Project Scope --
The Tennessee Processing Center, a data center project, was completed on a fast track schedule, with site search, design, and full construction in 18 months. The project consists of over 170,000 square feet located on three separate floors. Data Center and support functions occupy the upper floor with the infrastructure and administrative functions located below, minimizing service distribution within the Data Center.
Electrical Infrastructure systems in this highly reliable facility are designed to a true 2N system redundancy, with concurrent maintenance, fault tolerant with no single points of failure. A SCADA monitoring and control system allows for an easy intuitive control and monitoring of the entire electrical infrastructure system.
Mechanical cooling infrastructure designed with the use of dry coolers at this facility reflects the local low electric utility rates as well as costs and restrictions on water usage and sewage.
The building structure is post-tensioned poured in place concrete, designed for 250 pound live loads with a 40' column bay. The shell is fabricated from insulated precast concrete, designed and tested to withstand hurricane and tornado forces in excess of 200 mph. All windows are Dada County compliant impact resistant. All this creates a very secure hardened exterior.
Site design consists of a combination of perimeter security fencing and berms and/or retention basins to resist unwanted vehicular access to the building. The site has a single active gated entry point with and 24 hour manned security booth.
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