Ensure your Data Centre or IT rooms within your business operate at peak efficiency with a professional Aerotight test. Precision airtightness safeguards sensitive equipment, improves energy efficiency, and ensures regulatory compliance with NCC, ISO 14644, Green Star, and Section J standards.
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Data Centres and IT rooms are highly sensitive environments where air leakage can compromise:
Temperature and humidity control
Energy efficiency of cooling systems
Contamination risk for sensitive equipment
Compliance with national and international standards.
Aerotight ensures that your facility is tested to the highest standards, giving you confidence in operational performance and regulatory adherence.
Aerotight Strategy begins with a comprehensive assessment of your building envelope, including all critical zones, to identify potential air leakage paths. Our testing and procedures follow ISO 9972 and ISO 14644 where applicable, providing verifiable results for compliance reporting.
Key steps include:
Review construction drawings, mechanical systems, and potential leakage points.
Perform pressurisation and differential pressure tests using calibrated equipment.
Recommend precise corrective actions to enhance envelope integrity and maintain ISO-compliant conditions.
Airtightness in Data Centres is not optional. Our testing ensures compliance with:
- for building envelopes and energy efficiency compliance.
- critical for IT rooms with sensitive electronics and data storage.
- optimize building performance and sustainability ratings.
mandatory for certain state-level energy compliance.
Aerotight’s expertise guarantees that your facility meets or exceeds these requirements, reducing risk and supporting long-term operational efficiency.
Verified airtightness performance aligned with ISO and NCC standards
Reduced energy consumption through optimised HVAC efficiency
Enhanced operational reliability for critical IT infrastructure
Actionable compliance reports suitable for audits and certification
Our team can Aerotight your facility from design through construction, providing peace of mind that every leak is identified and corrected.
In multiple projects across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, Aerotight has delivered measurable improvements in energy efficiency and operational reliability. Through precise pressurisation testing and ISO-aligned reporting, our clients have successfully achieved compliance with NCC, Section J, and Green Star requirements, all while reducing HVAC load and operational risk.
Hear directly from builders, architects, and project teams across Australia who trust Aerotight for accurate testing, smooth compliance, and dependable results on every project.
A Room Integrity Test (also known as a Fan Pressure Test) uses specialized blower door equipment to measure the airtightness of a server room. This data predicts the "Hold Time" - the duration a gaseous fire suppressant (like Novec 1230 or Inergen) will remain at a sufficient concentration to extinguish a fire. Aerotight provides these certified tests across Australia to ensure your critical IT infrastructure is actually protected.
According to AS 1851-2012 (Section 13), gaseous fire suppression systems must undergo an enclosure integrity test annually. Additionally, a re-test is mandatory whenever structural changes occur, such as installing new cable tray penetrations or modifying raised access floors. Aerotight helps facility managers maintain year-on-year compliance with automated scheduling and certified reporting.
Most Australian fire standards and insurance requirements mandate a minimum 10-minute hold time. This ensures the gas stays at the "design concentration" long enough to prevent the fire from re-igniting. Aerotight’s precision testing calculates this exact duration to verify that your room can hold the gas until emergency services arrive.
Yes. Aerotight uses a "Fan Pressure Test" (FPT) to simulate the gas discharge. We measure the room's leakage rate at specific pressures and use advanced software to calculate the hold time. This allows you to verify your system's effectiveness without the massive cost and downtime associated with a live gas discharge.
The most common "leakage paths" are unsealed cable penetrations, gaps in raised floor grommets, and faulty dampers in CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioning) units. Even a small hole can cause the suppression gas - which is heavier than air - to drain out of the room like water from a cracked bucket. Aerotight uses ultrasonic leak detection to find these "invisible" bypasses.
When a gaseous system discharges, it creates a massive "pressure pulse." If a room is too airtight and lacks proper pressure relief venting, this pulse can blow out windows, buckle doors, or damage server racks. Aerotight evaluates Peak Pressure to ensure your room is strong enough to survive the discharge while remaining tight enough to hold the gas.
Yes. Different gases have different densities and "descending interface" characteristics. Our testing software is calibrated for all major Australian suppression agents, including Novec 1230, FM-200, Inergen, Argonite, and CO2, ensuring the hold-time calculation is chemically accurate for your specific system.
Absolutely. Uptime Institute Tier-rated facilities require maximum resiliency. A fire suppression failure is a major threat to "Five Nines" (99.999%) availability. Aerotight works within strict Change Management (CM) protocols to provide non-disruptive testing that satisfies both Tier-rating audits and insurance risk assessments.
Yes. While the primary focus is fire safety, an airtight server room also prevents "bypass airflow." If your room is leaky, cold air from your CRAC units escapes into ceiling voids or hallways instead of cooling your racks. Aerotight’s testing helps optimize your PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) by ensuring your cooling stays exactly where it’s needed.
Aerotight provides a comprehensive AS 1851 / ISO 14520 Compliance Report. This includes the measured leakage area, the calculated hold time, and critically, a rectification "hit list" with photos of any leaks found. This report is a "ready-to-submit" document for fire wardens, insurance providers, and building auditors.
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