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City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Data Center Site
21 acres with a development envelope of about
10 - 12 acres
Great for a 'discrete' site; R&D with
access to Washington DC market and points south and east; and/or COOP functions.
As noted, below, substation
with dual separate feeds (230kv and 115kv) is about a mile from Subject; Subject has
both 115kv line directly on site and the corridor (Dominion Power) to accommodate
redundancy feeds.
Note Subject is located with 1,000 feet of
Mary Washington, which is a Regional
Acute Care Hospital of 412 beds and has large utility and telecommunication feeds
and redundancy.
A sub-station is located to the east of the
Hospital.
LOCATION:
Within corporate limits of
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401; Near 3219 Fall Hill Avenue; street
address are not assigned to large acreage parcels until site plan approval.
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Located between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. (50 miles); |
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Regional jet-port airport is about 15 minutes to the north; |
| Access to Amtrack, VRE
commuter rail at downtown Fredericksburg; |
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About 45 minutes to Dahlgren, Naval Weapons Laboratory; |
| Within 5 minutes of at least
seven hotels and about 3 million square feet of commercial; |
| Within 5 minutes of historic
downtown and downtown hotel. |
Below, satellite image; red star marks
site. Large complex to the south is Mary Washington Hospital and office complex;
to the east, University of Mary Washington. West of I-95 is the Central Park
commercial area of about 2M+ sq. ft. and then the Celebrate Virginia complex of
hotels, convention center, etc.
SETTING:
| Although well situated near
many amenities, Subject is bounded by an historic estate, which is under a
conservation easement and several other tracts protected from development;
about 80+ acres of open space; |
| Subject is bounded by an old
canal and the Rappahannock River, but is well out of the 100 or even 500
occurance floodplains. |
| Subject configuration is
such that the development envelope is mostly hidden. |
ACREAGE:
21 Acres, total; conservatively,
development envelope of about 10 acres. Subject is accessible but has low
visibility.
Neighborhood:
Although located within the
corporate limits of the City, the neighborhood of the Subject tract is dominated by open
space (Fall Hill Mansion tract and several other tracts under conservation
easements; about 80 acres).
Mary Washington Hospital is
a 410 bed hospital and acute care center, about 2,500 feet down the canal path from
Subject. The hospital has both electric and fiber redundancy.
Subject has some frontage on the Rappahannock River
and canal. The development envelope is well out of any floodplain occurrence.
WATER:
A portion Subject fronts upon the
City Canal, which might be a feature to use for cooling: The canal is about 2 miles in
length, and will be filled with water; aeration systems (permits necessary) could
be used to dissipate heat from the canal water, after transfer from heat exchangers
from the data center. Subject also fronts upon the Rappahannock River.
City public water existing at
8" line; possible to loop lines from other sources; a 12" water line is
about a half mile away.
The canal is about
two miles in length and is contiguous to Subject.
A concrete pipe, 36
inches in diameter is at the bottom of the canal for about one mile in length and was
used to transport water from the Rappahannock River to the City water treatment
plant. That water treatment plant was closed. The concrete pipe MIGHT
(subject to approvals) be available for use as a conduit for piping for a geo-thermal
component of cooling for a data center.
1.
How
much water is in the canal? The amount varies depending on how much water
is coming in from the related watershed. Approximately
9.5 million gallons
2. When
will the canal be filled? The
canal is currently full to capacity. Under normal circumstances, the canal
will remain at its current full capacity. Bridge inspections, canal
gate inspections, and other maintenance related work may require the canal to be
drained on occasions (partially or fully). The new canal pump
station on the Rappahannock River (behind old VEPCO plant) is now on-line and
able to supply water to the canal during dry periods. Stormwater flow
normally keeps the canal at full capacity.
3.
Who, at the Corps, is
the contact for aerating the canal. The
canal belongs to the City. The Public Works Department is responsible for the
aeration system, as well as the canal water level.
Dave
King; Assistant
Director of Public Works; City of Fredericksburg, VA; 715 Princess Anne
Street; P.O. Box 7447; Fredericksburg, VA
22404-7447 Office: (540)
372-1023; Fax: (540) 372-1158 email: dking@fredericksburgva.gov
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IBM
Unveils New Water Cooling
Technique
A
close-up of the IBM
Aquasar server blade shows
the piping and processor
enclosures supporting the
water-cooling system.
IBM
and the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology Zurich (ETH) have
unveiled plans for a new
water-cooled supercomputer that
will reuse excess heat in
the universitys buildings.
The new Aquasar
system is expected to decrease
the carbon footprint of the
system by up to 85 percent.
 | The
system
is
the result
of
a
collaboration
between
ETH
and
IBM
scientists
on
chip-level
water-cooling
and
energy
reuse.
The
supercomputer
will
consist
of
two
IBM
BladeCenter
servers
in
one
rack
and
will
have
a
peak
performance
of
about
10
Teraflops.
Each
of
the
blades
will
be
equipped
with
a
high-performance
liquid
cooler
on
each
processor,
as
well
as
input
and
output
pipeline
networks
and
connections,
which
allow
each
blade
to
be
connected
and
disconnected
easily
to
the
entire
system
(see
photo
above).
Chip-level
cooling
with
a
water
temperature
of
about
60
degrees
C
(140
degrees
F)
will
keep
the chip
at
operating
temperature
well
below
the
maximum
85
degrees
C
(185
degrees).
The
high
input
temperature
of
the
coolant
results
in
an
even
higher-grade
heat
as
an
output,
which
in
this
case
will
be
about
65
degrees
C.
The
pipelines
from
the
individual
blades
link
to
the
larger
network
of
the
server
rack,
which
in
turn
are
connected
to
the
main
water
transportation
network.
The
water-cooled
supercomputer
will
require
about
10
liters
of
water
for
cooling,
and
a
pump
ensures
a
flow
rate
of
roughly
30
liters
per
minute.
The
entire
cooling
system
is
a
closed
circuit:
the
cooling
water
is
heated
constantly
by
the
chips
and
consequently
cooled
to
the
required
temperature
as
it
passes
through
a
passive
heat
exchanger,
thus
delivering
the
removed
heat
directly
to
the
heating
system
of
the
university
in
this
experimental
phase.
This
eliminates
the
need
for
energy-hungry
chillers.
This
project
is
a
significant
step
towards
energy-aware,
emission-free
computing
and
data
centers,
explains
Dr.
Bruno
Michel,
Manager
Advanced
Thermal
Packaging
at
IBMs
Zurich
Research
Laboratory.
If
we
capture
and
transport
the
waste
heat
from
the
active
components
in
a
computer
system
as
efficiently
as
possible,
we
can
reuse
it
as
a
resource,
thus
saving
energy
and
lowering
carbon
emissions.
Aquasar
will
be
used
by the
Computational
Science
and
Engineering
Lab
of
the
Computer
Science
Department
at
ETH
Zurich,
for
multiscale
flow
simulations
for
its
research
in
nanotechnology
and
fluid
dynamics.
This
diagram
explains
how
Aquasar
will
work.
Click
the
image
for
a
larger
version.
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Above, double click for U.S.G.S.
quad map (Fredericksburg, 1:24,000; 1994)
Please NOTE: the Subject
tract and the land contiguous to it are NOT parkland of the U.S. government; the
U.S.G.S. made a mistake on this map.
ELECTRIC
High
tension electric lines on site; access to established electric
easements between two sub-stations; this is the same easement
corridor servicing the 410 bed hospital. Contact for information on electric
infrastructure: Dominion Resources: Mr. Bob Jones; 540.752.2018
FIBER
No detailed schematics of fiber
infrastructure are available to the general public. The City of Fredericksburg
is like the hub of a wheel, with spokes coming out from the hub. This Subject
tract is near the center of that hub. Verizon employee Dave
Russell at 540.368-8176 can be helpful.
Price
$1,250,000.
NOTE
A tract of 13 acres is for sale and
contiguous to the Subject 21 acres. The 13 acres is under an historic easement,
but 5 houses are allowed to be constructed and could offer housing immediate to the
Data Center Site. The 13 acres is for sale at: $395,000.
Details: Alex Long,
Weichert Realtors; 540.371.8700; along@ccim.net
Notice:
Purchaser is cautioned and urged to investigate any and all information and
circumstances. Information contained in this web site and links is not
guaranteed in terms of accuracy and/or scope.
Mr. Alex Long, CCIM,
AICP, ALC
along@ccim.net
540.371.8700
"CCIM"
Certified Commercial Investment Member; "AICP"
American Institute of Certified Planners, American Planning Association; "ALC"
Accredited Land Consultant, Realtor Land Institute.
Licensed in Virginia
Weichert Realtors; 1955
Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 201; Fredericksburg, VA. 22401
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