Building Systems Group | Cisco RTP-01 Data Center

When Cisco, Inc made a decision to retrofit an existing building on its Research Triangle park campus for a data center, The Wooten Company was the logical choice for design assistance. With practically all disciplines in-house including architectural and electrical, mechanical, plumbing and civil engineering, the Wooten designers took a building envelop with a wide variety of design and construction constraints and transformed it into a highly functional, LEED Gold certified, visually pleasing working environment. Project features included replacing a ballasted roof with an adhered, reflective roof with over 20,000 square feet of solar panels. The exterior building surface was filled in with concrete block and covered with insulated aluminum panels. All windows were replaced with super-clear, solar reflective, tempered glass. Individually stained brick and mortar were installed to match burgundy as seen elsewhere on Cisco campus. A court was constructed for generators and transformers needed to supply power to the data center. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) was provided to maintain operations instantaneously in the event of a power outage. A Central Utility Plant (CUP) was constructed for cooling the building as required for data center operations. Reclaimed water lines were constructed to supply the CUP and site irrigation. A model space was created to coordinate the data cabinets, cable trays, bus ducts, sprinkler lines, lights, etc. Flooring was replaced with conductive type in a pattern which identified pedestrian circulation and rows for server cabinets.