User Manual

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Building Technologies Division
1.4. Purpose of this document
This short introduction shows how complex the problems of fire protection in data centers are, especially if one
considers the great variety of buildings which exist. It becomes clear that each building has to be considered on an
individual basis. As a result, the establishment of universal guidelines is quite complicated.
This document provides an overview of the most important topics in technical fire protection for data center
applications. These include:
• Fire detection (chapter 2)
• Alarming and evacuation (chapter 3)
• Extinguishing (chapter 4)
Detailed information regarding the planning and execution of fire protection measures in critical rooms or areas is
provided in associated documents.