UNH Telecommunications Building

Durham NH

The University of New Hampshire selected Charters Brothers as their construction manager in charge of constructing this 7,200 sf telecommunications building at their Durham campus. The data center is located on the first floor while the second story provides office and conference areas for the IT staff.

The new two-story building, located within the heart of the campus, is the demarcation for the campuses telecommunications infrastructure. The concrete and steel building is uniquely clad in with super insulated metal panels which provide a complete AVB and thermal break at the envelope. The windows are highly efficient kalwall gel windows. The HVAC systems include Liebert heat pump systems with redundant backups. There is a state-of-the-art halon fire suppression system protecting the data center. Lighting is high efficiency LED, and the building and its electronics are protected by a grounding grid.