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    Richmond, Virginia Data Center

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    Designed as QTS’ most secure and compliant facility catering to the Federal market.

    QTS Richmond

    QTS has developed this expansive Virginia data center campus with an eye towards supporting enterprise Custom Data Center clients, government data center consolidation opportunities, and commercial Colocation and Managed Services needs. Initial phases of construction are complete and customers are enjoying the benefits of the scale of this unique facility. Now is a perfect time for organizations with custom requirements, such as specific power configuration, security access, office space, and other customized features, to evaluate build-to-suit opportunities at QTS' largest data center campus. QTS Richmond is also ideal for companies or government agencies requiring significant room to grow. With vast on-site power capacity and hundreds of thousands of square feet of available raised floor and office space, there is plenty of room for QTS to support your IT infrastructure needs today and in the future.

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    Data Center Features

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    6000 Technology Blvd Sandston, VA 23150 

    Building Specifications

    • 1.3 million sq. ft. campus; multiple distinct data center buildings
    • Current planned build-out to total over 500,000 sq. ft. of raised floor
    • Data center rooms to range in size from 5,000 to over 100,000 sq. ft.  
    • Adjacent QTS-owned property available for additional expansion of up to 1.4 million sq. ft. of raised floor based on initial greenfield development drafts  
    • Substantial Class A office space available
    • 210-acre campus
    • 5 miles from Richmond airport; 98 miles from DC
    • Easy access from I-95 and I-64
    • Outside of the fifty mile blast zones for Washington, DC

    Connectivity

    • Carrier-neutral facility providing access to a broad range of global and national providers for local, fiber and Internet connectivity; in-building carriers include Verizon, Level 3, Windstream and Comcast, and many other leading providers  
    • Regional fiber connectivity provides two distinct and diverse paths out of facility and creates fully protected diverse routes to Culpeper and Northern Virginia

    Security

    • 500 foot setback to all buildings surrounded by an energized fence protecting the campus perimeter
    • K-12 rated fencing at all vehicle entrances
    • Hardened visitor screening facility rated National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Ballistic Level 3
    • Metal detection devices and x-ray scanning instruments screen all visitors
    • Central command center with 24x7x365 security staff with roving armed security officers
    • Video surveillance and security monitoring
    • Card access, biometric fingerprint and iris scan identification systems throughout the facility

    Power

    • Two (2) dedicated on-site substations currently delivers 110MVA to facility; upgradeable to 220MVA
    • Fed from two (2) transmission lines from two (2) independent Dominion substations
    • Two (2) 55MVA transformers in completely redundant configurations distribute power to the site
    • Generators with static UPS provide back-up power
    • On-site diesel fuel with multiple refueling contracts

    Cooling

    • Redundant cooling
    • On-site fuel storage
    • Currently 25,000 tons of chiller capacity with the ability to scale
    QTS-Richmond
    Floorplan: Richmond View Document
    Whitepaper: Incremental Growth View Document
    "Working with QTS has been an efficient and proactive process. Two-way communication enabled us to tackle the complexities of transitioning a data center while maintaining momentum."

    Large Payment Processing Company


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