Cologix Network Neutral Data Center Expansion

Cologix Inc. is a network-neutral interconnection and co-location company headquartered in Denver, Colorado that provides massively scalable interconnection services and secure, reliable co-location services in densely connected, strategically located facilities in Dallas, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Symtech was responsible for the following upgrades and expansions to the Cologix Vancouver facility:

  • 50% increase in electrical room cooling capacity
  • 4,200 sq. ft. interior build-out
  • Two 3000A power distribution units
  • Twelve 400A remote power panels
  • Over one hundred data center cabinets
  • Four computer room air conditioners
  • A raised floor system
  • Seismically engineered ‘gordon grid’ ceiling
  • 25,000kVA substation hydro source
  • 1000kW generator
  • 4000A distribution board
  • Two 2000A distribution boards
  • Seven transfer switches
  • Two 750kVA UPS & 750kVA transformers
  • Signature ‘black fibre guide’ diverse pathways, royal blue banding, and signature checker plate wall protection.

 

Symtech was responsible for the following upgrades and expansions to the Cologix Montreal facility:

  • All sub trades on two large infrastructure upgrade projects for a live data center environment running concurrently in an A class building
  • Removal of two 700kW Generators
  • Installation of two 1.5mW generators
  • Rework of the base building HVAC system

 

Symtech was responsible for the following upgrades and expansions to the Cologix Toronto facility in 2012:

  • 20,000 sq. ft. facility expansion (905 King Street West, Toronto)
  • Coordinated all sub-trade activities, ensuring compatibility with the master construction schedule of the facility
  • Installed the complex electrical system, which required synchronization with several roof top generators
  • Extended electrical services from the main electrical room and roof via 3,200 Amp parallel bus duct systems and six 500kW APC UPS systems
  • Completed the installation of an energy efficient LED lighting system and complex control system, equipped with the newest technologies in fire detection and security