NBCUniversal Broadcast Center MARKETS Data Centers Central Plant Commercial SERVICES 3D BIM Coordination HVAC, Plumbing & Piping PROJECT DELIVERY Plan & Spec CONTRACTOR C.W. Driver Companies Objective NBCUniversal was on deadline to move into a fully-renovated, fully-operational, state-of-the- art West Coast production facility prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics. The new broadcast center, located on the northwest edge of the Universal Studios Lot, consisted of two three-story buildings totaling about 150,000 square-feet. The existing buildings would be taken down to their frames before being built back-up into a gleaming new complex designed to house four newsrooms and six production studios, all driven by a state-of-the-art Data Center. Solution The challenge was in the Data Center. Through Xcel Mechanical’s detailing and BIM coordination efforts, it was discovered that the piping configuration and space required for the central plant to operate per the original design would present considerable service access issues down the road. The Xcel team presented the project engineer with an alternative design and piping configuration that eliminated the need for a secondary set of condenser water pumps without sacrificing the original design intent of “free cooling” promised to the client. The alternative design solved the access issues and netted the client an equipment savings of approximately $120,000. PROOF OF PERFORMANCE Owner: NBCUniversal Location: Universal City, CA Project: New Broadcast Center & Data Center Owner: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Location: Pasadena, CA Project: Flight Projects Center Owner: DirecTV Location: Culver City, CA Project: New Chillers for Data Center Owner: The Boeing Company Location: Building S23, El Segundo, CA Project: Mission Controls & Data Center Owner: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Location: Santa Clarita, CA Project: Data Center Basement Expansion Owner: Northrop Grumman Location: Building 02, Manhattan Beach, CA Project: UCAS TI Renovations FEATURED PROJECT DATA CENTERS Xcel Mechanical Systems I 1710 W. 130th St. I Gardena, CA 90249 I (310) 660-0090 I www.xcelmech.com 19