Data Centers Telecom
Go Daddy Data Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Project Manager responsible for structural engineering design of the
former Sears warehouse tenant improvement. Services for Phase
1 through phase 4 include design of light gage steel ceiling framing
for interstitial mechanical support, steel beams, columns and
footings, emergency generator supports, cooling unit racks, CMU
screen walls, and cooling tower/chiller pipe supports. Performed
evaluation of existing superstructure to determine feasibility of
reuse.
Alaska USA Data Center, Glendale, Phoenix, Arizona
Structural engineer for tennant improvement and building assessment
of existing building. Involved expanding the existing roof fan coil
unit platform, special structural inspections, and placement of new
roof top units.
Navajo Housing Authority Data Room Generator and
Equipment Foundations, Fort Defiance, Arizona
Designed concrete foundations for new generator and fan coil
condenser units.
Desert Diamond Casino Data Rooms and Generators, Tucson
and Sshuarita, Arizona
Structural engineer for two new data rooms. Involved new roof units
and generator yards.
Banner Health Primary Data Center, Mesa, Arizona
Principal responsible for structural engineering services for a new
data center. The project consists of a two-story 60,000-sf
data center, 7,500-sf generator building, 4,400-sf switchgear
building, lobby office and other offices of approximately 8,000-sf.
The structural system of the main two-story building will be steel
supported on typical concrete spread footings. The roof will
be insulated material on metal deck on long span joists clear
spanning for a column free second floor.
Warehouse/GSO US Embassy Compound, Yerevan
Structural engineer of 34,000-sf, one-story warehouse and adjoining
three-story GSO office. Two of the GSO stories are planned in the
future and are not included in the total square footage. Structure
was composed of two-way concrete flat plate slabs with perimeter
concrete beams at column/grid lines. Exterior concrete shear walls
provide lateral resistance for the structure. Project was designed
in metric units.
Banner Health Main Distribution Frame IT Building, Mesa,
Arizona
Structural Engineer for this free standing one story approximately
1,500-sf building. Building is constructed of concrete masonry
exterior load bearing walls. The walls also serve as the lateral
force resisting system. The roof consists of long span metal deck on
wide flange steel beams.
Countywide Home Loans Data Center, Chandler, Arizona
Served as Project Manager. This project consisted of an
existing building approximately 150,000-sf in size that was
converted into a tier-three data center. The scope of work included
enclosing twelve generators with fuel tanks adjacent to the existing
building. Also a structural steel support and foundations for five
cooling towers were engineered. A concrete mat foundation supporting
the water towers was designed. Enclosing the cooling tower
yard are free standing thirty feet high tilt up concrete walls. A
new steel beam grillage system was designed to carry the large
cooling pipes over the pump and chiller rooms. The entire concrete
floor slab was removed and replaced. Other scope items included
stairs, infill areas, consultation on expansive soil, and
construction administration.
John C Lincoln Data Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Structural Engineer for hospital data center in existing building.
Scope of services included design of exterior site wall enclosure
around mechanical generator yard, footings for mechanical chillers
and minor work inside existing building. Performed special
structural inspection on structural work in accordance with building
code.
Polly
Rosenbaum Archives and History Building, State of Arizona, Phoenix,
Arizona
Project Manager for this large 120,000-sf building housing the State
of Arizona’s most valuable books, records and documents. The
structural system includes a large concrete flat plate hip roof
system over the large two-story record storage area. The hip roof
system attic area contains the important climate control ductwork.
The storage floor system includes a 14” thick concrete flat plate
floor system designed for 500 pounds per square feet live load
capacity. Portions of the two-story office and administrative areas
are comprised of a concrete joist and beam system. Additionally the
gravity system includes concrete columns supported on concrete
belled drilled piers. The wind and seismic lateral system is
comprised of exterior precast concrete panels with a layer of
insulation in the center making sandwich system.
Teleglobe, Los Angeles, California
Structural engineer responsible for design of telecommunications
switch build-out in existing structure. Project involved design of
new floor grillage to support large equipment loads.
Teleglobe, Dallas, Texas
Structural engineer responsible for overseeing design of switch
facility build-out in existing structure.
Allegiance, Austin, Texas
Structural engineer for design of switch facility build-out in
existing structure.
Colo.com, Kansas City, Missouri
Structural engineer for design of switch facility build-out in
existing structure.
Genuity
Structural engineer responsible for structural design for Internet
switch provider. Structural evaluation of existing structures and
overseeing, mentoring, and critique of E.I.T.s’ structural work.
Sites included states of Virginia, Colorado, Louisiana, and
Tennessee.
Sprint
Structural engineer responsible for structural design for wireless
digital phone provider. Project involved overseeing, mentoring, and
critique of E.I.T.s’ structural work. Sites included water towers,
rooftops and monopoles. Sites were located in Texas and Oklahoma.
Metricom
Structural engineer responsible for structural design for wireless
Internet provider. Sites involved overseeing, mentoring, and
critique of E.I.T.s’ structural work. Sites involved supporting
client’s equipment on rooftops or on grade, and mounting of antennas
on existing towers or rooftops. Sites were located in Texas and
Colorado.
Winstar
Structural engineer responsible for structural design for wireless
fiber optic provider. Created Winstar structural standards manual
for engineers working on the project. Project involved overseeing,
mentoring, and review of E.I.T.s’ structural work. Sites involved
supporting client’s equipment in existing structures and designing
new structures for antenna support. Sites were located in states of
California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, and Missouri. Project involved
many sites and lasted approximately one year.
PrimeCO (now Verison), Hampton Roads, Virginia
Structural engineer of record for over 50 sites in the Hampton Roads
region. The majority of sites involved support of telephone
equipment cabinets on concrete slabs. Structural consulting and
design were also provided for rooftop, water tower, lattice tower
platforms and tunnel sites.
Sprint PCS, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Structural engineer of record for over 100 various sites throughout
the area. The majority of sites involved a prototype equipment
platform for PCS telephone equipment. The platforms were constructed
of steel channels and a metal grate floor. Some sites involved
placing equipment on platforms that were supported on existing
building rooftops. Sites also involved water tower and tunnel sites.
AT&T Wireless, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Engineer of record for sites involving support of PCS telephone
equipment on concrete slabs and rooftops.