Construction pictures from the Bigelow Street site
With the exterior essentially complete, the construction story is all about what’s going on, on the inside. The chilled water piping that will keep everything cool is spaghetti-ing everywhere along with IT infrastructure and ductwork. In the data hall, the computer switchboards around the perimeter of the space are going in along with the overhead bus bars.
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Condensed water (2 smaller) and chilled water (larger) pumps, maybe looking a little anthropomorphic – May 3
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Section of epoxy floor in the computer room that has been finished. Off in the distance is the next section of floor being prepped. More pipes are being insulated, more copper drops are in – May 3
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Computer switchboards at the perimeter of the space; laying on the floor in the foreground are the Starline bus bars that will be installed up above – May 3
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Stitched together photo of the ER rooms as they stand now – May 3
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Web cam view of the front of the building – May 7
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Ductwork is wrapped in plastic for green building construction, so that dirt and debris doesn’t get in it before installation – May 3
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The emergency generators are set on their pads, ready to be wired in – May 17
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Power panels and in row coolers sprouting up in the computer room – May 9
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A second view of the evolving computer room – May 9
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Emergency generators now on their pads, with the load bank off to the left – they are huge! – May 23
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Multi-stack chiller. Across mechanical/electrical/plumbing, all equipment is on site now, with the exception of 2 last chillers – May 23
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Lobby area of first floor, with HVAC in process. This will then have a raised floor when complete – May 23
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Multipurpose room on 1st floor with the raised flooring (for the humans, not the computers!) being installed – May 23
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A typical image of the hot aisle, showing drops for the cooled water, and the first cable trays being installed – May 23
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Computer room with busways in; all the hangers are available for the cable trays – May 23
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Stitched together view of the computer room, which is really beginning to fill up – May 23
May 2012
Images courtesy Leggat McCall Properties
