	US 11,753,346 B2
	Method for the construction of a data center
Qing Zhang, Holderbank (CH); Anthony Peuchlestrade, Holderbank (CH); Antoine Creyx, Holderbank (CH); Fabrice Toussaint, Holderbank (CH); Joanne Wise, Holderbank (CH); and Christophe Levy, Holderbank (CH)
Assigned to HOLCIM TECHNOLOGY LTD, Zug (CH)
Filed by HOLCIM TECHNOLOGY LTD, Zug (CH)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/126,970.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194865 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. C04B 40/00 (2006.01); C04B 18/02 (2006.01); C04B 14/06 (2006.01); C04B 14/28 (2006.01); C04B 40/06 (2006.01); E04H 5/00 (2006.01); C04B 28/04 (2006.01); C04B 111/00 (2006.01); C04B 103/30 (2006.01); C04B 103/32 (2006.01); C04B 111/60 (2006.01)

CPC C04B 40/0039 (2013.01) [C04B 14/06 (2013.01); C04B 14/28 (2013.01); C04B 18/021 (2013.01); C04B 28/04 (2013.01); C04B 40/0625 (2013.01); E04H 5/00 (2013.01); C04B 2103/302 (2013.01); C04B 2103/32 (2013.01); C04B 2111/00603 (2013.01); C04B 2111/00637 (2013.01); C04B 2111/60 (2013.01); C04B 2201/20 (2013.01); C04B 2201/32 (2013.01); E04H 2005/005 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

1. A method for the construction of a data center, comprising

(a) providing a fresh concrete composition comprising a paste that comprises a hydraulic binder, a mineral addition other than sand and aggregates, and water, said paste being in a mixture with sand and aggregates, whereby the paste is present in the fresh concrete composition in a volume of <320 L/m³and/or the solid volume fraction of said paste is >50 vol.-%, and

(b) placing said fresh concrete composition so as to build walls, a floor and/or a ceiling of the data center, which are intended to surround individual components of computer systems, which are housed in the data center,

wherein said sand and aggregates comprise magnetite sand and/or magnetite aggregate.