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NIOSH Supply Chain Project: Server Farm – Industrial Design-Build



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  • Corporate Authors:
    Virginia Tech. Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-being
  • Description:
    Overview: The project featured in this case study was the renovation and partial demolition of an existing manufacturing plant for use as a server farm. Renovation of an existing building in favor of new construction is typical for server farms and in the scope of this project was the most cost efficient option that fit the company's timetable of 10-12 months. The specific manufacturing plant was chosen due to its high interior wall height, which is favored for storing server equipment, and its remote site location. For this project, the owner sought to earn LEED certification. This choice was consistent with the company's views on environment and sustainability, and would serve as a great marketing tool. Context: The owner wanted a new location for the company to use as a data storage warehouse with a time table of 10-12 months. Given the limited schedule, it was more realistic for the company to renovate an existing structure than build a new one. An old warehouse was ideal as a server room since there is adequate ceiling clearance for equipment. A server farm also needs an up-to-date fire suppression system in the event of an electrical fire. Objectives: Once the warehouse was selected, the owner determined that part of the building which was already unsuitable for housing servers could be demolished to earn LEED credits. Credits would be earned for how the demolition waste was handled and sorted as well as the air quality and VOC's of the materials. A specialized sub handled sorting of the recyclable materials in order to reduce exposure to potentially hazardous materials. The owner also decided to use a gas fire suppression system for the server rooms since water could severely damage the electronic equipment. The gas system requires large storage tanks and extensive piping to the server rooms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Innovation Center for Construction Safety and Health at Virginia Tech
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Case Studies
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-15
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20062033
  • Citation:
    Blacksburg, VA: Innovation Center for Construction Safety and Health at Virginia Tech, 2015 May; :1-15
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2015
  • Performing Organization:
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20090901
  • Source Full Name:
    NIOSH supply chain project: server farm - industrial design-build
  • End Date:
    20150131
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:61a42e18f15a2a22e8445879c02f6ce43bdb8389f7983270ca70abe7322cc6440d9bfdd55f4744ee81012f5b835732391634c2a42179ebe03b9571d5bea91ceb
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