big smoke they would love to have you attend; 📍 Hydrock – Great Suffolk Yard, 127-131 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 1PP ⌚ 2pm-4pm 📅 12 September 2024 If you are wanting to attend, sign up here: https://shorturl.at/bMvVh
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Some great news this morning! We've been shortlisted in a number of categories in this year's Insider Media South West Property Awards 2024 🎉🎉 Along with being in the running for consultancy of the year, our regional director Ric Hampton has made the shortlist for the Property Personality of the Year category! Our projects Finzels Reach and Winterstoke Hundred Academy received a nod too. Huge congratulations to our project partners and best of luck to all the nominees 🏆 Read the full shortlist here: https://lnkd.in/epCNPQCU
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👀📰In case you missed it! 👀📰 Last week, our MD Scott Elliott and Cath Schefer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Global at Stantec joined Infrastructure Intelligence for a chat about how we're bringing the businesses together and the exciting times ahead. Catch up on the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ex467DVv
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A great discussion around the challenges and benefits associated with integrating social value into project delivery over ☕ and 🥐 in our Glasgow office this morning!
Fascinating round table hosted by Tilly Crowhurst and our new colleagues from Stantec Aaron Doidge on #SocialValue. This topic is quite rightly becoming an essential part of project delivery and fast becoming a differentiator. It was great to hear the lively debate around the challenges of quantifying SV effectively and learn about some of the solutions evolving to support genuine value-added benefits.
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How can we put an end to our reliance on fossil fuels and curb carbon emissions around the world? ⚡Electricity⚡will be the key enabler of our energy transition, argues Leah Holmes. But here’s the thing: collectively, we haven’t fully addressed where all the electricity to power those solutions will come from. Securing reliable power for new developments across the UK can already be a years-long saga. So, how can we solve this power puzzle? From shared, renewable heating systems to microgrids, there are innovative ways to relieve the pressure on the grid and cut down those wait times for connection. But ultimately, Leah explains, the truest measure of success isn’t reaching net-zero, it’s ensuring a clean energy system that works for all. Want to know more? Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e2vdJvCn This article originally featured in Project Scotland in July. #Powerprocurement #energytransition #nationalgrid #electricity #microgrids #cleanenergy
Electrifying the grid: Overcoming challenges for a just transition
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Things are now moving at pace for Principal Accountable Persons. Soon, the Building Safety Regulator will be asking you to apply for a Building Assessment Certificate (BAC). 🏢 If you are responsible for a high-rise residential building, you will have already registered it with the BSR. It's worth checking what you provided when completing this step, and taking further action to identify any incomplete fire and structural information. 📝 The BSR recommends that your building’s safety case report and other documents should now be in place. Don't forget - it's your job to keep the building information held by them up to date. ⏰ The BSR will be in touch with you when it's time to apply, and you'll then have 28 days to provide the required information. ✔️ We can help clients undertake an information gap analysis, prepare their safety case report and other prescribed documents, assisting with a smooth submission to the BSR. Talk to our digital building safety team here: https://lnkd.in/eHnUNxa6 #BuildingSafetyAct #BSA #HighRiseResidential #Residential #SafetyCase #AccountablePerson
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Huge congratulations go to Plymouth's Melville Phase 1, winner of Best Project at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) South West Awards for Planning Excellence! 🎉🎉 Built in the 19th century as a naval victualling yard, many of the listed buildings at Royal William Yard, including Melville, eventually fell into disrepair. However, they have now been transformed into a vibrant mixed-use development, including apartments, a boutique cinema, restaurants, offices, co-working space and a gym. Melville is at the heart of the Yard’s transformation. Our structural team in Bristol played a key role in the sensitive conversion of this Grade 1 Listed building, giving its cast iron columns, timber beams and thick stone walls a new lease of life. Doing so with minimal intrusion allowed us to retain the building’s character, whilst ensuring it could now be used in a number of ways - preserving the city's built heritage for generations to come. Three cheers go to our project partners Urban Splash and GILLESPIE YUNNIE ARCHITECTS LIMITED on their winning entry! 📸 Urban Splash #Plymouth #Planning #StructuralEngineering #Heritage #BuiltEnvironment
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Heading to the London Real Estate Forum next month? Our healthcare sector lead Mark Walker will be among the speakers, discussing how vacant high street retail units could be the solution to a healthcare facility shortage - potentially benefiting not only community health, but the local economy too. 🗓️ 25 September 2024 📍 Guildhall, City of London For more information, head to: https://lnkd.in/eU9kRmsi Learn more in Mark's recent article for Green Street News: Europe (subscription required): https://lnkd.in/eQWWKJQ5
Speakers - LREF
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Inspired Villages is re-thinking #retirement. They're creating vibrant later living communities where people over 65 can live the best years of their life. They also understand the importance of creating a transformative environment and energy strategy for their real estate portfolio. By taking a lens to their net zero strategy, we helped the developer to understand how they can influence and manage all impacts and make positive changes from building design, to energy provision, to EV charging strategies. Find out how here 👇 https://lnkd.in/ezubwKYQ #LaterLiving #Sustainability #NetZero #ThrowbackThursday
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