The document describes the Barker Business Park Digital Campus in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. It is located in York Region, home to many leading data centers, cloud computing, and hosting firms. The Barker Business Park Digital Campus will provide over 600,000 square feet of technologically advanced, high-security, and energy efficient data center space across seven facilities. It offers benefits such as robust network connectivity, highly reliable power, low operating costs, and proximity to Toronto's large workforce. The developer, Urbacon, is an experienced data center construction firm.

1. AHEAD
IN THE
CLOUD
BARKER BUSINESS PARK
DIGITAL CAMPUS
RICHMOND HILL, ON

2. LEADING
LOCATION
York Region is home to leading Data Centres,
Cloud Computing and Hosting firms in the
Canadian market:
Home to IBM’s $42M Canadian Cloud
Computing Centre
Central location in greater Toronto, 3rd largest
financial centre and 5th largest metro area in
the US & Canada
Access to 140M residents within 500 mile
radius, more than any other major city-region
in US or Canada
65% of Canadian head offices located within
one day’s drive
Under 90 min flight radius to New York,
Boston, Chicago, Washington, Montreal,
Ottawa or Philadelphia
Home to Canadian headquarters of Fortune 100
financial service firms such as American Express,
State Farm Insurance and Allstate Insurance
Canada’s highest concentration of ICT
firms including IBM, AMD, Huawei,
Oracle-Sun, Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent,
Avaya, China Telecom, ADC, Open
Text, CGI, and Apple Computers.
KEY MARKET
ACCESS
Most central location to access 180,000
businesses and 6M consumers across
Greater Toronto, Canada’s largest metro
(Toronto is the 3rd largest city in U.S. and
Canada).
500 mile radius (one day’s drive) access to:
140M U.S. and Canadian consumers (more
than from any major U.S. metro area)
Nearly 1/2 of Canada’s population
40% of U.S. population
65% of Canadian head offices
70% of Canada’s industrial base
Most foreign subsidiaries in Canada
US-Canada-Mexico NAFTA access to 450M
consumers, $17 trillion GDP market.
SUPERIOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
Immediate 400 series highway access.
As little as 15 minutes to Canada’s largest
airport, Toronto Pearson International, offering
non-stop flights to 29 Canadian, 50 U.S. & 105
int’l destinations.
Rapid transit system: Viva bus, GO commuter
train, future Toronto-York subway (2016).
Shorter commute time = operational cost
savings.
Close to Canada’s largest intermodal cargo
rail terminal.
Only 90 minutes drive to the U.S. Interstate
highway network.
$8B in regional infrastructure investment in
2011-2020 to facilitate growth.
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IN THE HEART OF
CANADA’S LARGEST CLUSTER
OF ICT COMPANIES
4,400 FIRMS
65,000EMPLOYEES

3. CANADA’S DIGITAL CORRIDOR
TORONTO
RICHMOND
HILL
QEW
401
427
404
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BARKER BUSINESS PARK
L.B. PEARSON
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
YORK REGION
Located just 20 minutes from
downtown Toronto in York Region’s
world class ICT cluster, the Barker
Business Park Digital Campus is
home to the latest next generation
data centre campus.
HIGHLY AVAILABLE
POWER
Ontario’s power generation capacity is
37,000 MW with Ontario Power Generation
responsible for 70%, one of North America’s
largest generators.
York Region’s PowerStream is the 2nd largest
municipally owned electricity distribution
company in Ontario:
8.4 GWh delivered in 2013. World-class local
distribution system consisting of 2,535 km
overhead circuit wires, 5,034 km underground
cable, 11 transformer stations and 54
municipal substations
Winner of Province of Ontario LDC 2010
Performance Excellence Award and Ontario
Energy Association 2010 ‘Energy Company
of the Year’
PowerStream’s reliable service in York Region:
two high voltage feeders with automated
switching on loss of one, 2 step down
transformers, control centre monitoring.
Greater Toronto (incl. York Region) has one
of the most extensive Fiber-Optic cable
networks in North America and a highly
integrated telecom network.
The Greater Toronto Area is safe from most
natural disasters.
COST
SAVINGS
York Region’s utility offers significant electrical
cost savings for medium/large power users
compared with many other hi-tech business
hubs in the U.S. and Canada.
PowerStream’s Conservation Incentive
Program offers up to 50% of energy
conservation project costs in financial
incentives of Data Centres.
York Region offers the lowest industrial
property tax in the greater Toronto area.
Direct access to metro Toronto’s large and
qualified workforce of 3.5 million, including
over 125,000 professionals in ICT-related
occupations.
ESTIMATED
ANNUAL REVENUE
IN ICT CLUSTER
$14BILLION

4. »
The Barker Business Park Digital Campus
is the focal point for high-efficiency
data centre design in the heart of the
country’s largest and most significant
technology corridor. Our existing and
planned infrastructure will accommodate
over 600,000 SF of technologically
advanced, high security, and energy
efficient data centre space in seven
leading edge facilities. A phased approach
to development of the campus will provide
turnkey and colocation alternatives to
clients looking to take advantage of robust
network connectivity, highly reliable
power, and at scale development with
further room for expansion. Developed
by Urbacon, Canada’s premiere award
winning data centre designer and builder,
the Barker Business Park Digital Campus
provides all of the attributes and amenities
necessary to get ahead in the cloud.
A modular approach to interior space
planning provides a series of data “pods”
along exterior walls proximate to external
cooling equipment. Dedicated electrical
rooms associated with each pod are
located along a central spine in the interior
of the building with oversized access
corridors connecting functional spaces to
loading, storage and receiving areas.
Prestigious office, meeting space and
technical support space are located inside
the main secure entrance behind the
glazed portion of the building façade.
Exterior architecture is influenced by
modern desktop computer designs
through the use of etched glass and
concrete panels with pronounced diagonal
lines, coloured metal accent panels, and a
distinct base-middle-top massing creating
a high-quality, high-technology image.
THE FOCAL POINT FOR
HIGH-EFFICIENCY
DATA CENTRE DESIGN
BUILDING AREA
DC1 118,135 SF
DC2 87,620 SF
DC3 87,620 SF
DC4 83,301 SF
DC5 83,301 SF
DC6 91,577 SF
DC7 57,496 SF
TOTAL 609,050 SF
BUILDING DC1 LAYOUT
118,135 SF GFA

5. THE LATEST
NEXT GENERATION
DATA CENTRE FEATURES
BUILDING DESCRIPTION
Utility Power PowerStream, 13,800 Volts
Parking Surface Parking
Number of Stories 1 plus Mezzanine
Loading Docks 2 indoor with dock levelers
COMPUTER ROOM SPECS
Available Rooms Multiple
Standard Critical Power 1.5 MW per data hall, upgradable to 1.75 MW
and 2.0 MW
High Density Ready YES
Approximate Size 10,000 SF for IT equipment
Maximum Cabinet Spaces Variable 550 standard 24’W x 48”D or 330
standard 32”W x 48”D
COMPUTER ROOM DENSITY
Standard Density 150 watts per square foot
Optional Density 175 watts up to 200 watts per square foot
COMPUTER ROOM DESCRIPTION
Computer Rooms Dedicated
Floor Height Slab on grade, 18’ building height
Floor to Ceiling Height Base design with drop ceiling 12’-6” to 13’-6”
Floor Loading 200 pounds per square foot
SECURITY
Building and Perimiter Security check point for all access, ballistic
glass and walls
Security Guards YES, 7x24x365
Access Control YES, Electronic access with dual authentication,
mimimum 1 biometric reader
Video Surveillance YES, 7x24x365 of all exterior and interior areas,
minimum 30 days of archive
CRITICAL POWER
Total Megawatts 8 or 16 MW as required
UPS SYSTERMS
Description High efficiency Static UPS
Redundancy N+1 or 2N as required
GENERATORS
Description 2.5 MW Diesel Generator
Redundancy N+1 or 2N as required
ON SITE FUEL CAPACITY
Storage tanks Sub-Base tanks or underground as required
Fuel Runtime 24 Hours Minimum
HEAT REJECTION SYSTEMS
Description Distributed and Redundant KyotoCooling
systems dedicated per data hall. Or Chilled
Water solution to spec
Redundancy N+1
Efficiency Annulaized mechanical PUE of 1.1 or better
Efficiency at Utilization Unaffected by Critical load utilization
PDU’S
Description 250 Amp Overhead Busway, Optional multiple
400 KVA PDU’s, 480V Primary, 400/230V
Secondary available
Redundancy 2N
COMMUNICATIONS
POE 2 separate network Points of Entry with diverse
underground duct banks to metroploitan network
Conduits Dedicated diverse conduits and risers to each
data hall
Multiple Carriers YES, Data Centre is Carrier Neutral
FIRE PROTECTION
Description Double Interlocked pre-action dry type sprinkler
system with VESDA throughout building
DESIGN PUE
Description Richmond Hill NGDC’s are designed to be best
in class with a PUE as low as 1.08 regardless of
Critical load utilization
*Some specifications listed are optional.
Q1 2017
OCCUPANCY
BUILDING DC1
RENDERING

6. LEASE@ URBACON.NET
URBACON
We started Urbacon in 1984 with one
goal in mind – to bring a new standard
of quality, integrity and honesty to
construction and project management.
Since then, our clients have come to
rely on us to manage everything from
large-scale design-build projects to
exceptional commercial interiors, from
the installation of mission-critical power
and technology management systems
to complex data centre facilities that
meet exacting environmental criteria.
We have built and maintained a solid
reputation for construction and
project management excellence
across Canada. With offices located in
Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and
more than 150 of the industry’s finest
professionals, we bring expertise to our
Clients and support them with locally-
based, specialized teams.
DATA CENTRE SOLUTIONS GROUP
From vision to unwavering reliability
and sustainability, Urbacon’s Data
Centre Solutions Group is dedicated
to the development, construction
and maintenance of data centers and
mission-critical facilities.
As leaders in developing innovative
power and communication systems
and resolving mission-critical business
continuity and IT infrastructure
challenges, Urbacon’s expertise and
experience is extensive. Construction
Management, Design-Build and
Facilities Maintenance are the
cornerstones of the Data Center
Solutions Group. Our clients benefit
from leveraging the diverse skill sets
of in-house planning, architecture,
engineering, construction, project
management and real estate expertise.
Exceeding client expectations is our
number one priority. From construction
only assignments to large scale design-
build projects and complex facilities
that meet exacting environmental
criteria – clients engage Urbacon to
ensure superior quality, innovation and
professional integrity from a single
source.