W.E. Bowers has completed over 100 computer facility projects,
ranging in size from small data and communication rooms to
major network computer centers. Our specialized expertise
in this area includes the installation of specialized air
conditioning systems designed to handle the additional heat
generated by computer rooms and data centers, and the maintenance
of existing operations during construction.
Representative projects include:
Exodus Communications
Ashburn, Virginia
$8 million
Fannie Mae
Reston, Virginia
$1 million
- new computer room facility
Freddie Mac
Reston, Virginia
$2.5 million
- HVAC upgrade of 24/7 data center
Amazon.com
Chantilly, Virginia
$3.5 million
- regional distribution cente
- central chilled water plan
- special air handling units for data area
- hot water reheat
- fuel oil piping
- emergency generator piping
Nextel Communications
Reston, Virginia
$1.5 million
American
Management Systems
Fairfax, Virginia
$1 million
multiple locations
- new computer room systems, including glycol, chilled water,
and condenser water
MCI
Washington, D.C.
$900,000
- raised-floor computer rooms encompassing three full floors
American Personal Communications
Various Locations
$1 million
- special under-floor water detection system and monitor
Intelsat
Washington, D.C.
$800,000
- expansion of a satellite monitoring operations room
- existing system had to be maintained
- rigging was difficult due to egress of the operations room
- clean, dust-free environment had to be maintained
Hughes Aerospace
Landover, Maryland
$500,000
- large computer room with multiple units
- special under-floor water detection system and monitor
UUNet
Fairfax, Virginia
$500,000
- expansive computer room encompassing building's entire first
floor
- new dry coolers and pumps installed on roof with interconnecting
piping
