a:27:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:3:"347";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2008-12-13 09:11 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"31";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:49:"Clayco Builds Blue Waters Supercomputing Facility";s:9:"url_title";s:48:"clayco_builds_blue_water_supercomputing_facility";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:11:"field_id_26";s:50:" Clayco Builds Blue Waters Supercomputing Facility";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:234:"The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the National Center for Super Computing Applications (NCSA) have turned to Clayco Inc. to manage construction of a new facility to house the world\'s newest and fastest supercomputer.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:45:"Clayco, University of Illinois, supercomputer";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:2173:"<p>The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the National Center for Super Computing Applications (NCSA) have turned to Clayco Inc. to manage construction of a new facility to house the world&rsquo;s newest and fastest supercomputer.<br /><br />Located in at the northwest corner of Oak Street and St. Mary\'s Road in Champaign, the 90,000-square-foot Petascale Computing Facility (PCF) will house Blue Waters, a new supercomputer currently in development, that will be 500 times more powerful than supercomputers currently in use.<br /><br />The PCF will feature a command center, system administration center and office space for 50 staff members. It will also contain a 20,000-square-foot machine room with a six-foot raised floor large enough to house Blue Waters, as well as other systems. Current plans also call for 24 MW electrical capacity and 5,400 tons of water cooling capacity from the University&rsquo;s chilled water distribution loop. <br /><br />Energy efficiency and sustainability are pivotal to the design and construction of this project. The PCF will achieve LEED certification, with LEED Silver certification as the goal.<br /><br />Environmental efforts include building three on-site cooling towers to provide water that has been naturally chilled by the cold outdoor air, rather than electrically cooled and eliminating the installation of an Uninterruptible Power Supply to minimize floor space required and increase energy efficiency. Since Illinois is ranked among the top states in tornado frequency, the building is also designed to withstand an F3 tornado and winds of 165 mph.<br />&nbsp;<br />Clayco&rsquo;s project team includes Steve Street, project executive; Frank Baum, project estimator; Chad Derus, project manager; Frank Wiza, project superintendent; Scott Murnick, project director; and Kevin McKenna, Regional Vice President. The engineering firm is EYP Mission Critical Facilities and the architect is Gensler. The civil engineer is the Terra Technologies, Inc., the structural engineer is Rubinos and Mesia Engineers. Also joining Clayco on the project is Nova, a Mission Critical Contractor based in New York, NY.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"31";}