Certified Hyperscale Data Center Design Professional (CHDCD) Certification Program by Tonex
Certified Hyperscale Data Center Design Professional (CHDCD) Certification Program by Tonex prepares engineers, architects, planners, and data center professionals to design large scale facilities that support resilient, efficient, and maintainable digital infrastructure. The program focuses on hyperscale campus planning, basis of design development, electrical power architecture, mechanical cooling, high density compute environments, structured cabling, automation, fire protection, security, sustainability, and design review practices.
Participants learn how to translate business, capacity, reliability, and operational requirements into coordinated design decisions. The course also emphasizes redundancy, maintainability, scalability, commissioning readiness, and alignment with recognized industry standards.
Cybersecurity has a direct role in hyperscale data center design because physical infrastructure, network pathways, controls, monitoring systems, and facility automation can all affect digital resilience. Strong design choices help protect critical environments from unauthorized access, operational disruption, and infrastructure level compromise. The program helps participants consider cybersecurity while planning secure spaces, resilient networks, access controls, monitoring boundaries, and protected operational technology systems.
Learning Objectives
- Develop data center design requirements and basis of design documents
- Design for capacity, redundancy, scalability, maintainability, and fault tolerance
- Compare electrical architectures for utility feeds, substations, UPS, generators, switchgear, busways, and PDUs
- Evaluate cooling architectures for air cooling, chilled water, evaporative cooling, rear door heat exchange, direct to chip liquid cooling, and immersion cooling
- Apply TIA 942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, ISO IEC 30134, Uptime Institute concepts, and applicable local codes
- Create design review checklists, interface control documents, and commissioning requirements
- Address cybersecurity considerations for physical access, network pathways, controls, monitoring systems, and operational technology environments
Audience
- Architects
- MEP Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Civil Engineers
- Network Designers
- Data Center Consultants
- Facility Planners
- Owner’s Engineers
- Infrastructure Design Professionals
- Cybersecurity Professionals
Program Modules
Module 1: Hyperscale Design Requirements and Scope
- Business and capacity drivers
- Basis of design development
- Reliability and availability targets
- Growth and scalability planning
- Maintainability design principles
- Stakeholder interface requirements
- Design assumption documentation
Module 2: Campus Planning and Site Architecture
- Site selection considerations
- Utility and access planning
- Campus zoning concepts
- Building layout coordination
- White space planning
- Expansion pathway strategy
- Civil infrastructure interfaces
Module 3: Electrical Power and Redundancy Design
- Utility service configurations
- Substation planning concepts
- UPS topology comparison
- Generator system design
- Switchgear coordination methods
- Busway and PDU planning
- Redundancy model selection
Module 4: Cooling Architecture and Thermal Management
- Airflow management strategies
- Chilled water system design
- Evaporative cooling considerations
- Rear door heat exchange
- High density thermal planning
- Environmental operating envelopes
- Cooling failure response planning
Module 5: Liquid Cooling for Dense Compute
- Direct to chip cooling
- Immersion cooling fundamentals
- Coolant distribution planning
- Rack level design impacts
- Leak detection considerations
- Serviceability and maintenance access
- AI workload thermal demands
Module 6: Infrastructure Systems and Design Assurance
- Structured cabling architecture
- Fiber pathway planning
- Meet me room coordination
- Fire protection integration
- BMS and EPMS coordination
- DCIM and automation interfaces
- Design review and commissioning readiness
Exam Domains
- Basis of Design and Requirements
- Electrical Systems and Power Architecture
- Mechanical Cooling and Thermal Design
- Network, Telecom, and Physical Infrastructure
- Codes, Standards, Safety, and Security
- Sustainability and Design Optimization
Course Delivery
The course is delivered through expert led lectures, interactive discussions, guided design exercises, case based reviews, and project based learning focused on hyperscale data center design. Participants gain access to structured readings, design references, checklists, and practical tools that support facility planning, MEP coordination, infrastructure review, and design decision making.
Assessment and Certification
Participants will be assessed through quizzes, assignments, design review activities, and a capstone project. Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, participants will receive the Certified Hyperscale Data Center Design Professional (CHDCD) Certification from Tonex.
Question Types
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Scenario-based Questions
Passing Criteria
To pass the Certified Hyperscale Data Center Design Professional (CHDCD) Certification Training exam, candidates must achieve a score of 70% or higher.
Advance your expertise in hyperscale data center design with Tonex and gain the structured knowledge needed to plan resilient, efficient, secure, and future ready digital infrastructure.