Access to the high bays is via security-controlled, air showers for personnel. A large loading bay (117 square metres / 1,280 square feet) with an overhead crane and ramp serves as the access point for all equipment entering the DFL. Two adjacent freight elevators provide access to the basement-level workshop and storage areas.

Particulars

Total available high bay space

• High Bay 2: 315 square metres (3,400 square feet)
• High Bay 3: 1,080 square metres (11,600 square feet)

Small Loading Bay

• High Bay 3: 37 square metres (400 square feet)

Large Loading Bay

• High Bay 3: 124 square metres (1,335 square feet)

Power supplies and generators

• Three frequency inverters, 50 Hz, 3-phase, 4-wire, 380/220 V
  Note: Two inverters supplying 25 kW can be operated simultaneously

Emergency power supplies and generators

• Main diesel generator: 1.5 MW plant serves all DFL and storage building #87
• Backup diesel generator: 350 kW.
  Note: This generator is a backup to the 1.5 MW plant and dedicated to essential building services, the Thermal Qualification Facilities, and the Structural Qualification Facilities.

Uninterruptible power supply

• In the event of power failures of commercial hydro as well as the main and secondary backups , a 15 kVA uninterruptible power supply can supply power for up to two hours for hardware in the Thermal Qualification Facilities, computers in the Structural Qualification Facilities, and other mission-critical support hardware.

Associated Customer Support Facilities

Accommodations

• Adjacent offices provide excellent work areas for our clients

Meetings and conference facilities

• Two conference rooms hold 12 to 80 people
• Meeting rooms for 10 to 20 people
• Other meeting areas are available throughout the CRC campus

Environmental controls

• Offices within the DFL are individually controlled for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting. After regular working hours, occupancy override, ventilation, and carbon dioxide monitoring meets ASHRAE guidelines
• Our Class-100,000 clean rooms can achieve a particle count of less than 10,000. Each of the qualification facilities and high bays have independent HVAC controls with three-stage filtration. The HVAC system is capable of maintaining a year-round temperature of 22°C ±2° (72°F,±3°) plus a relative humidity of 40% (±5%) in winter and 45% (±5%) in summer.

Safety and security

• Safety and protection of valuable spacecraft/hardware receive the highest priority at the DFL. The building is equipped with a state-of-the-art security and fire protection/fire detection systems. All access points are controlled and monitored. Located within the the CRC campus , whose premises are security-cleared with controlled access, the DFL ensures a high level of security for test activities
• Office areas are equipped with sprinklers and positive fire protection and fire detection systems
• Qualification facilities and clean rooms are provided with an addressable fire detection and/or controllable fire protection system
• Both security and fire detection systems are monitored 24 hours per day by site security and by a remote monitoring system.

Building systems

• Central heating (5,000 MBH), 400-tonne central cooling, and 1.5 MW central emergency power plants serve the entire DFL building
• Each plant has adequate capacity and redundancy to ensure safe and continuous operation, year-round and with minimum maintenance down-time.

Storage Areas

Available storage

• On-site heated: 465 square metres (5,000 square feet)

Additional storage

• Additional storage can be arranged through the Communications Research Centre (CRC) or third-party facilities