We’re getting great reports still coming in from the
construction teams in Atlanta that continue to help us with our Metro facility
expansion.
In recent weeks, we have several generator deliveries coming into
the facility, which will be placed in our “south” generator farm, providing backup
power in the event that main systems experience an outage. Six generators
arrived this week, with more scheduled for delivery in the coming days. The six
generators on-site are currently being installed and conduit is being roughed
in for future start up.Bollards will be
installed around the outside of the generator “farm” to provide protection of
the equipment. Eight additional generators will be delivered and installed for
the north generator farm throughout July and August – look for additional
updates soon.
Progress has also been made on the cooling system. The CRAC
(or, computer room air conditioning) units in one of the new pods as well as in
the UPS room in the basement have been piped up, and ductwork continues to be
installed in those areas as well. The chilled water cooling system in the Metro
central plant has been filled and flushed. General construction has also been
flowing smoothly progress continues in the computer room areas with raised
floor and installation of mechanical and electrical equipment being occurring on
the floor, one of the two pods is nearing a “show” condition.
The team at QTS is excited to share the progress of the
Metro expansion with all of you. If you have any questions about the facility
expansion, please feel free to post them in the comments as we’ll address them
as we’re able!
