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A new 450,000 square foot Center of Excellence and Cloud Data Center, designed by SMMA for EMC Corporation, recently began operations in Durham, North Carolina. As the first US-based and seventh global EMC Center of Excellence, the new Durham facility houses a virtualized cloud data center and 130,000 square feet of labs to support EMC’s global research and development community.
According to EMC, “The new facility is a showcase to help EMC customers accelerate their own cloud computing and IT transformations.” The Durham data center incorporates several sustainability and energy efficiency design initiativesincluding:
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Mechanical systems featuring air intake design that captures and distributes outside air for cooling the facility 57% of the year
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Reuse and integration of existing exterior envelope structure into new building, avoiding cost and environmental impact of demolition
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Reduced power demand to 1.3 PUE or better, beating benchmarks for similar facilities
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40% savings in water use due to rainwater capture and storage. One inch of rain on the 450k sf roof allows for 280k gallons of water saved
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Modularity of the entire facility allows for easy re-use and adaptability for new technology retrofits (major EMC priority)
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R&D labs at facility allow integration of Q/A testing and virtual demonstration of VE technology at the site; consolidates scattered functions
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Durham to serve as a data storage host for 400,000 EMC customers in 80 countries
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