DartPoints Data Center
Mechanical systems for a 9,600-square-foot data center using a hot-aisle/cold-aisle design, with eight AHUs and four 200-ton air-cooled chillers on variable drives.
- Owner
- Confidential
- Value
- $6,000,000+
- Industries
- Data Centers
- Industrial
- icon's role
- Design-Assist
- Engineering
- Fabrication & Modular
- Mechanical Construction
- HVAC & Sheet Metal
icon Mechanical was selected to retrofit 185,000 SF of existing space into a 12.5MW data center. Scope included upgrading existing systems, building out shell space, and retrofitting the chilled-water system with separate loops to meet the facility's new cooling demands. icon performed all work while a portion of the data center remained active, coordinating closely with the operator to safeguard uptime, safety, and quality throughout construction.
Scope of Work
Mechanical — Shell-to-Data-Center Retrofit
- Installed new water-cooled chillers and cooling towers
- Overhauled existing hydronic system for the change of use:
- Re-routed and re-designed chilled-water loops for multiple delivery temperatures
- Re-worked existing pumps for new flow rates
- Built out existing shell space for the data center tenant
- Installed 48 close-coupled coolers
- Routed roof-mounted and indoor piping to minimize downtime and avoid congested corridors
Project Insights
- 48 close-coupled coolers
- New water-cooled chillers + cooling towers
- Occupied shell-to-data-center conversion
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