gI_59518_Data Center Layout DrawingElectronic Environments Co. (EEC) a leading provider of telecom and data center design, construction and service solutions; just completed an engineering assessment to help Merritt Properties prepare a 34,835 SF commercial property, previously occupied and leased by Sprint, in the active data center market located in northern Virginia.

EEC evaluated the existing electrical and mechanical infrastructure of this facility to provide Merritt with valuable data about repurposing the facility. This information allowed EEC to benchmark the infrastructure against site design requirements, industry standards and best practices. Based on these results and drawings, recommendations to improve the reliability, redundancy and efficiency were made. The facility currently features two (2) 3,000 amp (277/480V) electrical services with two 2MW generators with associated switchgear and PDUs. This facility, located in Dulles, VA is already equipped with cable trays/ladder racking and cabling and can be connected through dense dark fiber (up to 432 strands) to any of the key data centers in Ashburn, Reston, Vienna/Tysons Corner, and Manassas. Accessible fiber carriers near this location include CenturyLink, Level 3, Zayo, Lightower and Verizon.

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