West Data Centers

  • Project involved the development of the prototype for a data center
  • DeSimone is the structural engineer of record for the two-story facility in the Midwest
  • The support building is framed with structural steel
  • Lateral force resisting system is designed for EF-4 tornado loading
  • Exterior walls are precast concrete panels
  • Foundation is a combination of pile foundations below the actual prefabricated data center module and spread footings at the support spaces
  • Two-story data center
  • Constructed with reinforced masonry bearing walls and shear walls
  • Long span roof joists were designed to clear-span the data center space located on the building’s second floor providing unencumbered flexibility for data center layout
  • RagingWire’s first greenfield data center building in Northern Virginia
  • Building is approximately 250,000 sf with 16MW of IT power
  • Consists of a combination of precast superstructure and conventional steel framing
  • Mechanical equipment and exterior screening elements are supported by steel dunnage carefully coordinated with the precast superstructure
  • Foundations consist of drilled shafts and grade beams at the precast structure and shallow foundations at the office areas
  • Addition to building L1, which was the first building in a new two million sf data center campus
  • Two-story data center supporting 51MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Mechanical equipment is roof mounted and concealed behind tilt-up parapets with built-in louvers
  • Electrical equipment is located in a separate equipment yard
  • Upon completion, building L is over 1 million sf and regarded as one of the largest data centers in Virginia
  • The third building built as part of a two million sf data center campus
  • Two story data center supporting 74MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Mechanical equipment is roof mounted and concealed behind tilt-up parapets with built-in louvers
  • Electrical equipment is located in a separate equipment yard
  • Through detailed coordination with the architects, firm was able to include a significant amount of glass into the design of the tilt-up wall system at the prominent location in Ashburn’s Data Center Alley
  • Custom built two story data center for a dedicated tenant with unique requirements for power distribution and power density
  • Considered a high density data center, utilizes prefabricated electrical skids with a combination of underground and overhead power distribution
  • All future cooling system support structures were incorporated into the shell to allow for seamless future phased fit out
  • Rooftop equipment is screened by steel screen walls
  • Main structure consists of steel framed roof and floor levels and load bearing exterior tilt-up concrete wall panels
  • First phase of a new, one million sf data center campus
  • Two-story data center supporting 12MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Cooling is provided by water cooled chillers mounted on steel dunnage platforms designed for a variety of cooling options
  • Project was an addition to the existing structure
  • Two stories tall with 40,000 sf on the first floor and 30,000 sf on the second floor
  • First floor contains one tenant suite, electrical infrastructure for three tenant suites and loading dock area
  • Second floor contains office/storage space and two tenant suites
  • Generators, chillers and pump packages are located on grade in an enclosed equipment yard
  • Rooftop equipment is supported on curbs or sleepers
  • Exterior wall consists of brick facade with metal stud backup and include areas of metal panel
  • First phase of a new, two million sf data center campus
  • Two story data center supporting 36MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Mechanical equipment is roof mounted and concealed behind tilt-up parapets with built-in louvers
  • Electrical equipment is located in a separate equipment yard
  • Two-story data center supporting 19MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Program includes office and tenant spaces, loading docks, and meeting rooms
  • Mechanical equipment is roof mounted and concealed behind steel screen walls and tilt-up parapets
  • Three-story data center on a small suburban site with steep terrain
  • Design solutions included an interior generator room with an innovative interior exhaust atrium
  • Water cooled chillers and piping systems were supported from rooftop dunnage and completely concealed from neighboring parcels
  • Structure is composed of a structural steel frame with architectural precast exterior wall panels
  • Total IT capacity is 6MW
  • Two-story data center supporting 14MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Program includes office and tenant spaces, loading docks, and meeting rooms
  • Mechanical equipment is roof mounted and concealed behind steel screen walls and tilt-up parapets
  • Two-story data center supporting 14MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Program includes office and tenant spaces, loading docks, and meeting rooms
  • Mechanical equipment is roof mounted and concealed behind steel screen walls and tilt-up parapets
  • Project was a gut retrofit of an existing 163,000 sf, two to three story building for conversion to data center operations
  • In addition to reinforcing floor areas for higher loads appropriate for data center use, new 120 ft deep 40T H-piles were added outside the building to support a new modular chilled water plant, generators, switchgear, and an 80,000 gallon water storage tank for fire suppression
  • Structure is two stories tall with steel framed floor and roof
  • Each floor level includes a partial mezzanine around the perimeter of each floor level
  • Exterior walls of the building are primarily constructed of load bearing tilt-up concrete wall panels, cast on site
  • Office component includes vertical circulation and loading docks
  • Second phase of a new, one million sf data center campus
  • Comprises a two-story data center supporting 14MW of IT load
  • Structure is steel framed with load bearing exterior tilt-up wall panels
  • Cooling is provided by roof mounted condensers concealed by exterior screen walls and tilt-up parapets
  • Project is RagingWire’s first greenfield data center building in the Chicago market
  • Structure is a two-story, steel frame with precast exterior skin and roof mounted dunnage platforms supporting 36 MW of IT power
  • Electrical distribution consists of exterior, prefabricated electrical modules in a dedicated equipment yard