SLP Public Schools Maintenance Building & Data Center

The Minnesota St. Louis Park City Council has approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for the construction of a data center at 6400 Walker Street during a meeting on September 5. St Louis Park school district data center – ParkTV St. Louis Park The project will see a data center built to the southeast of a football field and next to an existing maintenance building. From the floor plans provided with the application, the data center will cover around 5,850 sq ft (543 sqm) of floor space and will feature office space, storage rooms, a dedicated repairs section, and a mechanical/electrical room. The project is expected to start in the fall or early winter, 2023, and to take 16 months to complete. The City Council received a report from Jacqueline Kramer, associate planner with the city of St. Louis Park, on the proposed data center. According to Kramer, the land suggested for the data center is currently an outdoor storage yard, mostly for gravel. Once constructed and operational, the data center will have approximately 12 members of staff, half of which will be off-site at any given time. Other site changes will include a new underground stormwater treatment system, new plantings and landscaping, and a new playground to the northeast of the building. At the end of Kramer's report, the request was approved unanimously by council members. In May 2023, a Pennsylvania high school received a $2.6m overhaul including a new data center for the district. In August of the same year, North Carolina's Brunswick County approved two containerized data centers for schools in the county, provided by Schneider Electric. The project consists of construction of a new two-story district data center adjacent to the existing maintenance building. The scope includes partial renovation of the maintenance building, consisting of upgrades to mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, tuckpointing and repairs of exterior masonry veneer, and replacement of most exterior doors. Sitework includes landscaping, irrigation system, concrete curb and sidewalks, and bituminous pavement.

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Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Forming, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Steel Joist Framing, Metal Fabrications.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Rough Carpentry, Finish Carpentry, Millwork.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection.
Division 08 -	Openings, Doors and Frames, Metal Doors and Frames, Specialty Doors and Frames, Entrances and Storefronts, Windows, Mirrors, Vents.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Plaster and Gypsum Board, Tiling, Acoustical Ceilings, Flooring, Resilient Flooring, Carpeting, Painting.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Visual Display Units, Chalkboards, Markerboards, Tackboards, Signage, Compartments and Cubicles, Toilet Compartments, Shower and Dressing Compartments, Fire Protection Specialties, Fire Protection Cabinets, Fire Extinguishers, Lockers, Flagpoles.
Division 11 -	Equipment, Foodservice Equipment, Food Preparation Equipment, Food Cooking Equipment, Food Dispensing Equipment, Service Line Equipment, Cleaning and Disposal Equipment, Educational and Scientific Equipment, Library Equipment, Audio-Visual Equipment, Laboratory Equipment, Athletic and Recreational Equipment.
Division 12 -	Furnishings, Window Treatments, Casework, Furniture, Multiple Seating.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression, Instrumentation and Control for Fire-Suppression Systems, Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Instrumentation and Control for Plumbing, Plumbing Piping, Facility Water Distribution, Facility Sanitary Sewerage, Facility Storm Drainage, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Commercial Plumbing Fixtures, Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), HVAC Insulation, Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Power Distribution Units, Lighting, Interior Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Exit Signs, Exterior Lighting.
Division 27 -	Communications, Structured Cabling, Data Communications, Voice Communications, Audio-Video Communications, Distributed Audio-Video Communications Systems, Paging Systems, Public Address Systems.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Electronic Access Control and Intrusion Detection, Electronic Detection and Alarm, Fire Detection and Alarm.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Site Clearing, Grading, Excavation and Fill, Soil Treatment.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Paving Specialties, Parking Bumpers, Speed Bumps, Pavement Markings, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Fences and Gates, Irrigation, Planting, Turf and Grasses.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Water Utilities, Sanitary Sewerage Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Electrical Utilities.