Clean facts about critical environments
Clear, practical explainers on datacenter cleaning, contamination risks and the standards that matter.
Standards & compliance
The standards that define what “clean” means in a data centre, and how you meet them.
ISO 14644-1 explained
What Class 8 means and why it is the benchmark for data centres.
Read more → StandardsWhy data centres target ISO Class 8
The balance between clean enough and affordable, and why OEMs now require it.
Read more → StandardsASHRAE TC 9.9: particles and gases
The guidance behind contamination control, including the often-forgotten gaseous side.
Read more → SafetyNEN 3140: working safely in live rooms
Why your data centre does not have to power down for a clean.
Read more → StandardsHEPA 14: what the filter grade really captures
Why a vacuum’s filter grade makes all the difference in a data hall.
Read more →Contamination threats
What goes wrong when contamination goes unchecked, from dust to zinc whiskers.
Zinc whiskers
How microscopic metal filaments cause failures, and why the wrong cleaning makes it worse.
Read more → RiskGaseous contamination and corrosion
The invisible threat that eats away copper and silver on circuit boards.
Read more → RiskWhat dust actually does to your servers
From heat insulation to short circuits: the four ways dust does damage.
Read more → RiskESD in the data hall
Why static discharge is a real risk, and how the floor keeps it in check.
Read more →How cleaning is done
The practice: method, frequency and why data centre cleaning is its own discipline.
How often should a data centre be cleaned?
What guidance recommends for floors, subfloor and plenum, and why “it depends”.
Read more → MethodSubfloor and plenum cleaning
The space under the raised floor is both a dust reservoir and a cooling duct.
Read more → MethodWhy office cleaners do not belong in a data hall
The same actions that clean an office cause damage in a data centre.
Read more → MethodHow a particle measurement works
From sample points to class: how air cleanliness becomes a number.
Read more → MethodContamination control starts at the door
The cheapest cleaning is the dust that never gets in.
Read more → MethodThe post-construction deep clean
Construction dust is different, and the builder’s clean is not enough.
Read more →The business case
What cleaning returns in uptime, energy and equipment lifespan.
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