Spotlight on AG/E - Data Center Projects

This month we spotlight AG&E, the nation's largest structural engineering firm focused on data center design for the mission critical facilities that power today's digital economy. These advanced structures require the structural system to be deeply integrated with the server equipment, as well as the mechanical infrastructure/cooling, power distribution, and redundancy systems. Because these facilities represent millions of dollars in economic output, the structural design must account for performance and equipment load demands that go well beyond standard building code requirements. 

AG&E has positioned itself to uniquely address the needs of the data center and advanced manufacturing market. The firm has developed an in-house suite of integrated services to help remove structure from the critical path on schedule sensitive projects and speed up delivery, potentially shortening construction duration by several months. Their integrated services combine precast, prestressed concrete design & detailing, structural steel design & detailing, and other structural specialties. This integrated model gives AG&E the ability to produce specialty precast and steel packages concurrently with the traditional structural engineering work, creating opportunities for significant reduction in the overall project schedule. 

Working at AG&E provides an opportunity to learn from experts in this field, to design structures to unique operational and loading demands, and to utilize cutting edge technology to collaborate between diverse structural teams. 

Jason Spinnato, Principal at AG&E put it this way “Data center projects are some of the most technically complex and schedule-driven work in our industry. Mechanical, electrical, and structural systems must be solved together, in parallel. That puts the structural engineer in a leadership role most of us don't get to see in other non-mission critical work – coordinating trades, protecting the schedule, and making decisions that keep the whole project moving.”

If you'd like more information about AG&E and current opportunities, please visit the SECareers company page for AG&E