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Modelling building with a data-center in sketchup

Hello,

I'm trying to make a building with amongst others some rooms with data equipment. In order to know how much cooling and heating is needed in these rooms (by using a free air cooling unit and electric heater), I think it is necessary to implement the data towers in the model. The data towers heat up ofcourse, but I'm not sure how to model that in sketch-up with the openstudio 2.3 plugin. Any suggestions?

The data rooms are relatively small, only about 10 data/communication towers.

Modelling building with a data-center in sketchup

Hello,

I'm trying to make a building with amongst others some rooms with data equipment. In order to know how much cooling and heating is needed in these rooms (by using a free air cooling unit and electric heater), I think it is necessary to implement the data towers in the model. The data towers heat up ofcourse, but I'm not sure how to model that in sketch-up with the openstudio 2.3 plugin. Any suggestions?

The data rooms are relatively small, only about 10 data/communication towers.