This hardened highly reliable and redundant enterprise data center was conceived and designed with construction documents completed within a 6-month timeframe.
The steel framed structure is wrapped with an insulated precast concrete shell, designed and tested to comply with Dade County Standards,
The mechanical and electrical equipment and infrastructure are located in redundant demised yards further enhancing reliability. The remote entry pavilion is segregated from the highly secure data center white space.
Enterprise Data Center Expansion - Central PA
Client: Confidential
Summary: SIGMA7 developed, designed, and delivered this enterprise data center expansion project for our confidential client located in Central Pennsylvania. This robust data center expansion prioritizes reliability and resilience and ensures ongoing and uninterrupted business as usual for their critical operations for years to come. The 42,000SF white space is supported by a 2N mechanical and electrical infrastructure with no single points of failure.
This 110,000 SF Tier III/IV facility is an addition to a recently completed data center in central Pennsylvania. The project was designed on a fast track schedule, with programming and construction documents completed in under 6 months. The project consists of 42,000 SF of raised floor area located on the Second Floor with MEP infrastructure distributed below. HVAC galleries are located on the 'sides' of the raised floor area, minimizing service distribution within the Data Center floor.
Electrical Infrastructure systems in this reliable facility are designed to a true 2N system redundancy, with concurrent maintenance, fault tolerant with no single points of failure.
Mechanical cooling infrastructure is designed with true 2N redundancy as well, with 200,000 gallons of on-site water storage.
The steel building structure is, designed for 250 pound live loads with a 40’ column bay. The shell is constructed of insulated precast concrete panels, designed and tested to withstand hurricane force winds of up to 130 mph. All windows and louvers are impact resistant, the facility is constructed to withstand the harsh weather and provides for a very secure intrusion resistant hardened exterior.
Entry to this building is through a separate security ‘pavilion’, isolated from the main processing and infrastructure areas according to the latest DOD guidelines for secure facilities.
Site design consists of a combination of perimeter security fencing, berms, and retention basins along with other natural features to resist unwanted vehicular access to the building. The site has a single active gated entry point with and 24-hour manned security booth.
