TELUS Canada

Rimouski Super Internet Data Centre (SIDC)

“With our new Internet Data Centre, companies can now harness the power of managed hosting and cloud computing solutions that are not only reliable, secure and flexible, but also hosted, managed and delivered in Canada.”

— François Gratton, President of TELUS Quebec and Atlantic

The new TELUS Tier III design-certified centre was the first TELUS Internet Data Centre built to LEED® Gold standards. It is directly connected to the national TELUS IP network and interconnects into existing data centres across the country, creating what has been described as the most advanced and regionally diverse computing infrastructure in Canada.

The Intelligent Internet Data Centre incorporates innovative, non-traditional solutions, such as a closed-loop cooling system that provides unparalleled operating efficiency. The first of its kind in the world, this system is 180 times more efficient than a traditional cooling plant.

TELUS reports a PUE* of 1.15 for the Rimouski SIDC, which put TELUS at the forefront of the industry. The new data centre has a modular design, enabling TELUS to rapidly expand capacity and to tailor its offerings to the most advanced and efficient technologies available.

HH Angus acted as the Owner’s Commissioning QC Representative. Our responsibilities included review of the commissioning plan, schedule and test scripts prepared by Commissioning Agent; site observation reports to the stakeholder team - these covered the 27.6kV incoming switchgear complete with automatic transfer scheme, diesel rotary UPS system, automatic transfer switches, 600V distribution switchboards, Electrical Monitoring System (EMS), ISOT and Black Start Testing. In addition, HH Angus was also the Owner's Representative for the Uptime Institute On- Site Tier III Accreditation Audit.

We’re proud that we won this assignment—as the Owner’s Commissioning Rep for TELUS’ first purpose-built Data Centre—thanks to our experience in data centre construction and our excellent communications with the client.

* Power Usage Effectiveness is the Uptime Institute’s classification system, an internationally recognized benchmark to assess the reliability of data centres.

SERVICES
Owner’s Representative through Commissioning | Owner’s Representative for Uptime Institute On-site Tier III accreditation audit

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2012

LOCATION
Rimouski, Quebec

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Overall review of commissioning plans and schedule | Site observation reports

Confidential Client

Data Centre Refresh & Expansion

This 1992-designed data centre had reached its capacity in power, white floor space and cooling. With hot spots and legacy equipment throughout, the entire power plant needed replacement.

This was a major project to conduct on a live data centre for a premier financial institution. From 2008 to 2013, HH Angus was involved in more than 15 projects on the site. Starting with “bridge” programs to get the data centre through difficult transitions in data, power and cooling deficiencies, to the completion of a 6 MW power upgrade with new power plant and cooling capabilities that allowed for the complete removal of the aged UPS and generator systems. This required hundreds of hours of planning and phased construction, including temporary generators and additional UPSs.

As Prime Consultant for all the projects, HH Angus was responsible for structural, architectural, noise abatement and air emissions subconsultants. We managed the contracts and contractors for the mission critical facility - everything from MOP, design, schedules, budgets and strategies planning were within our role and responsibilities.

The largest single project was $80M in value and involved an expansion with new generators, UPS, batteries and distribution gear. The new facility was then tied into the existing building infrastructure, path by path, until the entire building was brought over to the new infrastructure.

Reconfiguring the rack layouts assisted in optimizing cooling capabilities, upgrading capacity of undersized CRAC units, while at the same time implementing tighter cooling tactics with hot and cold aisle and ducted returns.

We then converted the entire DX building plant to a chilled water system in a 100% loaded 7/24 data centre, providing large savings in capital expense and lower operating costs by over $100,000 per year. The program was incorporated into a roof replacement and CRAC equipment refresh that saved more than $1 million in deferred capital expenses.

HH Angus was deeply involved in supporting the confidential data centre’s strategy over six years. Our roles included Strategic Planning, Feasibility Analysis, Prime Consulting, Procurement, MEP Engineering, and Commissioning services. The projects were many and varied, from condition assessment reports and feasibility studies, to a significant number of small to large projects to meet the challenges of rapidly evolving data centre business needs.

SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Strategic Planning | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Communications Design

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2013

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS

Introduced multiple projects over five years to replace entire power plant in a live, mission-critical data centre | ‘Bridge’ projects required to support transitions in data, power and cooling deficiencies | 6 MW power upgrade | Conversion of DX building plant to chilled water system, resulting in large CAPEX savings and $100K+ OPEX savings

TELUS

Super Internet Data Centre, Kamloops BC

“The Kamloops Internet Data Centre will be the cornerstone of our national next-generation cloud computing services, handling complex data storage and offering unsurpassed connectivity, superior functionality, state-of-the-art security and industry-leading reliability to our clients.”*

Lloyd Switzer, TELUS Senior VP, Network Transformation

The new TELUS Tier III design-certified data centre was the first TELUS Super Internet Data Centre built to LEED Gold standards. It is directly connected to the national TELUS IP network and interconnects into existing data centres across the country, creating what has been described as the most advanced and regionally diverse computing infrastructure in Canada.

TELUS reports a PUE** of 1.15 for the data centre, which put TELUS at the forefront of the industry. The new data centre has a modular design, enabling TELUS to rapidly expand capacity and to tailor its offerings to the most advanced and efficient technologies available.

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2012

LOCATION
Confidential

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Modular construction with reduced on-site fabrication | Inaugural installation of patented cooling system

Ensuring Quality Control

HH Angus acted as the Owner’s Commissioning QC Representative. Our responsibilities included review of the commissioning plan, the schedule and test scripts prepared by Commissioning Agent and the site observation reports to the stakeholder team - these covered the 27.6kV incoming switchgear complete with automatic transfer scheme, diesel rotary UPS system, automatic transfer switches, 600V distribution switchboards, Electrical Monitoring System (EMS), ISOT and Black Start Testing.

Tier III Accreditation

HH Angus was the Owner’s representative for the Uptime Institute On-Site Tier III Accreditation Audit.

**PUE, or Power Usage Effectiveness, is the Uptime Institute’s classification system, an internationally recognized benchmark to assess data centre reliability.

*BC Tech News: TELUS OPENS 75 Million Next Generation Cloud Computing Data Centre in Kamloops

Hydro One

Grid Control Centre

Hydro One’s world-leading Grid Operations Centre involved construction of a greenfield building housing an Integrated Transmission Operations Centre as part of the distribution network.

The highly secure critical facility required special design features to enable it to be fully functional under any circumstances, including a post-disaster situation, and incorporated highly reliable and maintainable electrical and mechanical systems.

The main control room was fully hardened against both natural and man-made disasters, and capable of long term independent 7/24 operation . It was constructed to have a high quality environment with “very quiet” dual redundant air conditioning systems with static electricity and humidity control, dual UPS power supplies to each control desk and projection screen, and high quality glare-free controllable lighting sources, with all systems capable of long term independent post-disaster operation.

Other aspects of the project included:

High quality security, CCTV, and access control
Dual redundant UPS system with hot transfer capability and maintenance bypass features
Redundant diesel generators including dedicated fuel storage and pumping system, with the capability of connecting an additional portable unit
Redundant 44 kV utility supplies originating from transformer stations with automatic change over and dual step down transformers and secondary 600V Switchboards
Redundant mechanical support systems, with mechanical systems fully enclosed by the building structure

SERVICES
Prime Consultant | Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering

PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2003

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Special design features incorporated into highly secure facility in order to be fully functional in any situation | Main control room fully hardened against both natural and man-made disasters | Dual redundant mechanical and electrical systems

— Images courtesy of Hydro One

Canary Wharf

Citigroup European Headquarters

This 1.2 million ft2 facility consolidates UK and European operations for Citigroup, the world’s largest financial institution. Our project scope included a 30,000 ft2 server farm/computer centre and 42 floors of communications technology rooms, supported by six 1600 kW rotary diesel UPS units for 9.6 MW of back up power to critical operations. At the time of construction, Citigroup Tower was the third tallest building in the UK.

Rotary diesel UPS units were arranged in four systems to provide dual redundant power to critical loads, using a highly fault-tolerant distribution scheme through to the raised floor Power Distribution Units and tech rooms. A sophisticated dual redundant load management system provides for control of all critical and essential loads under all normal operating and failure mode conditions. The design was configured to expand by two more 1600 kW units, for an ultimate load capability of 12.8 MW.

The control system also permits operation of all international office functions when all diesel UPS systems are available following a utility power failure via sequenced load stepping, allowing for a “business as usual” operating scenario even under widespread utility outages.

SERVICES
Electrical Engineering | Communications Design

PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 1.2 million ft2 | Status: Completed 2001

LOCATION
London, United Kingdom

KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Complex and highly resilient MEP design | Fly wheel energy storage UPS systems | Load design expanded by two 1600 kW units, for an ultimate load capacity of 12.8 MW | Rotary diesel UPS units arranged in four systems to provide dual redundant power to critical loads