Pepperell Center | Data Center Offering

Pepperell Center
Data Center Offering

Pepperell Mill Campus 40 Main Street Biddeford, Maine

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Pepperell Center | Data Center Offering

Table of Contents

Project Summary ........................................................................................3 History ........................................................................................................4 Location Viability ........................................................................................5 Pepperell Center .........................................................................................6 Facilities & Utilities ....................................................................................7 Electricity ....................................................................................................7 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) ..............................................................8 Natural Gas .................................................................................................9 Access to Fiber Optic Networks .................................................................9 Cooling ......................................................................................................10 Security .....................................................................................................10 Conclusion ................................................................................................11

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Project Summary
Information technology requirements of todays corporate world are extremely demanding. Corporate IT assets need to constantly evolve and grow. To help meet these new and growing demands, many organizations are turning to data center and collocation providers to service their IT needs. What are the ingredients that create a high-quality data center? Is it the location? Is it bandwidth and redundancy coming into the site? What about green technologies and the adoption of new unied technologies? Is it the quality and reliability of utilities? The answer is that a quality data center needs to satisfy a full array of standards in order to be a successful data intensive location. With cloud computing and a truly distributed data-on-demand environment, making the right choice has become more important than ever. Over the past decade, corporate IT infrastructure has played an increasing role in everyday business functionality. More organizations are relying on their IT systems to work harder, faster and more efciently. This push towards an always on, always-available environment creates a growth market for data center offerings. Commercial, medical, educational, nancial, and government entities are spending millions of dollars to ensure that their data environments are capable of expanding directly in line with the needs of their organization. As the technology evolves, these companies have to make the decision as to the data center provider they will work with. This document outlines why data center companies should consider the Pepperell Center in Biddeford, Maine. It outlines the history of the mill complex, the unique infrastructure that exists within the mill today, as well as describes the viability of bringing data demanding users to the complex.

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History
The Pepperell Mill Campus is a former textile complex located along the banks of the Saco River in Biddeford, Maine. A century ago, the Pepperell Manufacturing Company was the nerve center of the Biddeford/Saco community. In 1840, the company started expanding. By 1900, over 5 million square feet of interior manufacturing space had been constructed. By 1915, electricity arrived and the textile industry commenced shifting operations to the south, as this was the source for raw materials (cotton). The shift led to a decline in protability, and prompted mill executives to search for a new product to manufacture. In 1966 the rst Vellux blanket (early polar eece) was i n ve n t e d . Wi t h g r e a t s u c c e s s, production topped 6,000,000 blankets annually and continued until 2008. During that time, the company spent millions of dollars in building improvements and maintenance, keeping the mill facilities up to date. In 2008, giving into pressure of low cost foreign labor, the mill owners decided to stop production. By 2009 the complex was up for sale, leaving behind an impressive infrastructure of buildings with completely updated facilities and utilities. In 2010, Doug Sanford completed the purchase of the former WestPoint Stevens property, and the Pepperell Mill Campus was founded. The newly purchased parcel and buildings, along with the North Dam Mill (purchased by Sanford in 2004) make up 17 acres, 16 buildings, and over 1 million square feet of interior space.

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Location Viability
The Amtrak station is located within walking distance to the mill, providing excellent commuter service from Freeport to Boston and beyond. The complex is 15 miles South of Portland, 40 miles North of Portsmouth, and 90 miles North of Boston The campus is located in York County, the fastest growing county in the State of Maine. Strategically located on the banks of the Saco River, the campus also sits only 3.5 miles from the beaches of Southern Maine, with direct open water access to the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Pepperell Center

The new Pepperell Center (formally Building 13) is the major commercial component and the largest single structure within the Pepperell Mill Campus. The Pepperell Center is the chosen site for a data center and data reliable infrastructure. The 136,000 square feet of open, high ceiling, high weight load oor space is ideally suited for data center activity. The exibility of the open space allows for many development options. The interior structure of the Pepperell Center is ready for immediate and cost effective build out. Build out cost at the Pepperell Mill Campus traditionally fall well below market rates. Commonly, IT professionals spend countless hours at a data center working on racks, s e r ve r s, a p p l i c a t i o n s, o r t u n i n g t h e infrastructure. Good accommodations and a comfortable environment are important decision points when considering data center locations. At the Pepperell Center, we offer onsite ofce space for all data center staff members. Good workstations and conference areas increase productivity and employee morale. These amenities are all available on the campus. Accommodations such as Wi-Fi and food/beverage are available as well. The Pepperell Center creates the ultimate working environment for all data center needs.

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Facilities & Utilities: Critical Infrastructure that grows with you

There are several required decision points to be made when examining the right data center for an organization. Critical components such as high-capacity metered electricity, cooling, access to ber optic networks, physical infrastructure and security are all important factors. The Pepperell Center addresses these critical components in a way that uniquely positions the facility to become the premier data center site in the region. Existing utility infrastructure includes the following:

Electricity Two separate electrical services enter the complex and are loop connected. These service connections to Central Maine Power (CMP) are located at two opposite ends of the campus, and are served by different transformer systems. The electrical service in place is a high capacity 6,000 amp three-phase system, offering limitless capacity to any type of commercial use. The electrical service in the Pepperell Center is designed and ready for transfer switching to a back-up generator system. Natural Gas red back up generators can be easily deployed in any form factor or in any electrical capacity.

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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plans are in place for the development of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant for the purpose of providing primary electricity and heat for the Pepperell Mill Campus, as well as the rest of the Biddeford Mill District. The proposed CHP plant will serve three primary purposes: a. To provide the primary source of electricity to the mill and all electrical applications, thus moving the districts electricity provider (CMP) to a secondary back-up source. Natural gas red generators will move into the third position, providing further redundancy. b. The proposed CHP system will allow for low cost energy to all users, as the cost for electricity delivery charges will be considerably reduced. c. The proposed CHP system will also provide a highly efcient heat source for the space heating of the entire campus. This will allow for further cost savings to its users when compared to other commercial locations in the region.

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Natural Gas Two large capacity six inch high-pressure natural gas mains serve the Pepperell Mill Campus, fed from two entirely separate sides of the campus. The two gas mains are inter-connected internally, insuring reliable fuel redundancy during normal use or emergency situations. Natural Gas by nature is proven to be a reliable fuel source. The combination of source abundance and high efciency makes natural gas the go to fuel for the foreseeable future.

Access to Fiber Optic Networks The Pepperell Center maintains two diverse and separate entrances of ber optics. The center currently has multiple ber feeds from providers in the region, who offer access to the Internet and cloud based computing solutions. The two entrances are located on opposite ends of the campus, and are interconnected between the two locations. The Pepperell Center also has access to dark ber, connecting northern Maine and the Boston markets. This informational super highway allows any company direct access to the Pepperell Center from anywhere within the region. Once a dark ber connection is made, connection to the Pepperell Center simply becomes another node on the network.

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Cooling The Pepperell Center retains the Department of Environmental Protection permit rights to a high volume of Non-Contact Cooling Water, sourced from the Saco River. These water rights will signicantly reduce the dominant operating cost of cooling data equipment, as well as the cooling cost of interior space. Non contact cooling via the Saco River, offers a signicant advantage to utility cost savings.

Security The Pepperell Center and its surrounding campus is a completely privately owned site. The developer controls all access roads, entrances and walkways into the campus. Currently the complex is monitored with a 24/7 video surveillance system. Plans are in place to implement a fully integrated security system, including an access control system (ACS) and a badge and equipment checking process. This location allows for easy implementation of any level of security system.

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Conclusion
The Pepperell Center is an ideal location for data intensive uses. It is also an ideal location for individual companies looking to move their data infrastructure away from high cost commercial space common to a metropolitan market. The Pepperell Center is sustainable, virtualized and integrated. It is a place where information technology, physical infrastructure, business processes, and security converge. The Pepperell Center is dynamic and evolving. It is uniquely positioned to support the challenges of the next generation of data center operators. The new Pepperell Center and its data center tenants will become the commercial hub of downtown Biddeford. Its prime location and attributes will spur on commercial activity in the region. The Biddeford and Saco region is a new frontier of economic expansion and real estate value growth. Add to this the utility advantages of the Pepperell Mill Campus, and the result is compelling. We encourage you to come visit our facilities. Take a tour of the impressive infrastructure that exists today. Share in the vision of where the world of data and business commerce is going. The Pepperell Center is poised to be the premier location in southern Maine for data intensive users and commercial ofce tenants.

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