In recognition of Earth Day, Rosendin Electric will be
participating in the Smart Data Center Revolution, a showcase event organized
by Vantage Data Centers to celebrate the company’s new energy-efficient data center
campus, which is the largest LEED® Platinum candidate data center project in
the United States. The event will include a tour of the first of three data
center buildings to be built on the former Intel Corporation campus,
presentations by David Gottfried, Founder of the U.S. Green Building Council,
Fujitsu, GE Intelligent Platforms, Symantec, and VMware, and a demonstration to
show that data centers can be green as well as cost-efficient.
Rosendin Electric, the nation’s largest private electrical contractor and a
100% employee-owned company, has been working closely with Vantage Data Centers
on the design/build of the electrical systems for this $300 million, 18-acre
data center campus. The first 60,000+-square-foot building to be showcased at
the event was completed at the start of 2011 after only five months of
construction. The other two buildings are scheduled for completion later this
year. Once completed, the campus will have 195,000 square feet of data center
space.
As part of the electrical design/build, Rosendin Electric has incorporated a
number of features to conserve energy and promote greater efficiency. The data
centers include high-efficiency uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) to assure
ongoing operation with minimal energy requirements. These units are 25 percent
more energy efficient than most double-conversion UPS modules in widespread use
in the industry. The building cooling systems are installed outside and use
air-side economization, pumping cooler external air into the building; a real
power saving since most data centers consume enormous amounts of energy to
power air conditioning. High-efficiency lighting with automatic lighting
controls is also used throughout the complex, so only those areas being
occupied are lighted. All the lighting in the complex, both inside and out, is
California Green compliant for lower power consumption as well as low light
pollution, falling well below the Title 24 requirements set forth in the
California Energy Efficiency Standards. Plus the campus has its own on-site
electrical substation with a 37-megawatt IT load capacity.
“This is the third data center that Rosendin Electric has designed and built in
the U.S. that is worthy of LEED® Platinum certification,” said Steve Emert,
Director of Mission Critical Engineering for Rosendin Electric. “Increasingly,
data center customers are seeking out LEED® certified facilities, not only
because of environmental concerns, but also because of cost savings. Users can
save about $1 million per year in energy costs for a 3 megawatt data module.”
As part of LEED® certification, data center construction included reuse of
existing materials. The campus is built on the former site of the Intel
Corporation campus and the electrical system was constructed from scratch using
existing wires and materials.
About Rosendin Electric
Rosendin Electric, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, is a 100%
employee-owned electrical engineering, power and communications provider and is
the largest privately held electrical contractor in the United States. With
over 2,000 employees and experience nationwide, Rosendin Electric has built
upon a 90-year reputation for quality design and installations.
Contact:
Shelly Goulart
Marketing Manager
Rosendin Electric
(408) 534-2819
