The University of Illinois broke ground on the $72.5 million Petascale Computing Facility at the National Center for Super Computing Applications in Urbana-Champaign in November of 2008. The 95,000-sf Blue Waters Data Processing Center will include a command center, offices, loading docks, and a system administration center. A 20,000-sf water-cooled machine room with a six-foot raised floor will hold the IBM Blue Waters supercomputer and other systems. The project team includes: EYP Mission Critical Facilities of Chicago, architect; Clayco, construction manager; Gensler & Associates, interior designer; Terra Technologies, civil engineer; Rubinos and Mesia Engineers, structural engineer; Schirmer Engineering Corp., mechanical engineer; and subcontractor Nova. Completion is slated for 2011. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
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