BLACK & VEATCH
& Veatch ’ s Data Centres Project Manager . “ At that point , we would look at the site , look at the topography , even the soil conditions . We have to be able to answer the question of whether we can even build at that location .“
“ We also need to calculate the civil and structural side issues related to a project – do we need to blast the site ? How is the grading going to work ?”
Black & Veatch also considers power and utilities during a site due diligence project , including an overview of potential cooling systems and water supplies .
“ Then we move on to other investigations , including the environmental side and master planning . We investigate any environmental impacts . Most of the clients we work with know how large a data centre they ' re looking to build on that piece of land , so our team works with them to build a master plan .”
SHILPA A . MAGANTI , P . E . TITLE : PROJECT MANAGER INDUSTRY : ENGINEERING LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Shilpa Maganti is a Project Manager for Black & Veatch with more than 13 years of experience with a wide variety of auxiliary power system designs and arc flash hazard analyses associated with data centres , power plants and mission-critical industrial facilities . Shilpa ’ s experience includes design and specification of auxiliary electrical distribution equipment for new and retrofit data centre projects . She is experienced in performing power system studies , including load flow , short-circuit and arc flash hazard analysis engineering activities using SKM ( Power Tools for Windows ) or Electrical Transient and Analysis Program ( ETAP ) - PowerStation by OTI . She has developed procurement and design-build / Engineering , Procurement and Construction .
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