A raised floor is a data center construction model in which a slightly higher floor is constructed above the building's original concrete slab floor, leaving the open space between the two floors for wiring or cooling infrastructure. Raised access floors often are built to accommodate data center equipment. Raised floor systems are sometimes referred to as access floors, raised access floors, platform floors, computer floors or suspended flooring. The space created between the two floors is used to house cabling and pipework required to distribute services around a building. These services can include: Electrical power.