Plain English Summary
DC-LEARN is for professional development. It teaches you how data centre engineering, regulation, and commercial reality work together in the Irish context. It does not replace engineering advice for your specific facility. If you need that, engage a qualified professional.
1. Educational Purpose
DC-LEARN is a professional development programme designed to build understanding of data centre engineering, regulation, and commercial decision-making in the Irish context. All content is educational and indicative in nature.
2. Not Professional Advice
Nothing in DC-LEARN constitutes engineering design advice, legal advice, financial advice, or compliance certification for any specific building, facility, or project. The programme uses a fictional reference facility (Clonshaugh) to illustrate concepts — parameters are indicative, not prescriptive.
Engineering decisions for real facilities must be made by qualified professionals with knowledge of the specific site, its systems, and applicable regulations.
3. Regulatory Information
DC-LEARN references Irish and EU regulations including CRU licensing conditions, EU Taxonomy, EED, F-Gas, EPA requirements, and others. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy at the time of publication, regulations change. Users should verify current requirements from the relevant authority before making compliance decisions.
Regulatory references in DC-LEARN are sourced and tiered (T1 to T4) to indicate confidence level. Where LBE has derived or estimated values (e.g. CRREM data centre pathways), this is explicitly disclosed.
4. Cost and Financial Information
All cost figures in DC-LEARN are indicative, screening-level estimates for educational purposes. They reflect Irish market conditions at the time of publication and are sourced from published benchmarks (SCSI, SEAI, manufacturer data) where available.
Cost figures should not be used for budgeting, investment decisions, or contract pricing without independent verification by a qualified cost consultant.
5. Calculations and Tools
Interactive calculators and tools within DC-LEARN (e.g. PUE calculators, cascade models, cost estimators) are educational aids. Results are indicative and depend on the accuracy of user inputs. They do not replace professional engineering calculations.
6. CRREM Data Centre Pathways
CRREM v2.01 does not include a published data centre pathway. The decarbonisation bands used in DC-LEARN (200/300/400 kgCO₂/MWh_IT) are LBE-derived screening thresholds. The derivation methodology is disclosed within the relevant modules. These values should not be cited as official CRREM pathways.
7. Third-Party Content
DC-LEARN may reference third-party publications, standards, and data sources. LBE is not responsible for the accuracy or availability of third-party content. Links to external sites are provided for convenience and do not constitute endorsement.
8. Limitation
To the maximum extent permitted by Irish law, Legacy Business Engineers Ltd accepts no liability for any loss, damage, or expense arising from reliance on DC-LEARN content, whether direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise.