CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT

TLM Group is providing both Project Management and Owner Representative Services for the construction of the Altoona, IA and Fort Worth, TX Data Center Campuses for this multinational Social Media client. When complete, the Campuses will consist of multiple Data Centers and multiple Administration Buildings.

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The Data Center itself is comprised of multiple Data Halls, each Data Hall typically supporting a maximum load of 7.5 MW each. Servers in the data centers are designed to operate using 277 V, increasing electrical efficiency by reducing losses from transformers. The cooling for the Data Halls is designed to take advantage of the immediate environment in the specific location – using free cooling technologies when possible to further reduce energy usage or utilizing chillers and a sophisticated air intake / conditioning system including Petra DX units and ECH units per Data Hall.

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It is expected that the buildings will achieve LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). One campus will be powered by 100% renewable resources provided by a 200 MW windfarm that was funded by the Client, while another Campus will utilize back up power provided by generators, along with an electrical substation expansion.

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The Client will expand on both sites with existing Data Center buildings already “live” and operational so the work to tie the new infrastructure to the existing Campus requires carefully planned cutovers for all utilities and data systems.