Novva Data Centers’ Utah data center has been recognized as the Most Outstanding Data Center project in Utah Construction & Design’s 2021 Most Outstanding Projects awards. Out of ninety total entries, the thirty eight 2021 winners were selected by a panel of five industry professionals who seek to recognize the most innovative designs in Utah for each category.
Novva’s flagship center wrapped the first phase of it’s buildout in September of 2021, officially opening its doors to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. While Novva’s futuristic features such as its robot dog, drone security, and waterless cooling have been the subjects of headlines, its most recent award focuses on its overall design and build.
Novva’s Most Outstanding Data Center project title is centered around both its technical build features as well as its overall design elements and aesthetic. With callouts to its massive campus size and critical power capabilities, the magazine notes the center’s ability to provide “unprecedented connectivity” to the state.
The award also highlights the construction specifics, including its reinforced concrete walls and buckling-restrained brace frames, among others that qualify the space as an essential facility. Moving to the interior of the building, the 4,000 sq ft meeting lounge, black Italian marble floors, and various water and fire features are among some of the Japandi – a mixture of Japanese and Scandinavian design elements – aesthetic elements that caught the attention of the awarding industry professionals.
You can read the full award feature here: https://utahcdmag.com/2022/01/most-outstanding-data-center-project-novva-data-center/