Resilient Data Centers
CMTA Mission-Critical Experience
About CMTA
Founded in 1968, CMTA is a multi-specialty national engineering firm focused on high-performance building systems and technically demanding facilities. We have built a nationwide practice encompassing consulting engineering, technology solutions, zero energy design, performance contracting, and commissioning services — delivering infrastructure that prioritizes reliability, efficiency, and long-term operational value.
We are Data-Driven, and Results Proven. For more than 20 years, we have benchmarked real-world utility and system performance across our projects to continuously refine our methodology. This performance-based approach enables us to design from verified operational outcomes rather than theoretical assumptions. We define this disciplined engineering philosophy and our innovative approach as Building Science Leadership.
With our deep expertise in thermal and energy infrastructure systems, our team creates scalable, resilient solutions that support new construction, strategic expansions, and modernization initiatives across technically demanding markets—driving long-term performance, efficiency, and operational reliability.
Office Locations
National Expertise + Local Presence
Consulting Services
MEP Engineering
Zero Energy/Carbon Engineering
Renewable Energy + Sustainability
Engineering
Resilient Design
Technology (ICT, AV, Security, Wireless)
Acoustics
Lighting Design
Performance
Contracting
Design-Build + Construction Management Services
Energy as a Service (EaaS)
Commissioning Services
A Company
We’re a legion of companies committed to making the spaces we occupy more sustainable, healthy, and efficient.
CMTA is part of Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company. Comprised of 14 innovative companies and 5,000+ people, our team of engineers, advisors, and contractors are working together to make the spaces we occupy healthier and more sustainable. To learn more about Legence, visit www.wearelegence.com
Legence Data Center Clients + Services
Data Center Capacity Construction to Date 1.4GW
Data Center Capacity Construction to Date $1.6B
Years of Data Center
Industry Experience 50+
Legence Data Center Services
Design Services
MEP design + Modular design
Advanced energy modeling
Upgrade, Retrofit & Modernization
Sustainability & Energy Advisory
Sustainability Program Management
Green Building Certification
Data reporting & compliance
Retrofit & Modernization
Equipment Upgrades
Liquid Cooled Enabled
Adaptive Reuse Scenarios
Data Center Clients 100+
MEP Contracting
MEP Construction Services
Design and Modeling expertise In-Plant Services
Prefabrication
Custom MEP prefabrication
Prefabricate & Deliver across the U.S.
OEM & Contractor partnerships
On-Site Power Solutions
Microgrids, BESS, and renewables
Owner’s rep services & advisory
Renewables design and deployment
Data Center Design
Data centers represent some of the most complex and energy-intensive building environments of the modern age. CMTA brings unmatched expertise in the design, engineering, optimization, and construction of high-performance mechanical and electrical infrastructure for data centers. We specialize in inno vating, designing, building, retrofitting, and maintaining highly effi cient and ultra-resilient data center environments, delivering maximum uptime and minimizing operational risk.
With extensive expertise in the data center market, we provide unparalleled data-driven insights, cutting-edge design solutions, and advanced pre-fab rication and fabrication techniques. Our team understands the importance of system reliability in facilities that require 24/7 operations. We combine industry best practices with our decades of experience to provide clients with confidence as well as security and resiliency in their facilities. These types of facilities are becoming more complex and dynamic as technology continues to innovate. Our ability to deliver advanced, customized solutions has consistently enabled us to meet the complex demands of data center design, ensuring robust, resilient, and future-forward facilities that exceed client expectations.
Select Clients
CMTA’s portfolio includes industry-defining projects for enterprise, research, and co-location (Co-Lo) clients, with high-performance solutions focused on energy efficiency and system reliability.
We have deployed high density data centers with solutions including:
– Traditional CRAHs utilizing UFAD systems and Airside Containment
– Closed Circuit (within the rack) and Open Circuit In-row FCUs
– Active and Passive Rear Door Heat Exchangers
– Direct-To-Chip Liquid Cooling with tertiary CDU infrastructure
– Short Circuit Thermal Storage
CMTA has successfully completed critical data center projects for leading clients across the healthcare, enterprise, and research sectors as highlighted below:
CMTA National Data Center Projects
Building Science Leadership
— It’s our approach to design
From new construction to remodels, Building Science Leadership allows us to apply our vast expertise to deliver unprecedented results. It gives us the ability to deliver exceptional value to all of our partners.
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This is a collaborative, immersive process that goes beyond standard systems analyses. We strive to be true partners invested in the success and wellbeing of the occupants of the buildings with a holistic design approach.
Data-Driven Design
Collaborate, innovate, create, and evaluate are the foundational concepts of our performance-based design philosophy. Our success is measured using real data, collected over time and proven in realworld applications.
Design Innovation
We invent products, fill gaps in the industry and are transforming the market with innovative solutions.
Occupant Health and Wellness
We deliver the best value that extends beyond cost to improve human health while exceeding energy savings expectations.
National Energy Goals
We work to achieve sustainable energy independence and are a leader in the development of Zero Energy building designs.
Research
We continuously measure and verify energy usage, investigate and test new technologies, and survey occupants to determine performance outcomes
Future-Ready Facilities
What are the key considerations in designing data centers to accommodate evolving technologies and density growth?
Technological advancements have made the data center market the fastest growing vertical market on the planet. In several short years, rack densities have jumped from 10s of kW per rack to 100s of kW per rack with the acceleration of GPU technology and AI investment. The AEC industry has attempted to maintain pace with this growth, moving from airside solutions to containment to direct-to-chip cooling and liquid immersion technologies.
We understand that in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, offering a truly “future-ready” solution requires more than just promises — it demands a commitment to continuous innovation and meticulous planning. Accordingly, we invest heavily in researching current and emerging technologies, ensuring we remain at the forefront of industry advancements. Our engineering approach is rooted in carefully balancing an in-depth understanding of our client’s current and anticipated needs with the strategic deployment of cutting-edge systems. This ensures that we deliver solutions which not only leverage the most advanced technologies available today but also achieve long-term value, while staying aligned with the project’s budgetary constraints.
By delivering adaptive designs that prioritize scalability and resilience, combined with accurate parametric cost-benefit analysis, we empower our clients to maximize performance while maintaining rigorous cost controls.
Key
Considerations Include:
Adaptable System Architecture
Designing electrical and mechanical systems with flexibility to accommodate evolving load profiles and cooling strategies without requiring disruptive reconstruction.
Scalable Infrastructure Planning
Structuring facilities to allow phased capacity growth and operational expansion while maintaining uptime and reliability.
Constructibility and Standardization
Developing repeatable design frameworks that support deployment consistency across multiple sites and regions, reducing variability and accelerating execution.
Rather than attempting to “future proof” in absolute terms, our approach prioritizes infrastructure resilience, scalability, and operational continuity, ensuring facilities remain adaptable as technologies and performance requirements evolve.
Building Technology Solutions
Mission Critical Connectivity, Facility Security, and Operational Infrastructure
Technology infrastructure is foundational to the performance of modern data centers and mission-critical facilities. From carrier connectivity and structured cabling to security systems and operational control environments, building technology solutions enable real-time coordination, operational visibility, and resilient performance across entire campuses.
As compute demand, automation, and digital services continue to expand, facilities must be engineered with robust, scalable connectivity frameworks that support uninterrupted operations. Technology systems must integrate seamlessly with MEP infrastructure and align with campus-level standards to ensure constructability, maintainability, and long-term performance.
CMTA provides integrated technology consulting that bridges IT requirements with the built environment. We align information and communications systems with engineering realities, construction sequencing, operational objectives and long-term facility performance, ensuring infrastructure pathways, equipment spaces, and system architectures are well coordinated, compliant with owner requirements and standards-driven.
Our approach is grounded in vendor neutrality and disciplined engineering execution. We deliver adaptable and maintainable technology platforms that support programmatic deployment
strategies across multiple facilities. By integrating ICT, physical security, audio visual, and wireless systems into cohesive solutions, we support hyperscale deployments, greenfield campuses, brownfield expansions, retrofits, and multi-site rollouts with rigor, consistency, and accountability.
Information and Communications Technology
Data centers rely heavily on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Standards to form the comprehensive backbone that underpins all digital operations. These sophisticated systems integrate network infrastructure, telecommunications, and collaborative platforms, enabling seamless data flow and connectivity both within the data center and to the outside world. From high-speed internal fiber switching fabrics to external network gateways and unified communication tools, a robust ICT design is essential for facilitating the rapid, secure, and reliable exchange of information that drives critical business applications and services.
A resilient and intelligent Information and Communications Technology System is a vital thread in the digital fabric of today’s data centers. This digital fabric provides the infrastructure that weaves together networks, platforms, and services to enable realtime communication, system coordination, and operational agility. ICT design plays a central role in ensuring that data flows securely
and efficiently across the environment. A robust ICT framework strengthens the foundation of the digital infrastructure, enabling scalability, responsiveness, and long-term innovation.
Physical Security
Our firm has won national awards for campus security systems, and data centers require robust security measures. These systems depend on both advanced access control and comprehensive video surveillance and are paramount in safeguarding data centers. Advanced security measures are crucial for protecting sensitive information and critical infrastructure from unauthorized access, theft, and sabotage. Beyond perimeter security, granular control down to the rack level via specialized access control or biometric systems, ensures that only authorized personnel can physically interact with specific servers, while strategically placed video cameras provide continuous monitoring and an invaluable forensic tool for investigating any incidents. This multi-layered approach creates a secure environment essential for maintaining data integrity, operational continuity, and compliance with stringent industry regulations.
Audio Visual
Data center campuses extend beyond white space to include administrative, operational, and support environments that require reliable and intuitive communication systems. These spaces serve engineering teams, operations staff, leadership, and external stakeholders, and must function with the same level of reliability and coordination as the critical infrastructure they support.
Audio visual systems within these environments enable real-time collaboration, incident response coordination, executive decision-making, and day-to-day operational communication. From conference rooms and training spaces to Network Operations Centers (NOCs) and security command rooms, AV infrastructure must be carefully integrated with the building’s electrical, structural, acoustic, and IT systems.
Our design services encompass conferencing platforms, room scheduling systems, video walls, digital signage, sound reinforcement, and integrated control systems. Within administrative buildings, we design scalable and user-friendly communication environments that support hybrid collaboration, internal
coordination, and external engagement. These systems are planned with long-term flexibility in mind, allowing technology upgrades and evolving operational requirements to be accommodated without disruptive reconstruction.
By aligning AV systems with broader ICT and security infrastructure, we help create cohesive operational environments that support uptime, communication clarity, and organizational efficiency across the campus.
In-Building Wireless
Reliable wireless communication within mission-critical facilities is essential to operational continuity, safety, and day-to-day coordination. In-building wireless systems support WiFi connectivity, cellular coverage, and two-way radio communication across administrative areas, operational zones, and support spaces throughout the campus.
Enterprise-grade WiFi networks provide secure mobility for staff, enabling collaboration, device connectivity, and real-time access to operational systems. These networks must be carefully planned to account for building materials, equipment density, and security segmentation requirements to ensure consistent performance and controlled access.
Cellular Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) extend carrier signals into interior environments where traditional coverage may be limited. Properly engineered DAS solutions enhance first responder communication, operational reliability, and user connectivity, while complying with local code and public safety requirements.
Two-way radio systems further support facilities operations, security teams, and emergency response coordination. These systems require thoughtful integration with building infrastructure, including antenna placement, signal propagation modeling, pathway coordination, and redundancy considerations.
By integrating WiFi, cellular, and radio systems into the broader ICT and security framework, we help create resilient communication environments that support mobility, safety, and operational efficiency across the data center campus.
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Confidential Data Center
Confidential Client | Reno, Nevada
This 16 MW Colocation Data Center project encompasses approximately 75,000 SF of new construction to be delivered in multiple phases. Rack density will be adjustable to meet diverse Client requirements from low density applications to Directto-Chip cooling to leverage deployment of NVIDIA’s cutting-edge chip technology.
The design integrates liquid-to-chip cooling applications including both passive and active rear door heat exchangers as well as coolant distribution units to accommodate rack densities over 100 kW/Rack. The central plant includes air-cooled chillers, thermal storage unloading, and multiple layers of systematic redundancy.
Project at a Glance
Status: Ongoing
Size: 75,000 SF
Capacity: 16MW
Project Type: New Construction
Relevancies
Mission-Critical
Data Center
Power Distribution
CDU Deployment for Direct-to-Chip Cooling
Confidential Advanced Research Client Data Center
Confidential Advanced Research Client | Tennessee
CMTA is providing full MEP, IT, and security design and construction administration services for this mission critical expansion of the client’s existing data center, which serves their HQ campus research and healthcare facilities. The project will advance the current facility from traditional airside HVAC solutions to cutting edge Direct-To-Chip cooling solutions, as well as support high density HPC/Super Compute applications.
The project includes the expansion of the building’s physical footprint and the reconfiguration of the current facility to maximize the allowable density of critical IT infrastructure. This will be achieved through a carefully orchestrated shutdown and tie-in methodology to ensure zero interruption to their critical research operations.
Project at a Glance
Status: Ongoing
Size: 85,300 SF
Capacity: 10MW
Project Type: New Construction
Relevancies
Mission-Critical
Data Center
Power Distribution
Direct to Chip Cooling
Aggresive Project Schedule
HostDime Corporate HQ + Global Data Center
HostDime | Orlando, Florida
HostDime’s new Orlando data center complex serves as the only enterprise Tier IV data center in Central Florida.
HostDime has unveiled its flagship Tier IV data center in Orlando, Florida, a cuttingedge facility designed to set a new standard in infrastructure reliability, scalability, and efficiency. This $58 million hub spans 95,000 square feet and is engineered to meet the diverse needs of hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation clients.
CMTA designed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and low voltage systems for this new seven-story, high-tech facility. Three floors are dedicated to the data center, which will be able to host more than 35,000 servers at full capacity.
The remaining four levels are designed for offices and features executive room suites for overnight customer visits, conference rooms, a training center, 3,500 SF of outside terraces, break rooms, a cafeteria, a full commercial kitchen, and a 36-foot high warehouse storage area.
The vision for the new data center originated from the need to address the near full capacity of the client’s flagship facility in Orlando, and to expand its offerings to better serve its global client base. This next-generation data center not only supports the housing of government data but also serves as a critical peering and connectivity hub for networks across the Southeastern United States and Latin America.
Engineered to meet the industry’s most stringent standards, the facility is built to comply with certifications like HIPAA/ HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI, SOC 2, and FISMA. With a network capable of supporting over 1Tbps (10 x 100GbE) of connectivity, it is fully equipped to handle the ever-growing demands of modern data exchange.
The infrastructure is designed for unparalleled reliability, featuring robust redundancy, advanced cooling systems, and on-site power generation. Together, these systems ensure 100% uptime while maintaining maximum security. In alignment with sustainability goals, the facility integrates highly efficient energy systems throughout its design.
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HostDime Corporate HQ + Data Center
HostDime | Orlando, Florida
This cutting-edge facility is also hurricane-rated to withstand Category 5 storms and offers ample scalability with space for over 1,000 racks. Connectivity is further enhanced by a minimum of twelve network and fiber providers interconnected through three fully redundant meet-me rooms. Built to Tier IV standards, the data center delivers complete mechanical and electrical redundancy to guarantee unmatched reliability. Its advanced fiber density solutions make it an ideal environment for modern cloud infrastructure and data-driven enterprises.
In addition, the facility will utilize the latest technology in security and access control, including touch-less facial recognition access control, over one hundred 360-degree security cameras throughout the building and site, and car-trap access to enter and leave the facility to prevent tailgating.
With this groundbreaking expansion,
HostDime reaffirms its commitment to providing innovative, reliable, and futureproof digital storage and connectivity solutions for businesses worldwide.
Facility/Network Features
Private client cage space
Private data center suites
On-demand client offices
100 gigabits of network connectivity
Dual path protected dark fiber connectivity to Miami
CFL-IX: Central Florida’s First Peering Exchange
Project at a Glance
Status: Design Complete 2024; Construction Completion Q3 2025
Size: 95,980 SF
Cost: $58,000,000
Capacity: 2.5MW
Project Type: New Construction
Relevancies
Data Center
Power Distribution
Increased Resiliency/Redundancy
Confidential Technology Corporation R&D, Manufacturing, and Data Center Facilities
CMTA was selected to provide Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Consulting Engineering at various locations for a global technology company. These secure and unsecure spaces house experts responsible for research, development, production and testing of leading-edge semi-conductor technology for the US Government. These facilities include Data Centers, Manufacturing Cleanrooms, Secure Workplace, and Support spaces at multiple locations to support design, manufacturing, testing, and repair activities.
These projects prioritize Resiliency, with Mechanical and Electrical infrastructure to minimum Tier 3 level redundancy, while maximizing overall energy and operational efficiency.
Data Center HVAC strategies have included in-row overhead hot aisle containment, in-row rack mounted direct to server cooling units, and large format traditional CRAH unit technologies.
Cleanroom requirements varied from Class 1000 to Class 1, achieved utilizing HEPA rated fan filter units and multi-level interstitial HVAC distribution strategies.
Adaptive Reuse Application
On a recent mission critical data center project, CMTA was able to deploy a 3 MW data hall, including the N+1 water-cooled airside HVAC systems, Tier 3 backed redundant electrical switchgear, downstream distribution, and over (50) 50+ kW racks, all within a 2,900 SF footprint of an existing office building with a 10 ft deck height.
Project at a Glance
Status: Ongoing, multiple site deployments
Capacity: 16MW
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Secure Data Centers
Secure Office/Workplace
Secure Laboratory Spaces
Manufacturing and Testing
Cleanrooms
Tier 3 Power Distribution
Expansios and Renovations
Dual Redundant Mechanical Systems
Various Critical Faciltity Renovations, Data Centers
MITRE Corporation | Bedford, Massachusetts
CMTA has provided MEP/FP services to MITRE Corp for more than 20 years, including 70+ projects. This has included campus wide infrastructure upgrades, energy conservation upgrades, new construction and renovation projects. We have renovated or designed new facilities for more that 50,000 SF of laboratory space including BSL3 labs. Some projects are listed below.
– Data Center and UPS Design
– Advanced Manufacturing Lab, including rapid prototyping space
– BSL2 Lab Schematic Study Evaluation
– Collaborative Systems Lab Relocation
– HP Laser Lab
– Aquatic Maritime Systems Engineering Lab
– Innovation Center
– Electric Power Generator Plant
– SCIF Space
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed/Ongoing, Multiple Sites
Size: 50,000 SF+
Capacity: 16MW
Project Type: New Construction / Renovations
Cold Harbor Data Center Power Upgrades
Commonwealth of Kentucky | Frankfort, Kentucky
CMTA has been involved with the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s data center on multiple projects since the mid 2000s. This facility maintains data services for the Commonwealth as well as hosts co-location services for numerous outside entities.
As part of a long range expansion strategy, CMTA was commissioned to perform a power system reliability analysis and provide a master plan for incremental improvements.
This analysis involved the entire power distribution system including multiple utility feeds, central utility plant, building distribution, floor distribution and its effects on cooling system reliability. Hands-on
inspection and documentation, combined with CMTA’s expertise guided updates to this 1970’s facility. CMTA’s electrical design has provided for upgrade of the building’s UPS capacity to 2.8 MW of capacity. Power is distributed via multiple physically separate and completely redundant pathways to provide the maximum redundancy for ITS equipment.
All power distribution risers and branch circuits to ITS equipment on each have been replaced as part of the ongoing improvements. Each rack in the facility is equipped with redundant circuits. Select areas contain a third statictransfer source-select circuit to supply single-corded and three-source equipment. These
upgrades were accomplished within an operating data center and strictly planned, phased and coordinated to nearly eliminate equipment downtime. CMTA has provided prime design and construction administration services to implement many of the master plan improvements noted above.
Project at a Glance
Status: 2020
Cost: $5,748,000 (multiple projects)
Project Type: Renovations
Capacity: 2.8MW UPS Capacity
Building 10 + Data Center
Valencia College | West Campus, Orlando, Florida
CMTA designed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and low voltage systems for the new classroom building which includes classrooms, technology labs, a testing center, and a state-of-the-art space designed for collaboration among groups of up to 32 people.
The state-of-the-art data center is outfitted with technology equipment, fiber optics, and backup emergency power. It supports the College’s West, Osceola, Lake Nona, and Downtown campuses. The computer server rooms, phone rooms, and other areas housing sensitive communication equipment have a separate air conditioning system (split systems) with a high-temperature alarm for continuous 24/7 operation.
CMTA designed phone, network, wireless, classroom, and conference center audio-visual systems, digital signage, access control, video surveillance, paging, white noise, and mass notification systems. Our team collaborated with the College to understand their requirements, goals, and budget. We worked with the Valencia Office of IT to list all existing equipment to be installed in each of the 20 cabinets. We determined the current cabinet loads, added 30% for future growth, and sized the Liebert in-row cooling design with a single unit on the UPS/Generator as a backup solution.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed 2013
Size: 60,000 SF
Cost: $13,300,000
Project Type: New Construction Awards/Certifications: Green Globes III
Office of Inspector General Renovation
Department of Homeland Security | Washington, DC
CMTA teamed with InterSpec Design to renovate GSA leased space for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General. This $13,200,000 interior gut and fit-out project created 88,000 square feet of new office, data center, and SCIF space on four floors of the Patriot’s Plaza I facility.
Located in the southwest quadrant of the District of Columbia, Patriots Plaza is the first speculative office complex to meet post-9/11 security requirements. It is leased to the GSA on behalf of various agencies, and the complex offers a range of critical security features that exceed government standards. Other Federal tenants include the FBI, the Department of Agriculture and FEMA.
Documents were developed to meet all GSA and DHS design, safety, and security criteria while being fully code compliant and ensuring that a minimum of LEED Silver sustainability criteria were incorporated. Additional services provided by CMTA included energy modeling and life cycle cost analysis performed to assist end-users with decision making and ensure the most cost-effective solutions were implemented.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed 2020
Size: 88,000 SF
Cost: $13,200,000
Awards / Certifications: LEED Silver
US CBP Office of IT UPS System
US Customs and Border Protection | Virginia
CMTA is providing full MEP, IT, audio visual, communications, and security design services for the consolidation of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s Office of Information Technology into a GSA lease space in the Washington DC Metro Area (owner prefers that the exact location is not identified). This 445,000 square foot interior fit-out project will support 3,700 engineering, IT, and scientific positions in a single space.
Special features of this project include SCIF areas, forensic laboratories and a level four security standard. CMTA’s scope of work includes designing systems for building additions (connector bridge, visitor entry, and employee entrance), 12,000 square feet of wet labs, radio testing labs, dispatch labs, new emergency power generation
system for full building backup, site security upgrades, site lighting, blast mitigation and hardening.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information Technology will operate without electrical power limits at Quantum Park (a nearly 2 million SF campus). The entire campus utilizes an independent power source with an electric substation on-site for added security. This configuration allows for optimum protection, power and productivity required to maintain CBP’s information infrastructure. A notable challenge included that the data center was required to be tied into campus electrical and HVAC infrastructure, but also required modifications to that infrastructure including a new 2MW generator to parallel with existing generators, major changes
to medium voltage power distribution to properly back up critical loads, and addition of a new boiler in the central plant.
Additionally, a new modular, scalable 625 kVA/KW UPS was installed to support uninterruptible loads throughout the project.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed 2021
Size: 445,000 SF
Cost: $90M
Relevancies
Data Center
Power Distribution
Increased Resiliency
Mission Critical
Bureau of Prisons Data Center
GSA, Bureau of Prisons | Washington, DC
Under a design/build contract, CMTA provided MEP design, construction documents and construction phasing for renovations to the entire first and eighth floors, and relocation of the existing third floor data center at the Federal Bureau of Prisons Headquarters. The work featured 9,000 square feet of office space on the first floor, 16,000 square feet of office space on the eighth floor, and a new 3,000 square foot data center (2N redundancy) on the first floor. CMTA also designed the communications and electronic systems. The structure remained occupied during the phased construction.
The project featured major and minor repairs. The renovation is inclusive of the interior spaces of the computer room, all mechanical distribution back to the main mechanical rooms, electrical power and lighting including data systems back to the main panels on the first and eight floors.
General Services Administration maintains 320 First Street NW, which is often referred to as HOLC Building, which stands for the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation, an emergency loan program established in the wake of the Great Depression.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed 2016
Size: 28,000 Square Feet
Cost: $10M
National Register of Historic Places
Relevancies
Data Center
Increased Resiliency
Mission Critical
National Government Services Data Center
NGS | Shelbyville, Kentucky
Since 2010 CMTA has been providing MEP engineering and project management services to the Shelbyville Data Center at their 30,000 SF Shelbyville, Kentucky facility. Since we began working with them, we have been involved with the following projects:
2010: Overall Building Normal and Emergency Power System Upgrade
2011: Lower Level Egress Corridor Modifications
Second Floor TIER III Assessment and Master Planning Schematic Documents
2012: Second Floor Command Center (NOC) Renovation
Second Floor CRAC Unit Replacement
Lower Level Emergency Drainage Project
Second Floor Data Center Lighting / Energy Improvements
2013: Second Floor Data Center PDU / FDC Installation & Upgrades
Second Floor Data Center TQC Installation
Second Floor Data Center Customer Relocation
Second Floor Data Center Customer Relocation & Master Plan
Facility Master Planning Schematic Documents Update
Site Utilities and Security Upgrades
Second Floor Data Center HVAC & Emergency Power Redundancy Upgrades
2014: Second Floor Data Center Overhead Cable Management System Installation
2015: Overall Building Emergency Power System and Redundant N+1 UPS Expansion Redundant HVAC Expansion
Second Floor Command Center (NOC) Video Wall Replacement
2017: Uptime Normal Power Switchboard Backup Generator Feed
2018: Uptime Tier III Design Documentation and Certification
Pikeville Medical Center Data Center
Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville, Kentucky
This new data center houses all PMC’s servers and equipment needed to keep hospital operations running smoothly. It was designed to house the technical operations of the hospital with many special features.
It was built with upgraded wiring, leak detection and environmental controls to maintain proper temperature for all the equipment. This is achieved by using state-of the-art hot aisle containment systems. It also has the capability to monitor equipment and power statistics that could not be done previously.
In the event of a power failure, the Data Center has many backup systems and fail-safes in place to stay operational and keep all employee and patient data secure.
The facility is powered from the hospitals central power plant containing 6MW of utility grid tied, medium voltage paralleled generators. In the event of a normal and emergency power failure or load shed necessity on the campus, the data center is provided with a dedicated 1.5MW emergency backup diesel generator. This robust supply power system feeds a set of 2N, 500KW, 480V UPS systems implemented in double conversion mode providing maximum protection to the data center. Each UPS unit feeds power distribution units and dedicated overhead busway at the racks providing a redundant, 2N power system for dual corded IT loads. The UPS systems also contain battery monitoring to inform the user of maintenance needed on VRLA DC battery backup supporting the UPS units.
Critical data storage for the campus is also supported by a smaller, redundant data center in the main hospital. The redundant data center is located in a repurposed radiology vault with concrete wall protection.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed 2015
Size: 60,000 SF
Cost: $7.6M
Relevancies
Data Center
Power Distribution
Increased Resiliency
Mission Critical
MHP New Data Center
Major Health Partners | Shelbyville, Indiana
This project involved a new standalone data center equipped with generator, (2) 120 KVA UPS, battery monitoring system, and other resilient design features for Major Health Partners.
CMTA built a hardened structure inside of an existing admin building, which was approximately a quarter of a mile from the new hospital. This included new steel structure and walls, designed to withstand a tornado. A new exterior shelter that housed the generator and cooling unit condensing units included hardened walls and steel grating above to deflect flying debris. The facility was designed to be energy efficient, with hot and cold aisles and utilizing in-row cooling units. The cold aisle was enclosed, to direct the cold air through the equipment. A free cooling fan was also utilized to provide space cooling when the outdoor air conditions would allow.
Two 15kV circuits were routed from the existing hospital infrastructure to two pad-mount transformers, for the entire building and data center utility power, and connected via main-tie main switchboard for automatic switchover. This set-up provided fully redundant services while also utilizing the hospital back-up power systems with parallel generators and utility company circuits from separate sub-stations. A local / on-site generator was provided for further redundancy. The infrastructure and data center capacity were designed to support 50% future growth.
The UPS system is designed to be fully redundant with dual power connections to associated data center equipment via overhead busway distribution. The UPS units are scalable for future growth and includes maintenance by-pass switches, connectivity for web-management, and integrated battery monitoring system.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed 2017
Size: 3,500 SF
Cost: $2M
Ranked 3x in the Top 100 “Most Wired Hospitals in America” (Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine) for exemplary technological infrastructure
Relevancies
Mission-Critical
Data Center
Power Distribution
Supports Healthcare Operations
Increased Resiliency
Voitress Data Center (Formerly Indatus)
Louisville, Kentucky
Voitress (Formerly Indatus) is a fast growing company previously located in Southern Indiana that was looking for more space.
HVAC systems are comprised of high efficiency Water Source Heat Pumps with cooling tower heat rejection and gas boilers. The data center utilizes separate N+1 air cooled chillers and In-Row chilled water cooling units.
Electrical systems consist of 1600A 277/480V service on a loop fed, redundant utility transformer system. Distribution systems are provided from a main-tie-main switchboard with redundant distribution power paths for critical loads from the switchboard. Emergency power for the building and data center are provided from
(2) two 750KVA Diesel Generators with 49-hour sub base tanks each in an N+1 redundant configuration.
Energy efficient lighting with T8 fluorescent fixtures and LED fixtures are utilized throughout the facility with digital networked lighting controls and occupancy sensors as required by adopted energy codes.
The data center consist of (2) two 250KVA UPS units in an N+1 redundant fashion with redundant electrical distribution pathways and an FE-25 dry agent fire suppression system.
Renovations of any building are typically more challenging than new construction,
but historic buildings in which you maintain the existing character and story of the structure present specific challenges. Utilizing energy efficient heat pumps with smaller ductwork allowed creative duct routing. Raised access flooring was utilized in many offices spaces to provide electrical and telecom distribution pathways which concealing the utilities. The raised flooring was also utilized to hide electrical raceways from the floor below that would normally be routed on exposed ceilings to serving lighting.
Project at a Glance
Status: Completed
Size: 60,000 SF
Cost: $7.6M
DataChambers New Data Center
North Carolina Research Campus | Kannapolis, North Carolina
DataChambers is a leading edge provider of information technology services for mission critical and state of the arts facilities. This new 50,000 SF data center was the first of what is seen as a larger three phase project located on the 350-acre North Carolina Research Campus.
CMTA engineers were commissioned directly by DataChambers as the MEP/ FP engineering firm to work as part of the design team to design this new data center. The facility offers a variety of information technology services. The new center was built to withstand harsh weather conditions and features state-of-the-art systems for power, security, HVAC and network connectivity.
Project at a Glance
Status: Complete
Size: 50,000 SF
Cost: $35M
Project Type: Expansion
Relevancies
Data Center
Power Distribution
Increased Resiliency
Research Facility
Additional Experience
New Data Center (Confidential Client)
Completed: 2022
CMTA designed new mechanical and electrical systems to support a 3.5 MW data center expansion. The project included the installation of new generators and central plants, ensuring reliable infrastructure to meet increased capacity demands.
New Data Center (Confidential Client)
Completed: 2019
This project involved designing mechanical and electrical systems for a 2 MW data center expansion. The facility included 10,000 SF of data center white space, designed to accommodate the client’s operational needs with maximum efficiency.
New Data Center (Confidential Client)
Completed: 2018
CMTA engineered mechanical and electrical systems for a 2 MW data center expansion. The design encompassed over 12,000 SF of white space, two new electrical rooms, and a 6,000 SF meet-me-room space, providing robust infrastructure for high-performance operations.
New Data Center (Confidential Client)
Completed: 2016
CMTA delivered mechanical and electrical system designs for a 3 MW data center expansion. The project emphasized optimized system performance and scalability to support the client’s evolving requirements.
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