Kaiser Northern California Data Center

The overall scope included upgrading the existing 160,000sf structure, including a seismic renovation to meet current Code requirements; and adding a new 60,000sf Central Utility Plant to increase the mechanical and electrical system capacities.  A particular program challenge dictated the design would need to be phased and the construction work would need to be accomplished while the Data Center was in operation with no interruption to services supporting the delivery of healthcare services.

To meet these challenges a comprehensive Owner, Design, Construction and Operations Team was assembled at the onset of the Project prior to initiation of any design work.  A key contributing factor to the Project success was the Owner including the operations-engineering staff at these early design meetings.  This group would ultimately be responsible to maintain the engineering systems and had strategic input into the systems design and installed components.  The interactive design meetings, with this high-level of expertise in all phases of the life of the building, evaluated each key design decision relative to the Project objectives, including sustainability and life-cycle costs.  With overall Team focus throughout project delivery on these key objectives, the Owner later commented: