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In 2022, he co-authored the RIBA-published book:.Graham is a Technical Director responsible for the management of projects from inception to handover.. His role includes leading teams of engineers to meet the technical and programme requirements of projects.. Graham has over 40 years experience in the industry and specialises in the higher education and laboratory services sectors.

Embodied carbon for a recent DC project.. MEP systems, especially cooling and power distribution, account for a considerable proportion of a data centre’s embodied carbon.By leveraging CFD, we can effectively minimise this impact by optimising cooling efficiency.

Structures contribute to approximately 10% of the overall embodied carbon on a DC project, making it important to explore options that enhance design sustainability through material reduction..Examples of typical options we analyse to optimise the design:.Different equipment selections –.

We test different options to find a balance between cost, energy usage and performance.. Cooling unit positioning –.Our analysis ensures an even distribution of cool air is provided to maximise cooling efficiency, in both normal and failure scenarios..

Quantity of cooling units –.

We analyse the effect of removing cooling units, to reduce cost and energy usage, and remove excessive, redundant cooling..That said, when we talk about digital twins, we might not always be referring to the same thing.

To some people the term ‘digital twin’ implies a highly advanced, digital replication of an aircraft engine, while others imagine a real time digital model of an entire city.But that latter level of sophistication isn’t required, or even necessarily advisable.

A digital twin of a city would be too expensive to store and use, and it would also be immediately out-of-date.We need to keep things simple as we work out how to achieve our goals, and the meaning of digital twin is simply a digital representation of a real thing.. Now, by real, we don’t necessarily mean physical.