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Science and Technology
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Schering-Plough - National Data Center Feasibility Study
Tennessee and New Jersey
Rock Brook performed a
national data center feasibility study for
Schering-Plough. The project included a site visit
to Schering-Plough’s Tennessee and New Jersey Data
Center facilities in order to perform an analysis of
their existing infrastructure and to develop options
to upgrade their Data Center facilities. The
analysis included critical systems such as UPS
Systems, standby generators, medium-voltage power
distribution, chilled water systems, condenser water
systems, etc.
The scope of the project also included a complete
engineering feasibility study for Schering-Plough in
order to determine the estimated construction cost
and the feasibility of upgrading its main corporate
Data Center to a fault tolerant and redundant
facility. The scope of the study included Tier II,
Tier III and Tier IV considerations. The
feasibility study included an analysis of the Data
Center’s existing infrastructure as well as various
options to cost-effectively upgrade the Data Center. Lundbeck
Research, USA - Neuro
Science Building
Paramus, NJ
A 15,000 square foot renovation and 15,000 square
foot expansion of the existing building to support
vivarium, laboratory and ancillary space. All new
HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems were provided
for this project including air cooled chillers, high
efficiency modular hot water boilers, custom air
handling equipment, UPS, standby generator, water
softeners and waste neutralization. Existing
systems were tied into new where feasible to provide
additional backup in the event of an equipment
failure in any of the systems.
Ethicon Surgical
Center
Somerville, NJ
Renovation of existing laboratory and office space
into a state-of-the-art surgical suites training
facility for Ethicon (a Johnson & Johnson Company) in
Somerville,
New Jersey. The HVAC design included the design and
specification of a new air handling to supply 100%
outside air to tissue laboratories. It also
involved the design and construction of high-end
meeting rooms for visiting surgeons and doctors.
First Investors
Corporation
Woodbridge, NJ
A 25,000 square foot disaster recovery center for a
financial institution. Critical spaces included a
Data Center, conditioned warehouse and disaster
recovery area. Design required new air handling
equipment, UPS, standby generator, facility
management system, leak detection system and study
for standby water supply.
Daiichi-Sankyo
Data Center Upgrade
Parsippany, NJ
The project involved the expansion of
Daiichi-Sankyo’s existing Data Center, as well as
electrical and HVAC upgrades to the existing Data
Center. As part of the project, a new 100kVA UPS
System was installed and additional supplemental air
conditioning units were designed and specified. In
order to provide adequate standby power to the Data
Center, Rock Brook upgraded the existing standby
generator distribution feeding critical systems and
equipment.
Sankyo New UPS –
Data Center Design
Parsippany, NJ
The renovation of approximately 25,000 square feet
of Class A office space in Florham Park, New
Jersey. The project included the design of high-end
conference room and meeting areas. It also
included the design of a small Data Center with a
new UPS System, standby generator system and
automatic transfer switch. Generator system
commissioning was performed as part of this project
given the criticality of the newly constructed Data
Center.
Agilex Flavors &
Fragrances (AromaTech)
Piscataway, NJ
Complete renovation of 22,000 square feet within an
existing office building. The project included the
design of new lab space for both Research and
Development along with sampling and analyzation. The
space also included office space and board rooms.
The electrical infrastructure was designed to
accommodate the large power requirements of these
different labs.
Absorption
Systems, Construction Cost Estimate Support – Lab
and Office Space
Exton, PA
Preliminary design including a basis of design to
support construction cost estimates of 36,000 square
feet of research and support space. The program
included all new mechanical and electrical
infrastructures with N+1 redundancy.
Absorption
Systems, Construction Cost Estimate Support – Lab
and Office Space
Ciudad Del Saber, Panama
Development of a basis of design for the renovation
to an existing, four story 36,000 square foot
building into offices, laboratories and vivarium.
The program included all new mechanical and
electrical infrastructures with N+1 redundancy.
Criticom
International Mission Critical Sites
California
Renovation of 15,000 square feet of space on the
second floor of a two-story building to mission
critical and support space. In addition to the
requirements to code compliance, UL 827 was
followed. New HVAC and electrical systems were
installed including redundant HVAC and UPS, backup
generation. Prior to the development of design
documents, a due diligence of the existing facility
was performed to support the client’s lease
negotiations.
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) - Fresh
Cancellous Suite
Edison, NJ
The new Fresh Cancellous Suite involved the
conversion of multiple rooms from offices to liquid
nitrogen storage facilities. HVAC and electrical
designs were provided. The renovations included the
addition of dedicated exhaust fans, 100% outside air
DX units and oxygen sensors in each room. The
conversions affected approximately 3000 square feet.
Musculoskeletal Transplant
Foundation (MTF)
Jessup, PA
MTF processes and distributes donated human tissue
for transplant. The tissue is stored in subzero
freezers. MTF leased 30,000 square feet of
warehouse space to install 230 freezers. The
existing electrical system was upgraded to provide
100% electrical backup from an onsite diesel
generator. The HVAC system was upgraded to remove
the additional heat rejected by the freezers.
Cultech
Plainfield, NJ
Cultech is a manufacturer of high end packaging
products. They are constructing a new 150,000
square foot facility which will include color
printers, die cutters, gluing machines and other
support equipment. As part of a design-build team,
The Rock Brook Consulting Group is providing
electrical, mechanical and plumbing design services
to include a 15,000 volt primary electrical service,
three unit substations, D-X cooling, humidification,
reverse osmosis (RO) water distribution, compressed
air system, natural gas piping, storm water drains
and domestic water system.
Vascular Access Centers (VAC)
West Orange, NJ
Renovation of approximately
7,000 square feet on the First Floor of a 1978
vintage 50,000 square foot building. This space
includes a Sterile Suite, Exam Rooms, Support Areas,
Offices, and a Conference Room. Baseboard heat was
replaced with an overhead radiant panel system. A
new HVAC system was installed to support ventilation
and filtration requirements and to provide increased
energy efficiency. HEPA filter were installed as
required. New shafts were installed to accommodate
the new HVAC system. New transformers, distribution
panels and submetering systems were installed.
Plumbing requirements included manifolded gases and
a new domestic hot water system.
The Princeton SurgiPlex
Princeton, NJ
The analysis and review of the
OR Suite, located within the facility, to determine
the cause of excessive humidity in the OR Suite.
Provided several design options to correct excessive
humidity in the OR Suite. Design was provided to
maintain temperature and humidity conditions of 68
degrees F, 50% RH as well as 62 degrees F, 50% RH.
The design met the mechanical criteria as stated in
the “Guidelines for Design and Construction of
Hospital and Health Care Facilities”.
A 10,000 square foot private
outpatient surgical facility project included
testing and analysis of existing mechanical system
and redesign. The surgical area was upgraded
requiring the complete replacement of the mechanical
system. The minimum design criteria used was
Guideline for Design and Construction of Hospital
and Health Care Facilities.
IEEE Data Center
Piscataway, NJ
IEEE is the world’s leading
professional association for the advancement of
technology. Their library maintains for than 1.7
million electronic documents for their global
membership. The Rock Brook Consulting Group
prepared a study for IEEE’s data center to (1) make
recommendations to allow installation of additional
data processing equipment to satisfy their 10 year
needs (2) Review the power distribution scheme to
assess its reliability and fault tolerance (3)
review the mechanical systems cooling capacity from
both expandability and fault tolerance aspects. |
