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Urban High-Rise Data Center Program

Complex urban high-rise program delivered with tight spatial constraints and multi-party coordination, executed with certainty through paper-first planning.
9
Facilities Count
500kW to 750kW Each
Power Density
Multi-Owner
Model
Rooftop equipment installation on a downtown Chicago high-rise
PROJECT AT A GLANCE

Project Details

Project Type
Urban High-Rise Data Centers
Facility Model
Single-Floor Deployments
Location
Chicago, IL
Portfolio Delivered
9 Urban Data Center Floors, 500kW to 750kW per facility
Delivery Model
Owner / Developer / Design-Build Partnership

This program represents MDI Access's ability to execute mission-critical infrastructure within highly constrained vertical, multi-tenant, urban building environments.

DELIVERED VALUE

What MDI Delivered

Urban high-rise deployments amplify risk: limited space, vertical routing constraints, and multi-tenant coordination. The program demanded certainty, risk reduction before field work, and efficient execution to avoid costly rework and schedule slips.

Reduced rework and field conflicts via paper-first coordination.
Predictable outcomes across multiple high-rise deployments.
Improved schedule reliability via vendor-agnostic sourcing and standardized planning.
Operational efficiency improvements in turnover and maintainability.
MDI Access Delivery Team

Services Executed by MDI

Urban High-Rise Data Center drew on 3 of MDI's ten services, delivered by one accountable team instead of separate vendors.

MDI Access
Data Center Feasibility Study Services
Site Selection Services
Technical Due Diligence
Colocation RFP & Provider Selection
Commissioning Services
Facility Condition Assessment Services
BIM & Facilities Management Services
Owner’s Representative Services
Acts as the owner's single point of contact from concept through commissioning, without taking on construction risk.
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Equipment Procurement
Selects and specifies mechanical and electrical equipment based on project fit, not a manufacturer's agenda.
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Preventive Maintenance Program
Builds a preventive maintenance plan around a facility's own systems, catching failures on a schedule instead of during an outage.
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Core Delivery Areas:
Owner
Developer
Site Selection
Due Diligence
Design Engineering
BIM Coordination
Equipment Sourcing
Construction Delivery
Owner's Representative Services
Maintenance Agreements
KEY TAKEAWAY

Client Value Summary

MDI Access reduces high-rise risk by solving complexity on paper first, then executing efficiently with vendor-flexible sourcing, delivering confidence and certainty in the most constrained environments.

Urban High-Rise Expertise
Vendor-Flexible Execution
Paper-First Planning for Risk Reduction

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