The National Center for Atmospheric Research’s (NCAR) new Supercomputing Center (SC) is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and houses one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers for use in climate research. The supercomputer, supplied by IBM, named Yellowstone, allows the NCAR SC to operate as designed – to provide advanced computer services to scientists across the nation in a broad range of disciplines including weather, climate, oceanography, air pollution, space weather, computational science, energy production, and carbon sequestration. The NCAR facility is home to a premier data storage and archival facility that holds, among other scientific data, unique historical climate records.
E Cube provided both Fundamental (EAPR1) and Enhanced (EACR3) LEED™-based commissioning services. and Monitoring & Verification services (M&V). Key services included:
- Owner’s Project Requirements and Basis of Design Review
- Design assistance review
- Commissioning documents including: Cx Spec and Plan
- Targeted Submittal Review
- Pre-functional (installation) review of equipment and systems
- Oversight and review of contractor testing and startup procedures and documentation
- Oversight of Test & Balance contract, procedures and performance
- Functional (operational) review of equipment and systems
- Integrated Systems Testing
- O&M manual coordination and review
- Owner training oversight, supervision and review
- Commissioning Report and Systems Manual
- Warranty Phase Review