IDC Architects PROFILE: Mission Critical Facilities by CH2M HILL Industrial & Advanced Technology

Mission Critical Facilities Profile

Mission Critical Facilities

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Who We Are Full Service Design in One Firm IDC Architects is an international design firm focused on facilities for science and technology. Founded to provide critical expertise for advanced technology industries, we have grown to become a firm of architects, engineers, and technologists delivering high-performance building projects to companies, universities, and governments around the globe.

IDC Architects is part of CH2M HILL, a global project delivery firm spanning the full spectrum of facility and infrastructure design. We are employee-owned, with a flourishing culture that links personal investment with job performance, keeping us focused on client satisfaction. Our financial strength and stability have allowed us years of growth, with the promise of many more to come.

Combining technology expertise and a collaborative design process, we create places for people to effectively use technology. Our services span the full range of facility work, from early planning and site selection through architecture, engineering, construction, and facility operations, all tailored to specific client needs. We believe that lasting value is achieved through a successful combination of aesthetics and technical excellence, and that innovation can be achieved at any budget.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having an integrated design team with outstanding engineering expertise to couple with the architectural design team was crucial to the success of this project and IDC [Architects] is one of the few companies that we know capable of providing this degree of integration.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Joseph Kolis, Professor of Chemistry,Liaison to the Vice President of Research, Clemson University

Our Design Process Building on a Foundation of Teamwork Communication Good communication is the key to a successful design process. Working from dedicated multidiscipline team studios, we explore options with our clients in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Using focused design charrettes and specialized techniques like â&#x20AC;&#x153;rapid prototypingâ&#x20AC;? we work together to refine the best ideas into a solution that fulfills project goals and reflects the unique vision of each client.

Teamwork Our design approach is built on teamwork, with clients, designers, and builders fully engaged in the process. The result is better coordination, improved performance, and more responsive solutions. We use our experience to lead the team through the design process, but our ethic is to regard all team members as equals.

At IDC Architects, we develop a complete team understanding of project requirements and define cohesive project solutions through the use of wall meetings and programming sessions.

Making Great Buildings Collaboration The design process is about ideas: finding them, refining them, and making sure the best ones find their way into the final solution. We pursue ideas collaboratively, with all team members contributing in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Our architects and engineers sit in team spaces organized by project. These design studio environments encourage informal, frequent dialogue among all project team members, and support seamless coordination between disciplines.

Innovation Our clients are leaders. IDC Architects contributes to their success with innovative designs that help push the boundaries of discovery and keep them ahead of the competition. Our integrated design process creates a synergy between client, designer, and builder that leads to breakthrough solutions.

Building information models allow the team to anticipate design requirements and the effectiveness of solutions prior to construction.

Sustainable Design

Energy Efficiency and Resource Conservation As a member of CH2M HILL, IDC Architects took an environmentally responsible approach to design long before “green building” practices became popular. We are recognized as world leaders in environmental design and are committed to sustainable practices both within our firm and in the design services provided to our clients around the world. Our facility-wide solutions account for each building system over the long term to achieve the highest possible energy and resource efficiency.

Dancing with the Tiger , a book exploring the business impacts of sustainability, defined our company as “a textbook example of innovation”

IDC Architects’ commitment to environmental sustainability is part of our corporate culture. • Committee Member: U.S. Green Building • Council Committee Member: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

High Performance Tools Eco-charrette

Control Systems

Our two-day workshops focus on sustainable design strategies for the project. By exploring the way sustainability decisions impact client culture, construction schedule, and life-cycle costs, we are able to integrate sustainable design as appropriate to each client’s goals.

The instrumentation and controls systems we design, install, and operate for advanced technology facilities help achieve peak performance levels that save energy, reduce waste, and provide valuable system trend data for owners and tenants.

Patented Mechanical Equipment

Our team of architects, interior designers, and engineers analyzed more than 40 sustainable design issues to create a high-performance building model that incorporates solutions for daylighting, improves indoor air quality, reduces operating cost, and increases employee productivity.

Our engineers have invented numerous pollution reducing and energy saving pieces of equipment. Most recently, we created the OptiMAH makeup air handler, which reduces energy costs by up to 25%.

Lifecycle Cost Analysis We help clients examine their entire production systems to decrease pollution, limit use of petroleum, conserve water and energy, and recycle waste. The result - significant savings in operating costs.

High Performance Building Models

Meeting Demanding Performance Challenges

Challenging, Technology-Intensive Projects For more than 25 years, IDC Architects has worked with leaders in science, technology, research, education and manufacturing. Our technology expertise, in a framework of human-centered design, has made us a valuable partner for clients who rely on their facilities as a catalyst for creativity and productivity. With seamless integration of planners, architects, engineers, and technologists, we excel at meeting demanding challenges in environmental control, research protocols, and building systems. Our portfolio also includes many unique and first-of-a-kind projects.

We excel at projects with demanding performance challenges.

Planning for a Changing World Our experience spans the globe, from manufacturing plants to research and development facilities, technology parks, and even complete communities that provide housing, workspace, and recreation. In all of these projects, our commitment to innovation creates opportunities for change and new ways of viewing our surroundings. At IDC Architects, we plan for the one thing that remains constant: a changing world.

We provide innovative, practical solutions to profitably develop the facilities and infrastructure that enhance quality of life.

Locations Global Performance As a CH2M HILL company, we draw on more than 30,000 architects, engineers, scientists, technologists, planners, constructors, and program managers strategically located around the globe. We have worked in more than 116 countries and on every continent. We bring together the right people, with the right understanding of regional codes, restrictions, and cultures to create successful projects, no matter where they are.

We strive to excel and exceed expectations on every project, for every client, every time.

Where You Need Us to Be From coast to coast and around the world, we partner with municipal, state, federal, and private-sector clients to help them achieve their full strategic and operational agendas. We have the capability to provide architectural and engineering services wherever they are needed. Our extensive experience provides a familiarity with codes and regulations throughout the United States and internationally. The cornerstone of our success is the depth of resources and talent in our local offices and supporting regional offices. Our employees live in the communities they serve and have a vested interest in helping solve the toughest technical challenges to improve the quality of life.

IDC Architects Primary Office Locations United States: • • • • • •

Albuquerque, NM Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Portland, OR San Jose, CA Spartanburg, SC

International: • • • • • • • • •

Buenos Aires, Argentina Dublin, Ireland Glasgow, Scotland Krakow, Poland Mexico City, Mexico Sao Paulo, Brazil Shanghai, China Singapore Tokyo, Japan

Our employees live in the communities they serve and have a vested interest in helping solve the toughest technical challenges to improve the quality of life.

Why IDC Architects? The Best Architecture and Value for You

“…reliable, responsive, and willing to do whatever it takes to assure that a high level of quality is delivered with unparalleled speed…”

Donald P. Alexander, PE, RCDD Institute Engineer Georgia Institute of Technology

Integrated Design

Collaborative Approach

We are planners, architects, engineers, and technologists providing full service design from a single source. Every client works with a cohesive team of professionals that have completed many successful projects together, under the direction of an experienced project manager.

Our design process relies on teamwork, using team synergy to develop innovative solutions. The active involvement of each client throughout design drives the final solutions.

Science and Technology Focus Our specialized experience and insight into rapidly changing fields provides leverage to reach optimum, long-range solutions for the most challenging technology-intensive projects.

Proven Performance We have an outstanding track record of success on the most challenging projects. Our clients can be confident of achieving their goals with minimum risk.

Global Project Delivery IDC Architects has design offices around the world, as well as established partnerships with foreign design and construction professionals. We can support our clients’ project in any location.

Data Center Services

IDC Architects Data Center Services Advanced Planning

Mechanical Engineering

Site Selection

Chilled Water Plant Design

Permitting

Airflow Management

Incentive Negotiation

Controls and Instrumentation Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Airflow Modeling

Architecture

Construction and Program Management

Site Master Planning

Construction Management

Programming

Design Build

Facility Planning

Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Representation

3D Visualization Electrical Engineering

Other Data Center Services

Power Distribution

Commissioning

IT/Telecom Engineering

Security/Threat Assessment and Business Recovery Third-Party Design Review

Advanced Planning

Site Selection Leveraging our experience as planners, designers, constructors and operators, we help our clients find the best solutions to their site selection challenges. With an in-depth understanding of industry requirements, we clarify options, identify opportunities, and reduce risk. By integrating our clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; technical and operational objectives into the siting due diligence effort, we position them for success and help meet the strictest cost and schedule requirements.

Site Master Planning IDC Architects offers a full range of master planning related services. Our experience includes development feasibility analysis, site selection, landuse and zoning compliance, site design, prototypical building development, and security planning throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Sustainable Design IDC Architects has documented millions of dollars in energy savings for our clients, which continue to return value over the life of the facility. Our integrated design approach develops a system-wide solution that incorporates all building components to achieve the highest possible energy efficiency and reduction in resources.

Facility Planning IDC Architects delivers a full range of planning, design, and construction services from a single source to ensure coordinated, efficiently executed projects.

Specialized Services

3D Airflow Modeling IDC Architects uses Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology to enhance design to meet data center performance, efficiency and reliability. The technology provides data to assist in designs that consider airflow direction and speed, variations in heat and humidity and minimize the effect of high temperatures on critical IT systems.

3D Project Visualization To help clients make informed decisions early on, IDC Architects uses a variety of visualization tools. Our visualization technology assists in developing site strategies, building volumes, space layout, and designs that maximize the integration of technical systems.

Security/Threat Assessment and Business Recovery IDC Architects provides comprehensive threat assessment and develops responses to increase facility safety. Our services include indoor hazard assessments, financial disruption analysis, and asset protection; as well as IT hardening and site and building perimeter security control strategies.

Environmental Assessment and Permitting By identifying environmental issues, defining appropriate standards, obtaining required permits and determining the optimum technologies for compliance, we help our clients practice environmental responsibility. Our environmental services include due diligence studies, certifications, manuals and plans, remediation and environmental engineering.

Advanced Modeling & Visualization Tools Rapid Prototyping, Airflow Modeling, and 3D Visualization We use rapid prototyping to develop and explore multiple facility and site layout designs with our clients. The use of 3D and 4D computer aided modeling and animation allows clients to tour data centers in a virtual environment prior to the start of construction, while adding significant value through constructability analysis. In tandem, we use Revit to develop Building Information Models (BIM) that can be used for the life of the facility. Advanced airflow modeling, one of our core competencies, is invaluable in the design of medium and high density spaces. Our dedicated team of mechanical engineers uses powerful computational fluid dynamics software to accurately simulate critical space airflows under normal and failure conditions, ensuring a robust and optimized design. IDC Architects’ extensive experience in mission critical facilities in the 3-100+ MW power range aligns with the next generation of data centers to be built across the globe. Clients benefit from our experience designing at these power/thermal levels in industries that demand both reliable and energy efficient facilities. Our master specifications and fully integrated A/E drawings leverage this deep experience implementing electrical, air management, and thermal cooling systems of all types. Finally, our core values dictate that we conserve the earth’s natural resources as well as our customers’ financial resources. Our LEED Accredited Professionals™ have completed multiple LEED® certified facilities, and regardless of whether a facility seeks LEED® certification, we always design for reduced environmental impact and increased energy efficiency.

3D visualization allows our clients to tour their data centers in a virtual environment prior to the start of construction.

Data Center Experience 50 million feet of mission critical space delivered in the last 20 years IDC Architects has delivered some of the world’s largest and most complex technology projects in record time.

In as little as 14 months, IDC Architects has designed and constructed mission critical raised floor areas large enough to house a Nimitz class aircraft carrier.

BASIS OF DESIGN

Our data center clients benefit from tools and processes we have developed over the course of this work, as well as our comprehensive knowledge of evolving IT and facility technologies. We help create facilities that are “future-proofed,” designed for redundancy and flexibility and able to accommodate current equipment sets and adapt to coming changes. We have managed the design and construction of a variety of facilities with extremely demanding thermal environments, including a 500 Watt/SF high performance data center for the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer. The facility incorporates modularity and flexibility that allows future modules to achieve even higher power/thermal densities. At the same time, it one of the most cost effective and energy efficient facilities of its kind constructed to date. We have a saying: ‘go slow to go fast’. It reflects our experience that successful advanced technology construction can’t happen without meticulous, comprehensive planning in the earliest stages of project delivery. To that end, we use a formal process called Project Definition to establish client goals and objectives, define expectations, and support sound engineering and financial decisions at the earliest point in the project. The resulting Project Definition Manual serves as a foundation for the project and allows for early project cost estimates, scope control, and stakeholder buy-in.

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design development cost estimates approved by management

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successful construction

Selected Data Center Projects The following pages highlight projects completed by IDC Architects and CH2M HILL.

Representative Clients Applied Materials

Internap Network Services Corp.

Sentinel Technologies

AT&T Broadband

JC Penney

Splitrock

BaaN USA

Lucent Technologies

Sprint

Boeing Electronics Company

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

STMicroelectronics

City of Dallas

MediaOne

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)

Digital Equipment Corporation

Motorola

Telecarrier

Eircom

Multiple Confidential Clients

Teligent, Inc.

Equinix, Inc.

NetGear

Tyco Telecom

Fujitsu Microelectronics

National Semiconductor Corp.

VLSI Technology

GlobalOne

Nextel Communications, Inc.

Wacker Siltronic

Hewlett-Packard

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)

U.S. Department of Energy

Honeywell

PSINet

UK Airforce

IBM Corporation

Republic of Ireland

Xerox

Infineon

Sabey Corporation

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Confidential Financial Client New Jersey, USA Project Statistics Area: 470,000 GSF 100,000 SF Server Area Services Provided A&E schematic design A&E consulting services and peer review

Primary Transaction Data Center

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IDC Architects provided consulting and schematic design services to one of the world’s largest financial companies for its new primary transaction data center. Design of the High Density Computer Equipment Room (HD CER) included three 14,000 square foot server room “pods” to be located in an existing two-story data center facility. The original facility was designed to accommodate multiple individual server room “pods” with an average IT load of approximately 4kW/cabinet. The server area is supported by an integrated ground floor design of mechanical and electrical support spaces, including chiller and pump rooms, UPS/battery rooms and generator room.

Advanced CFD Airflow Modeling

Design Challenge The design challenge on this project was to provide an air-cooled solution for the HD CER that allowed for gradual expansion of the power and thermal plant capacity, as IT loads grow from an average of 8kW/cabinet to 18kW/cabinet.

Isolated Server Room “Pods”

Program Elements Two-story Data Center Scalable IT load Tier IV Facility 8kW – 18kW per Server Cabinet

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The client emphasized that the design solutions should be developed using standard Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units, with minimal impact on existing facility operations. Design Solution In developing the HD CER designs our team considered solutions applied through years of experience in designing data centers and advanced technology facilities. IDC Architects’ design solution included a combination of mechanical and architectural design features working in concert to achieve and maintain the server operating environment within the Owner’s CER environmental criteria.

A design solution utilizing only air handling systems requires integration of architectural and mechanical components to manage the airflow and maintain cool air in front of the servers. In order to achieve this effect, it is critical to not only control the location of supply air, but also to minimize recirculation by directing the server exhaust and excess supply air away from the server inlet and back to the air handling equipment. To that end, we proposed a solution that included a hot/cold aisle isolation wall system located over the top of the server cabinets and at the ends of the aisles. Advanced Airflow Modeling The HD CER design solution was developed and tested utilizing 3D visualization software and advanced computational fluid dynamic (CFD) airflow modeling. The CFD modeling accurately gauges the cooling system design by illustrating the temperature and pressure fields within the server room. In addition, CFD modeling provides opportunities to evaluate failure case scenarios, which assist in developing the appropriate design solution and aid the Owner in making critical decisions.

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Confidential Client Multiple Locations, USA Project Statistics 7432 – 30,190 GSM 3716 – 11,610 SM White Space 1345.5 – 1614.6 Watts per SM

Colocation Data Centers IDC Architects has developed a long-term relationship with one of the nation’s largest colocation services providers, delivering comprehensive A/E services on multiple projects. We have fully supported the client’s projects, beginning with project conception and site assessment, and continuing through commissioning and project turnover. Innovative engineered systems, such as industrial air handling equipment and packaged chilled water systems, have provided cost effective, energy efficient solutions while enabling the client to maintain an aggressive construction schedule.

Services Provided Site Master Planning Facility Assessment Environmental Permitting Architectural Design Structural Design Civil Design MEP Engineering Security IT/Telecom CFD Airflow Modeling Code Compliance Program Elements Multilevel Colocation Customer Office Support Security Systems NOC Phased Build-out

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Confidential Financial Client Somerset, New Jersey, USA Project Statistics Somerset, New Jersey, USA Project Statistics Area: 330,000 GSF 125,000 SF Server Area Cost: $200,000,000 Estimated Construction 12 MW Useable IT Power 24 MW Total Power Services Provided Site Master Planning Architectural Schematic Design

Financial Data Center

3D Visualization

This Tier IV facility for a global financial firm will support synchronous financial transactions and serve as the regional network operations center for the company. In addition, this data center will provide the opportunity to consolidate many scattered local data hubs into one facility, significantly reducing overall operating costs and expenditures over the coming years.

Eco-Charrette

The design is conceived to be a two-story data center with 125,000 square feet of server equipment space located on the second level. The server equipment area or “white space” is divided into five 25,000 square foot modules or “pods.” The pods are supported by a fully integrated ground floor design of mechanical and electrical support spaces, including chiller and pump rooms, UPS/battery rooms and a generator room. The data center is supported by an adjacent office area that includes dedicated command centers, war room, and personnel work stations. Sustainability Environmentally sensitive and energy efficient design principles were implemented in developing the building systems and selecting materials for this project, with the intention of meeting the client goal of a LEED® certified data center. Energy efficient building components include a thermally improved exterior wall system with metal rain screen cladding, low-e glazing, and sun shading devices. In addition, locally fabricated or manufactured building materials include masonry, steel, concrete, metal panel, and glazing.

Value Engineering and Analysis Site Security Design Program Elements Tier IV Facility Two-story Data Center Anti-terrorist Force Protection Five Independent Server “Pods” Network Operations Center

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Form and Materials Through the use of profile metal panels, louvers, and masonry materials, the architectural form and aesthetic of the data center communicates the industrial nature of the server equipment and supporting engineered systems. The exterior masonry at the base of the building provides ease of maintenance, durability and security reinforcement. Derived from a client idea, the office area form is sculpted into a tapered cylinder that is tightly wrapped with smooth metal panels and curtain wall glazing. The curved, smooth, reflective surface of the office is intended to contrast the rigid rectangular form of the data center. The structural frame and exterior wall systems are designed to resist 130-mph hurricane force winds, and to meet security specified anti-terrorist blast criteria consistent with the U.S. Department of Defense design guidelines. Building Information Modeling The building was designed using advanced digital building information modeling (BIM) software that enabled us to communicate the design concepts to the owner using 3D modeling and 3D printing technology. The use of this software as a communication tool enabled the owner and project team to make more informed design decisions regarding architectural forms and building materials.

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Confidential Client Hillsboro, Oregon, USA Project Statistics Two Modules (as-built) Area: 12,000 SF Server Area 80,000 SF Total Facility Completion: 18 months (Design & Construction)

High Density Data Center

6.4 MW Useable Power

This high performance data center is designed to house high density computer servers that generate heat loads in excess of 500 watts per square foot, with individual cabinet loads of up to 22 kilowatts.

Five Modules (as-design)

The initial phase of the two-story data center is comprised of identical independent server equipment room modules, each containing 240 cabinets, 3.2 MW of IT power and approximately 6,000 square feet of server area. The facility is designed for five independent compute modules with two modules currently constructed and operating.

16 MW Useable Power

Each two-story module is independent and isolated for risk management, security and fire protection reasons. The modules are organized along a central corridor/utility spine that extends the length of the building. This spine serves as the main circulation path for people and equipment along with being the main distribution corridor for the building’s utilities. Future modules will “plug” into the central spine and be served by the modular chiller plant.

Engineering Design

Area: 30,000 SF High Performance RAF 32 MW Total Site Load Services Provided Architectural Design Advanced CFD Airflow Modeling 3D Visualization Program Elements 500 Watts per SF Two Story Flow Through Design Pre-fabricated Central Chilled Water Plant Six Levels of Security

“You have exceeded our expectations by a significant amount.”

At completion, this facility garnered worldwide attention for being the highest watts per square foot data center to date.

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Design Challenge The project’s most significant challenge was to design and develop an air cooled solution in a data center that exceeded 500 watts per square foot. In addition, the facility design and engineering had to reduce overall operating and construction costs while maintaining reliability, flexibility and modularity design principles. Ultimately, the project needed to align with the Uptime Institute Tier II requirements, with a total IT load of 15 MW and the ability to upgrade individual modules to Tier III in the future. Design Process To accomplish the goals of this project, it was imperative to use a holistic approach involving the architectural, structural, electrical, and mechanical designers. The facility systems had to be configured and tested to fit within the allowable site building area and be easily constructed, easily maintained, and reliable. During the conceptual design phase, our in-house code specialists reviewed the multi-story common air plenum and fire separation concepts with the local jurisdiction. In addition, our computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling group was engaged to validate the air management concepts and equipment configurations. Two and three-story facility design solutions were considered and modeled, along with various UPS system and cooling equipment configurations, as well as “free-cooling” opportunities. Each concept ©2012 IDC Architects Confidential and Proprietary

was evaluated for performance, maintainability, construction and operation costs, energy savings, program requirements and conformance to site and code restrictions. Design Solution The final solution is a two-story design that consists of independent server room modules. Each module has a lower level electrical equipment area that also serves as the distribution zone for electrical power to the server cabinets located on the upper level. Operating and constructions costs were minimized by utilizing a single sensible-only cooling system that provides air conditioning to the server cabinets and the associated electrical equipment within a single module. Air is supplied to the lower level to cool the electrical distribution equipment and flows up through floor openings in the second floor slab into the cold aisles, which are architecturally isolated from the hot aisles using a modular and demountable component wall system. This isolation ensures efficient airflow and eliminates the mixing of hot and cold air. The warm air is drawn from the hot aisle through the open ceiling to the air management system. It is located on the perimeter of the data center where it is cooled. The air management system, comprised of multiple direct drive recirculation fan units located on the second level, delivers warm air to a chase on the first level where it is humidified, if necessary, and provided with sensible cooling. From there the air is delivered to the first floor electrical area to once again start the air management cycle. IAT030112012248PDX

Confidential Client Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Project Statistics 60,000 SF Raised Floor/Server Area Completion: Feb. 2010 Tier 3 150 watts per SF LEED® Gold Certified This cutting edge facility features sustainability, energy efficiency, and scalable, modular design.

Services Provided Architectural Design

Data Center A Showcase for Innovative Technology Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, this facility showcases the client’s cloud computing technology, which enables computers in remote locations to be used collaboratively over high-speed networks. Cloud computing offers significant advantages to businesses, organizations, schools, and cities whose workers need to access networks through mobile and other devices from remote locations.

Engineering Design Services During Construction Airflow Modeling Cost Estimating

A “Green” Data Center This large facility incorporates innovative sustainable design principles and enhances energy efficiency without sacrificing reliability and robustness. In her remarks at the opening ceremony, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue called the facility “one of [the client’s] greenest data centers in the world.”

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Recycling Reduces Carbon Footprint The project involved renovating an existing building on the Research Triangle Park campus, reusing 95% of the original building’s shell, recycling 90% of the materials from the original building, and ensuring that 20% of newly purchased material came from recycled products. The result lowered costs and reduced the building’s carbon footprint by nearly 50%. This allowed the client to apply for and receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification. Smarter Data Center Management Thousands of sensors, connecting IT equipment, data center, and building automation systems, provide data that can be analyzed to plan future capacity, conserve energy, and maintain operations in the event of a power outage. Energy Efficiency The data center uses half the energy cost to operate compared to facilities of similar size by taking advantage of free cooling—using the outside air to cool the data center. Intelligent systems use sensors to continuously read temperature and relative humidity throughout the data center and dynamically adjust cooling in response to changes in demand.

Enhanced Customer Relations As a hosting facility for the client, the facility serves an important marketing function. Therefore, it was critical that the facility “show itself” well. Our subsidiary, IDC Architects supported this mission, designing a Visitor Center that provides customers with a clear view of the data center floor to customers, as well as conferencing facilities, and audio/visual technology for presentations. Built for Expansion An innovative modular design will allow the client to add significant future capacity in nearly half the time required to expand a traditional data center. The initial raised floor area is 60,000 square feet, with designed expansion to 100,000 square feet. The design also enables the client to rapidly scale capacity to meet demand by adding future space, power, and cooling with no disruption to existing operations. This means up to 40% of capital costs and up to 50% of operational costs may be deferred until client demand necessitates expansion. The new data center can also quickly and seamlessly expand its power and cooling capacity. Fast-Track Construction The client started building the data center in August 2008. The facility began to support client operations within 15 months, compared to the industry benchmark of 18-24 months.

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Confidential University Client California, USA Project Statistics Each Two-story Module: 9,000 SF Full Build-out: 8 modules 76,000 SF Server and Support Area

Proposed Scientific Research Computing Facility How can we use fewer systems and less energy to create more resources while decreasing the carbon footprint? It’s a key challenge in data center design. One answer: Consider climate as an ally. For this world-class research university in the San Francisco Bay area, IDC Architects (IDCA) carefully studied the local climate and wind profiles and made a unique discovery. Incorporating airflow from the natural environment in data centre design can significantly decrease both the carbon footprint and operational costs. IDCA developed a way to use the natural ventilation for cooling while relying only minimally on cooling towers: Sensible cooling (provided by cooling towers) is required only when the outside air temperature rises above 75°F (24°C), which occurs less than 10% of the time in the area’s mild climate.

Services Provided Master Planning Architecture Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering Building Controls Life Safety Security Estimating and Scheduling Operational Cost Budgeting Program Elements Server Area, Hot and Cold Aisles Electrical Distribution Equipment Area Secure Storage Equipment Assembly Area Shipping and Receiving Offices Central Utilities

An innovative ventilation concept results in 6 million kWh of savings annually, reducing the University’s total carbon footprint by 3,650 tons per module per year.

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Solution Design Concept IDCA’s design concept for this 21st century data center leverages the temperate climate of the San Francisco Bay Area, where the average outside temperature is between 55 and 65°F (13 to 18°C). Our engineers applied computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to analyze the thermal challenge posed by high-density server racks operating 24X7/365. Utilizing the temperate climate, IDCA designed a solution that integrates outside air to help cool the data center— fostering sustainability and flexible growth. The program requirements included the server room and support spaces including utilities, shipping and receiving, and a central utility plant, to be implemented on two adjoining parcels with a combined site area of over 243,000 square feet. Nestled in a sloping grade, the scientific computing facility (data center) is perfectly formed to its environment. Situated on a gradual 30-foot slope, the facility occupies minimum site area. The twostory design organizes support equipment on the lower level and the server space on the upper level. Outside air is drawn into the building from the bottom

of the arroyo into the lower level. The air cools the electrical equipment as it rises through open grating in the “cold aisles” of the room above. As the cool air ascends, passing through the server equipment, it’s discharged as hot air through centrally-located “hot aisles” and flows upward through the rooftop louvers. Modular Design, Flexible Expansion IDCA utilized a multi-phased approach to achieve modularity and flexibility, with eight modules anticipated at full build-out. This allows the university to expand its data center capacity as needs and budgets allow. Total computing facility will be constructed in four phases. Each phase includes two modules. Each module contains 3,000 square feet of white space (server area) within a building whose total area is 9,000 square feet. Each 3,000 square foot area of white space contains 90 server cabinets with each capable of 35 kW of electrical power, or 3.15 MW per module. Computing and building systems are targeted to achieve a Tier III level of redundancy per the Uptime Institute. The design enables the university to save up to $640,000 per module per year in energy costs compared with traditional mechanical systems used to cool IT equipment.

If the University implements all modules, it can save over $5 million in energy costs per year.

Reducing a Carbon Footprint This innovative ventilation concept, and a completely “chiller-less” design results in a 6 million kilowatt-hour savings annually per module, thus reducing the total carbon footprint by 3,650 tons per module per year. Additionally, drought tolerant landscaping will be installed and stormwater will be captured for irrigation, while south-facing rooftop louvers will provide optimal placement for solar panels.

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Eircom Dublin, Ireland Project Statistics Area: 4,901 GSM

Data Centre and Server Farm Eircom is the primary communication services provider in the Republic of Ireland. IDC Architects provided engineering design services, including Mechanical, Electrical, Telecommunications, Life Safety and Security, for Eircom’s new data centre and server farm. Designed as a Tier IV Mission Critical facility, the data centre is regarded as the most advanced facility of its type in Ireland. Upon completion of construction, IDCA was retained to manage the facility for its initial two years of operation. Eircom’s web hosting facility, located in the Citywest Business Park of Dublin, provides telecommunications and power to its internet customers, all within a strictly controlled air conditioned and humidified environment. The design includes a sophisticated level of reliability in a majority of the building’s engineered systems. Reliability The electrical and mechanical systems provide reliability and redundancy by incorporating N+1 generator, UPS and chiller plant designs. Power is distributed via a network of busbars running under the raised access floor in the server equipment rooms.

In the event of power loss, the UPS system is capable of supporting the full facility electrical load until emergency generators are brought on line to assume the load. In addition, the mechanical chiller plant was designed to include a thermal storage tank that provides sufficient ride-through capacity to allow for chiller restart and rampto-load in the event of power loss. Sound Attenuation The utility plant building was designed to house the emergency generators, chillers, boilers, cooling towers, and electrical distribution equipment. Due to the strict local requirements for sound noise levels at the perimeter of the site, IDC Architects engaged an acoustic consultant to perform noise level calculations for the facility. As a result of the findings, silencers and attenuators on electrical and mechanical equipment reduced noise levels at the site boundary to within the local approved range. Telecommunications The telecommunications design provided for main and diverse data routes to the site for Eircom and other licensed operators. The data lines are terminated on panels in a dedicated telecommunications room. Distribution of the structured wiring system from the Telco room to the server rack area is via a diverse network of fibre optics and CAT 6 data cable routes.

Completion: 26 Months Design and Construction Services Provided Engineering Design Telecommunications Design Program Elements Telecom/Data Distribution Terminal Central Utility Plant 100% Systems Redundancy Office Space

This facility was Ireland’s most advanced data centre facility at the time of completion.

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Equinix Inc. Chicago, Illinois, USA Project Statistics Area: 250,000 GSF 150,000 SF Server Area 30 MW of Total Power 13 Months Design and Construction Services Provided Engineering Design Services Lighting Design

Colocation Data Center Equinix, Inc. is a premier data center and Internet exchange services provider for enterprise, content companies and network service providers. Equinix customers include General Electric, Google, Hotwire, IBM, MySpace, Microsoft, Sony Online, and Yahoo. IDC Architects (a subsidiary of CH2M HILL) provided engineering services for this greenfield colocation data center facility. The first floor of the three-story building houses an office and electrical/mechanical support space. The second and third floors are server areas with customer operation support space. To take advantage of lower building construction costs, the project also included a separate utility building housing the central chiller plant. IDC Architects designed full generator backup for servers and facility support systems. Electrical and mechanical systems are in a block redundant configuration for high reliability. Server area cooling is provided by custom RAH units with overhead supply systems.

CFD Program Elements Three-story Colocation Facility Office Secure Server Suites Sophisticated Lighting Sequencing

“I appreciated the professional expertise and collaborative partnership attitude from your team members on the project.” -Equinix Manager

Renderings Courtesy Sheehan Partners

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Grand Falls – Windsor, NL, Canada Project Statistics 15 Acre Site 10MW Data Center Report Completion: 2011

Data Center Site Evaluation The government of the town of Grand Falls – Windsor (GFW), NL, Canada, through the EXCITE Corporation selected the data center industry as a targeted economic growth opportunity for the town. CH2M HILL was selected to assist GFW by evaluating a potential data center site and producing an analysis that would compare GFW against other competitive data center locations. CH2M HILL leverated its knowledge and experience working with large data center clients to analyze GFW and its site for data center development potential. The analysis provided a realistic assessment of the site and town’s ability to meet the needs of a large data center, and provided an objective, third party analysis that GFW could use to go to market. Supporting our Client’s Needs The site evaluation included creation of project definition for a typical large-scale data center. We provided site vists to selected site and Grand Falls - Windsor; interviewed local leadership, land-use and planning representatives, utilities, and representatives of existing companies; and evaluated site based on key data center location criteria such as: • • • • •

Site characteristics Power and other utilities Physical access Natural disaster risk Labor availability

• Local commitment and environment • Regulatory constraints • Capital and operating costs (taxes and incentives)

Value added: Provided information that allowed the client to begin successfully marketing to data center clients: • NPV analysis of four potentially competing locations in North America • Detailed maps of site area (including zoning), neighboring uses, and utilities to support their marketing objectives • Information on potential challenges GFW could encounter when recruiting data center companies

Services Provided Data Center Competitive Analysis Data Center Cost Analysis Data Center Site Analysis Program Elements Site Visit Stake-holder Interviews Financial Modeling Report of Findings

Grand Falls – Windsor has no existing large-scale data centers in the vicinity, despite the potential benefits to data center clients that were identified in the analysis. CH2M HILL’s site evaluation and the final report provided a crucial marketing tool that will be used to kick-off data center-oriented economic development. CH2M HILL shared data center site selection expertise with GFW’s economic development staff during discussions, ultimately supporting GFW to break into the data center market. Tracking Number

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Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Portland, Oregon, USA Project Statistics Area: 10,500 GSF (975.5 SM) 7,500 NSF of Raised Access Floor (RAF) Completion: 2005

Bioscience Data Center Installation Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is a world-renowned teaching hospital and research center in Portland, Oregon. OHSU’s five schools (Medicine; Nursing; Dentistry; Science and Engineering; and Pharmacy) serve the region’s bioscience industry and are incubators of innovation in the health sciences. Tenant Improvement Data Center Our subsidiary, IDC Architects (IDCA) supported OHSU in relocation of a primary data center to the 5th floor of a 10-story urban office building. The new data center is designed to provide mission-critical support of data and telecommunications for the entire research and teaching hospital complex, delivering uninterrupted operation through any emergency or natural disaster.

Services Provided Electrical, mechanical system backup capacity Biometric intrusion control Maximized capacity for existing structural floor and exposed white space VESDA® Life Safety System product Upgraded building electrical service Network operations center Print room UPS equipment room Fuel storage room Program Elements 125 watts per square foot Flow-through server cooling Flexible layout for future blade server racks Two 150-ton DX chiller units with capacity for a third Two 600kW generators with capacity for a third Dual Starline electrical busways for dual cord rack power

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Renovation of the existing urban office building space required maximizing the existing structural, mechanical and electrical building (MEP) capacities. The design intent was to provide the greatest flexibility for OHSU’s planned 15-year building occupancy. Programming this modular, flexible expansion led to increasing capacity for the building’s electrical service load and for the dedicated mechanical systems supporting the data center. IDCA’s holistic analysis of the MEP systems, including features like a raised access floor and added chillers and piping, resulted in design that maximized all available usable space. Our team provided computational fluid dynamics (CFD) airflow modeling for the data center and hot aisle/cold aisle analysis to optimize performance for the data center white space. The first phase, 6,000 square feet, accommodates 135 racks with expansion room (1,500 square feet) for an additional 85 racks. At least 50% of these additional racks can accommodate high-density servers.

Innovative Solutions, Accelerated Schedule Elimination of the ceiling provided room for convenient overhead routing of various systems, including dual Starline™ power distribution, data cable tray, VESDA life-safety system, and a double interlock dry pipe sprinkler system. Dual Starline power distribution buses with digital monitoring over each row of racks allow load balancing for dual corded equipment. The VESDA life-safety system provides threestage alarm enunciation to provide early warning detection of elevated equipment temperature or product combustion. Facility maintenance is reduced by eliminating smoke detectors. To mitigate environmental vulnerability, the facility is located on the interior of the building with no exposure to exterior walls. The facility also uses state-of-the-art egress, utility systems monitoring, security, and biometric intrusion control devices. Design and construction of this project were completed in six months.

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Client Telecarrier Location,City, Panama Country Panama Project Statistics Area: 30,000 GSF Completion: Services Provided Services Provided Architectural Design Engineering Design Procurement Facilities Start Up and Commissioning Advanced CFD Airflow Modeling 3D Visualization Marketing Material Program Elements Tier IV Facility Anti-terrorist Force Protection Network Operations Center Secure Colocation Suites Integration with Regional Architectural Vernacular

Internet Data Center This 30,000 square foot, Tier IV facility provides 7x24 operations for Telecarrier, Panama’s first company licensed to offer national and international long distance phone service. Onsite personnel are trained in the areas of network, internet and systems management. Telecarrier offers carrier-neutral web hosting for Latin American companies that require web hosting for an e-commerce site. This service is now available for internet service providers (ISP), application service providers (ASP), network service providers (NSP), internet content providers (ICP), and enterprise firms. Project Definition IDC Architects, met with the Owner’s key stakeholders in programming sessions to identify the project’s goals and needs. The resulting design criteria and conceptual design was documented in a Project Definition manual. This manual subsequently served as the basis of design for future phases of the project. ©2012 IDC Architects Confidential and Proprietary

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The two-story data center was designed to respond to the architectural vernacular of Central American buildings in the region. Clay roof tile and projected eaves provide a local flavor to the concrete data vault. The first floor houses the electrical rooms, mechanical equipment, employee areas, offices, and loading dock. The second floor includes the network operations center, communication room, “meet-me” room, secure server suites and collocation area. The facility features advanced technology egress and intrusion control devices to maintain a secure site perimeter and building enclosure.

Our integrated and holistic design approach efficiently coordinates data center system hardware requirements with all other design aspects of the facility. This facility was custom designed and built with comprehensive security systems to protect data, stringent environmental controls, fully redundant (N+1) subsystems with no single point of failure, and high speed networks with end-to-end monitoring for superior connectivity.

Integrated Design Approach Paramount to the success of data centers is the reliability, durability and robustness of the electrical and security systems. IDC Architects’ innovative design solutions for these systems were extremely effective and provided for anticipated future facility expansion and the challenges of changing technology.

3D Visualization Upon design completion, IDC Architects’ 3D Visualization group provided a high resolution computer animated movie of the entire facility that was used by the Owner for marketing the facility to potential clients.

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Terremark Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project Statistics Area: 2,700 SM IT space Tier III with 2N+1 power architecture 6,000kVA power provided by redundant sub-station feeds

NAP of Amsterdam — Enterprise Class Cloud Computing Data Centre CH2M HILL provided complete multi-discipline design and project management services for Terremark’s new “fortress data centre” located at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Hailed by Terremark as a secure, top-tier, cloud-enabled facility, the NAP (Network Access Protection) of Amsterdam is designed to meet the highest requirements for power, availability and security. Because the design was the refurbishment of an existing catering facility, the design team had internal space planning and site constraints to overcome. CH2M HILL responded to the challenge by designing and constructing six individual electrical switchrooms to contain all of the electrical switchgear and UPS systems. This considerably reduced the electrical distribution space often associated with such traditional facilities. A new plant room was also constructed, concealed within the new building envelope to contain the chillers and pumps with roof mounted dry air coolers. The NAP is home to Terremark’s industry-leading Enterprise Cloud™ platform, providing high-performance computing infrastructure on demand.

Five compartmentalized distributed redundant electrical systems with ability to add a sixth Five 2250kVAA backup generators on site with ability to add a sixth Five 1500kVA Active Power uninterruptible power supplies (Static UPS with Flywheel Battery) with the ability to add a sixth 4.8MW cooling capacity 100% SLA on power and environmental Connectivity to more than 160 carriers Project completed: 2011 Services Provided Architectural Mechanical Electrical Project Management

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Fortress Data Centre Security CH2M HILL’s design integrated sustainable and energy efficient features along with multi-tier security measures, including 24/7 security guards, CCTV, and keycard access. The use of flywheels as a means of energy storage, instead of traditional batteries, resulted in a significant saving of prime space and increased available white space. Flywheels also offered environmental benefits over traditional batteries. Also, the integration of dry air coolers and water cooled chillers within the design allowed 100% free cooling during the winter months, providing valuable energy savings to the client. Connected to Europe and the World The NAP of Amsterdam is directly connected to the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX), one of the largest Internet exchanges in the world, with more than 350 members. It also connects to a global network of Tier 1 carriers via Terremark’s Managed Routing Service platform. As the only data centre on the Schiphol fibre ring, the facility provides direct connectivity to the 500 global businesses located within the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

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The Bunker Kent, UK Project Statistics Area: 14,000 m2 Completion: (est.) 2011 Certification:BREEAM ‘Excellent’ (office spaces) Services Provided Master Planning Architecture Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering Building Controls Life Safety Security Estimating and Scheduling

Kent Data Centre IDC Architects (IDCA) is providing design for “The Bunker,” a highly reliable, ultra-secure data centre outside of London. Situated at a strategically important location on main internet routes between the UK, Europe, and Asia, the facility features state-of-the-art mechanical/electrical infrastructure and military-grade security. The design also focuses on minimizing energy consumption and environmental impact through sustainable systems, materials, and construction techniques. Responding to Risk As the second largest Internet Exchange in the world, London is particularly at risk from the threat of terrorism and natural disaster. The new facility responds to that risk with highly sophisticated access controls, smoke detection and fire prevention systems, infrared CCTV, and visual verification of all persons entering the server rooms. The design calls for 12,000m2 of data storage below ground and 2,000m2 of office space above ground, with associated parking and delivery bays discretely positioned within existing and proposed landscaping. The facility will be staffed 24/7/365 by security and technical personnel.

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Robust, Reliable Systems Within the exceptionally high specification infrastructure, the facility accommodates areas for high density blade servers, diverse HV power supplies with generator back-up @ N+1, 80MVA redundant power, and redundant UPS and conditioned power @ N+1. Redundant air conditioning units will assure stable temperature and humidity @ N+1. Sustainable Solutions While the data centre modules themselves are not intended to be BREEAM certified, the facility design and engineering techniques represent leading edge energy conservation and sustainable data centre design. Cooling towers will use outside air to provide cooling an estimated 80% of the year, minimizing the use of air-cooled chillers. Rain water harvesting will supply a significant portion of water required for the cooling towers. The design for the office space targets a minimum BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent.’ Above ground offices will be constructed using prefabricated load bearing timber panels, clad in external treated timber paneling from a nearby renewable forest. All other construction materials and labor will be sourced locally. Offices are housed in a cantilevered structure that projects out of the building and is positioned to maximize natural light and prevent direct sunlight exposure. The office spaces are heated and cooled using the surplus energy from the data centre, which will provide free year-round heating and cooling for the lifespan of the building.

Blending with the Landscape IDCA worked closely with local government and community members to create a sensitive design that blends with the surrounding landscape while maintaining a high level of security. The low-profile design nestles within the site contours and is topped with a grass roof. The drainage system is integrated within the roof to allow for rain water harvesting. Excavated earth will be bermed against the exterior walls and grass-planted to reduce visibility.

Responding to Client Needs IDCA’s design met the technical and architectural challenges associated with a rural site and integration of multiple and complex facility services. The modular, scalable design responds to the client’s need for phased implementation. Full build-out of the facility will encompass six, two-story ‘data modules’ configured around a linear central utility spine and circulation corridor. The first phase of the facility will include a single data module, office/support space, and an external support plant (air-cooled chillers and backup generators) which is scalable to service future modules.

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About IDC Architects IDC Architects is an integrated, multidisciplinary planning and design firm focused on science and technology, with a global presence and a singular vision: to discover better ways for people, technology, buildings, and the environment to work together. Our integrated method of architectural and engineering design produces sound master plans, functional and flexible spaces, reliable building systems, and sustainable solutions, achieved through a highly collaborative process that fully engages all project stakeholders. As a CH2M HILL company, IDC Architects has access to the resources to more than 30,000 employees. Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, design, design-build, operations, and program management for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. The firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is concentrated in the areas of water, transportation, environmental, energy, facilities and resources. With US$6.3 billion in revenue, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record and named a leader in sustainable engineering by Verdantix. The firm has been named a FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For five times.

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