Single Point of Control Systems Accountability for Leading Hyperscale Data Center Campus

Overview

Wunderlich-Malec (WM) provided a sole source of accountability as the Construction Systems Integrator (CSI) for a Leading Mag 7 Data Center owner on their 2.5 million square foot five (5) Facility Hyperscale Virginia Campus. WM’s system expertise provided system design review, field-level integration, instrument procurement, controls installation, problem resolution, testing and commissioning in accordance with the five-year schedule to ensure the campus control system successfully provided control and monitoring of all campus electrical and mechanical equipment.

Background & Customer Needs/Requirements

For this global social network leader to achieve a singular reliable repeatable control system deployed across its five-facility campus expansion the project demanded:

• Design reviews to ensure precise integration of a single industrial network for the BMS and EPMS system with PLCs that provide reliable communication with OEM equipment.
• Timely & cost-efficient procurement and installation of extensive instrumentation.
• Schedule Coordination of CSI with complex organization of owner’s team, general contractor, system engineers, designers and subcontractors to ensure project schedules are achieved.
• Multi-level rigorous L1 through L5 testing and commissioning required to validate system performance prior to turnover.
• Experienced field team capable of troubleshooting and refining programs developed offsite to ensure dependable and repeatable performance that meets on-site conditions.

Wunderlich-Malec provided consistency and quality CSI services across the five-structure campus by adapting to evolving coordination needs between design, construction and commissioning requirements and teams.

WM’s Approach & Solutions

WM’s work scope focused on a process that would ensure the design intent achieved a fully functioning, field tested campus wide control system:

• Procurement and Documentation — Reviewed general design documentation to specify and procure all field instrumentation controls with detailed construction drawings to guide installation.
• Installation Management — Provided a quality electrical subcontractor partner to install and wire all climate sensing, damper actuators, control valves, and airflow monitoring instrumentation throughout the facility.
• Software Deployment — Installed, refined, and tested the System and PLC application code on-site, reporting improvements to ensure the system met evolving performance standards.
• Operator Interface Integration — Deployed the facility’s operator interface system, built on proprietary system vendor tools, completed startup and testing in coordination with general contractor and other trades.
• Multi-Level Commissioning — Provided factory witness testing support and on-site commissioning across L1 through L5 levels, verifying system reliability before handoff.
• Coordination to Achieve Project Schedule — Maintained close communication with all Stakeholders to ensure WM field work, changes and testing were implemented without impact to the construction schedule.

This structured, field-tested approach ensured the control system deployed consistently across all five buildings, reducing risk and ensuring each facility met the same high standard of performance.

Why Choose Wunderlich-Malec Engineering?

Wunderlich-Malec’s industry-leading professional engineers listen to customers, and their integration capabilities deliver project solutions built to meet client’s exact expectations and requirements. Whether Hyper-scale campus or 2 MW data centers, our ability to adapt innovative designs, coordinate across multiple stakeholders, maintain consistency across repeated designs, and deliver rigorously tested systems ensure successful projects.

Contact us today to learn how WM can provide you with facility solutions through our diverse team of design engineering Subject Matter Experts.