McKenney’s installed data center power monitoring controls at the bureau office of a 24/7 cable news network in Washington, D.C.

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cKenney’s installed data center
power monitoring controls at the
bureau office of a 24/7 cable
news network in Washington, D.C.
THE CHALLENGE
To keep the high-profile cable news bureau
up and running, McKenney’s needed to add
maximum power redundancy within the own-
er’s existing building automation system (BAS)
infrastructure. New power monitoring controls
had to be installed in this live data center with
finite power availability. Not a single circuit
breaker could be turned off or accidentally
tripped during the project, requiring careful,
remote coordination with other contractors.
THE SOLUTION
The McKenney’s team maintained frequent,
direct communication with the onsite electrical
contractor to obtain scheduling information and
confirm the validity of measured values once
end-user devices were integrated. As a result,
the power meters were seamlessly integrated
into the BAS system without any power loss.
THE RESULTS
The owner can now view data on power
­consumption, normal conditions and alerts
to abnormal conditions and react accordingly.
Electrical loads also help validate temperature
fluctuations via HVAC sensors distributed
throughout the data center.
Adding Power Without Losing Power
PROJECT NAME
žž Cable News Network Phase 2
Power Monitoring Controls
PROJECT LOCATION
žž Washington, D.C.
PROJECT TEAM
žž Owner: Broadcast Network
žž General Contractor:
HITT Contracting Inc.
žž Architect: Lawson Group
Architects, Inc.
žž Engineer: HPD Engineers, LLC
žž Contractor: McKenney’s, Inc.
SPECIALIZATIONS
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MARKETS
žž Mission Critical
žž Entertainment & Media
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