Quick contact info

Introducing a truly professional WordPress theme built to last! We developed Wilmër for all construction & architecture sites.

icon_widget_image Monday-Friday: 9am to 5pm; Satuday: 10ap to 2pm icon_widget_image 7300-7398 Colonial Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA icon_widget_image + (123) 1234-567-8900 + (123) 1234-567-8901 icon_widget_image [email protected] [email protected]

Projects

Projects
Data Centre

Launch of $17M IC5 Data Centre for Government Facility

Project Highlights
  • Tier IV, SCEC Zone 5 ready data centre
  • Combined 4-megawatt (MW) facilities
  • Four kilometres of underground electrical conduit
  • 15 tonnes of copper cables
  • Five-tonne solar rooftop installation
Managed By

Isabella Border

“The team engaged exceptionally well with Macquarie Data Centres (MDC), the head contractor, all of the consultants and commissioning agents.
The project was a tremendous success and was delivered on-time, on budget and to specification. The skilled team of Project Managers, Project Directors and Project Administrators were instrumental to the success of the project.
They ensured high project momentum was established and maintained, issues were quickly addressed, risks were proactively managed, budgets were tightly controlled and communication paths were effective.
We look forward to working with AREA3 on future data centre builds and other critical infrastructure projects.”

Gavin Kawalsky – Project Director – Macquarie Data Centres

Background

AREA3 is proud to announce the launch of a newly constructed Tier IV, SCEC Zone 5 ready data centre, purpose-built to house secure information for the Australian government. 

Built to compliment the existing IC4 centre, the new facility offers further capacity for Government cloud workloads and an additional secure facility to back up sensitive data. 

The state-of-the-art facility features the latest physical and virtual security and compliance credentials required to manage highly classified Government cloud workloads. 

Sustainability was also a key aspect of the project, including the use of solar and other renewables throughout the facilities operation.   

Challenges

Timeframe
The deadline for this greenfield build was only 25 weeks, with comparable projects often having a programme length of over 40 weeks.

Supply chain uncertainty
Industrial action and coronavirus both contributed to supply chain issues and difficulty in sourcing essential materials.

COVID-19
Coronavirus and government-enforced social distancing measures meant that almost all meetings had to be done remotely.

Electrical capacity
The electrical supply to the data centre needed to be increased to four times its current capacity, which is a significant undertaking in itself.

Security and compliance
The build had to be constructed to strict SCEC (Security Construction and Equipment Committee) guidelines to ensure security levels were appropriate given the sensitive nature of the data to be stored.

Sustainability
There was a significant green element to the project to offset the vast power usage of the centre, with the entirety of the available roof space being harnessing photo voltaic solar cells.

Redundancy
As well as the primary power source, two safeguards were required to power the entire facility in case of a power outage, which have the ability to be fully operational and supply 1MW of power immediately.

Our process

Risk mitigation
To prevent potential hold-ups in delivery, contingency plans were developed for any at-risk aspects of the programme. We also facilitated the delivery of an accelerated proposal from a key supplier to ensure the deadline was met.     

People-focused
We were able to leverage existing relationships with key consultants and contractors in order to increase the efficiency of communication. All regular meetings had a high attendance and buy-in, enabling decisions to be made at rapid pace.  

Cohesion
We focused on creating open, clear lines of communication, creating transparency and enabling the client to have all information within reach at all times, in order to make informed decisions at speed. Virtual meetings and online communication platforms were used very successfully to facilitate this.    

Consultative approach
The varied backgrounds of our team members, and their differing experiences allow them to contribute solutions to issues the client may not have considered previously. We always encourage these sorts of discussions, not just internally but with our clients and contractors. 

Early access
We planned the delivery of IC5 with a view to enabling access for the tenant to begin the instal of their hardware a month before our works had been completed, allowing the centre to be operational earlier than expected. 

Our Clients

Testimonials

Regional Project Director

David Guth

Following the highly successful launch of Stage 1 of Global Switch Sydney East, we chose to extend our relationship with AREA3 from Stage 1 into Stages 2 and 3 due to their professionalism, knowledge of mission-critical infrastructure projects, and the high quality of their work

Critical Services Manager

Barry Robertson

Your diligence throughout the project concept, design and construction is what helped the actual install go as smoothly as it did. You have all been a fantastic team to work with and we look forward to continuing our relationship with you all in the future.

swinburne-university-of-technology-squarelogo
Associate Director Technical Services

Cameron Young

We have found them to be very professional and thorough right from start to finish.They did a great job capturing the project requirements and were very attentive to our requirements... the new TB workshop looks amazing.

Get in Touch

    Your Name required

    Your Email required

    Your Message