To achieve LEED status and ensure a sustainable building, the data center utilizes city reclaimed water for irrigation, plumbing and industrial cooling use, as well as the use of air-cooled chillers, which contributes to improved water use efficiency compared to typical data centers.
Environmental concerns were another key factor in the project design and beginning stages of construction. Project archaeologists and paleontologists were required to excavate, relocate and rebury various animal and human remains and artifacts on the project site. The site also contained contaminated soils, which were contained and removed to create a suitable space. Because of the area’s high-water table, expansive soils, and high seismic zone, the design also required a pile-supported building structure and structural slab. The core and shell construction of the building has an estimated completion date of April 2023.
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