Lowe’s operates over 1,250 stores in 49 states and has been in business more than 60 years.  Their aggressive expansion led to the addition of a new disaster recovery data center.  This nationwide facility, storing back-up equipment, will house all of Lowe’s IT operations in an emergency.

The structure was built into the side of a hill to minimize the building’s footprint and wind profile, which in turn lessened potential tornado and hurricane impact.  With a limited budget and wide range of expectations from the client’s four different operational units, Syska’s project team facilitated communication, provided expertise, and coordinated feedback to ensure consensus of overall project goals.

The ultimate solution was a scalable/expandable 2N electrical infrastructure with N + 1 Mechanical and Generator infrastructure.  Day one construction accomodated infrastructure space for a 40,000 sq ft data center, 20,000 sq ft of constructed data center white space, 10,000 sq ft of data center empty shell space, and site space available to expand 10,000 sq ft more.  This solution allows Lowe’s to add infrastructure equipment and data center white space as required to keep pace with their growing needs over the next twenty years.