Penn State: University Park Data Center

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Penn State: University Park Data Center

Year Built: 2017

PUE: 1.19

Ownership: Penn State owns the building.

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Penn State's University Park Data Center sits on the north side of the University Park campus near University Drive and Tower Road. The two-story steel-frame building uses a blend of Tier II+ and Tier I design, and the site can expand within its footprint and beyond. IDC Architects designed it, and the Board of Trustees approved the $58 million project in March 2015. It supports the university's research computing and central IT.

Site History

By June 2018: University systems migrate to the new data center.
March 2015: Penn State trustees approve the project.

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699 Tower Rd

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The Pennsylvania State University is a public, state-related land-grant research university with its main campus at University Park in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and campuses across the state.

Penn State operates the University Park Data Center on Tower Road, on the north side of the University Park campus. The two-story building houses high-performance research computing and university IT systems that moved there from older campus server rooms.

Penn State History:

In 1953, the Pennsylvania State College became The Pennsylvania State University.
In 1874, the school was renamed the Pennsylvania State College.
In 1863, Pennsylvania designated the school as its land-grant institution.
Founded in 1855 in Centre County as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania.

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