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 TIAA-CREFCampus under construction Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement
Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF New York, NY), one of the largest and
most respected financial service providers in the world, contracted
Syska Hennessy Group to program, design, commission and oversee
the construction of a corporate data center to serve the entire
company. This ground-up project was designed to become
TIAA-CREF’s national datacenter to support their business
needs and the relocation of approximately 4,000 employees to Charlotte,
NC.
As the Program Manager for this level 9 (highly reliable) data
center, our team took the lead role to provide a full-scope of
services that included: consulting, engineering design, architecture,
construction administration and facility operations consulting. The
new 75,000 square foot facility, which includes a raised floor
data processing area of 30,000 square feet, was designed to have
zero downtime. Adjacent to the data center, Syska designed
a Network Operation Center.
Working with the Client, Syska Hennessy Group developed a three-phase
commissioning plan:
- Design Phase Commissioning: Commissions
the Design Criteria
- Construction Phase Commissioning: Commissions
the Systems and Equipment
- O&M Transition Phase Commissioning: Commissions
the People and Processes
Our dedicated Commissioning Team, separate from our design team,
reviewed the design criteria and provided recommendations not only
to operability issues but to reliability and maintainability issues
as well. We developed start-up and acceptance test procedures
for each individual piece of equipment included in the scope and
provided integrated systems testing of the base building HVAC,
computer room AC units, critical electrical distribution systems,
emergency power generator, UPS, Building Management Systems, Fire
Alarm, Fire Suppression, and Security.
Prior to building occupancy, the team developed an O&M Transition
Phase Commissioning plan which not only ensured that the people
were properly trained to operate the equipment, but also that they
have the proper documentation and tools (e.g.: Computerized Maintenance
Management System, Systems Operations and Maintenance Manuals,
etc.) to operate and maintain the facility and its systems.
As TIAA-CREF’s business grows and their data center is further
populated, Syska continues to help manage and maintain the facility. We
are currently providing ongoing engineering support as a prime
consultant.
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