Significance of the Construction Products Regulation for data centers

The aim of the Construction Products Regulation is to protect people in buildings against the consequences of a fire. The priorities in the event of a fire are: To save lives, restrict the fire and minimize resulting loss and damage.

This whitepaper explains:

• Which regulations of the EU Construction Products Regulation are relevant for data cabling.
• Which fire protection classes are assigned to different cables.
• Which fire protection classes are recommended for use in the data center/server room.