1. A method for designing a data center, the method comprising the steps of: a computer receiving a design specification for a proposed facility of the data center; the computer determining a requirement of the data center based on the design specification; the computer receiving an equipment component input for the data center; the computer receiving a first attribute of the equipment component input; the computer determining a second attribute based on one or more of the design specification, the requirement of the data center, a previously received equipment component input, and the first attribute.