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Leadership Kevin Sanders Principal Consultant, Data Center Strategy Kevin has over 35 years of experience in the planning, design, implementation and management of data centers, information systems and networks/communications systems. As a consultant for the past 25 years, Kevin has worked with many colleges and research universities, healthcare, pharmaceutical and financial institutions, including from the Fortune 100 list. Kevin is responsible for all client strategic data center consulting work for EYP Mission Critical Facilities. Kevin spearheaded the use of both financial and technical architecture models to allow clients to understand the “cost timeline” for infrastructure, technology and organizational options to assist CIO’s / CTO’s / and CFO’s in the control and predictability of their Hybrid IT and Data Center budgets ksanders@eypmcfinc.com

Leadership Henry Daunert Advisory Board Henry Daunert is a 25 years veteran in the Data Center business. Henry is a Business Administration and MBA graduate by ESADE Business School, trained Risk Engineer by Stanford Univ. and counts with wide knowledge in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering and Construction. Henry pioneered the Modular Data Center concept by founding from scratch in 1999 AST MODULAR, which grew globally establishing manufacturing plants in Barcelona, Shanghai and Miami. AST became a market leader, signing clients such as IBM, HPE, CHEVRON, INTEL, AIRBUS, etc. AST was successfully sold to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC in 2014. Previously, in 1993 Henry founded a JV with EFI Electronics Inc. and developed the international business for the group in over 50 countries, founding subsidiaries in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latam. Henry sold his Company successfully back to EFI Electronics in 1997. Today, Henry is Chairman of FlexVPC, which is developing a disruptive Blockchain software for its integration with Enterprise applications and advising two leading Data Center technology companies. Henry´s strengths are mainly in technology-related Business Development, transforming innovative ideas into profitable and sustainable business. Build highly motivated teams, empower them and create the right Corporate culture to achieve extraordinary goals. Henry contributes actively to the Real Dreams charity and is passionate about mountain sports and sailing with his family.

EYP MCF COVID-19 RESPONSE PLAN In these uncertain times , we wanted to assure our clients and partners that the management team and staff at EYP MCF are very focused on staying ahead of the curve with regard to COVID-19 to ensure our employees are safe while at the same time we continue to support our clients and their essential infrastructure projects. We have enacted our Business Continuity Plan to communicate with our employees, customers, and partners of our various safety protocols and have adjusted our day to day operations and teams to work in a 100% remote fashion. Like most firms, we are following the guidance of the CDC and any federal, state, and local authorities to keep our employees safe. Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of our Partners or Managing Partners if you have any questions or concerns. Go To Site

Join Steven Shapiro, P.E. Partner at EYP Mission Critical Facilities Data Center World Phoenix Convention Center, Arizona Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Data Center Infrastructure Operational Best Practices EYP Mission Critical Facilities has become part of Ramboll, a sustainable engineering, architecture and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. Today Ramboll operates from 300 offices in 35 countries, many in the fastest-growing regions for data center expansion – including a strong presence in the Americas. Joining with Ramboll positions us to offer services to clients anywhere in the world, from site selection through to full design and commissioning. We look forward to continuing and expanding our relationship with you as we move forward together as part of Ramboll. Learn more at ramboll.com/data-centers. BOOK NOW never miss an update Subscribe JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

CAREERS Commissioning Agent (CxA) - Electrical & Mechanical - All Levels Washington State, United States EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll is a pioneer and leader in Data Center Strategy, Planning, Design, Integration, Commissioning and Testing with Experience working in thousands of data centers in the U.S. territory and across the globe. We provide a broad set of services for the enterprise , institutional, webscale, service provider and colocation companies. Our team of consultants assist clients in understanding how to bring data closer to their own customers, bringing all components of IT and the facility together, and enable rapid deployment of a solution that achieves critical objectives. We believe we are strongly positioned to create flexible environments that can easily adapt to changes and disruptions -- while eliminating risks and creating efficiencies. This career-growth minded opportunity offers exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation RESPONSIBILITIES Act as a commissioning agent of electrical and mechanical distribution equipment in a variety of environments, including: Mission-critical facilities (e.g. data centers). Central boiler and chiller plants. Small power generation and cogeneration stations (up to 100 MW). Identify and assemble required documentation, drawings, and data from clients, vendors, and contractors. Develop building-specific commission plans. Schedule and lead commissioning meetings while ensuring proper documentation. Develop and/or review factory witness test procedures for major equipment. Attend factory witness tests and provide a detailed report identifying deficiencies. Submit progress reports and commissioning meeting notes to the project and facility manager. Perform physical testing of electrical/mechanical equipment using test instrumentation. Perform energy audits of facilities and manage the implementation of ECMs. Perform detailed on-site assessment of the present condition, operation, and energy-consumption of existing buildings, noting all deficiencies and potential improvements a plus. Conduct ASHRAE-defined Commercial Building Energy Audits (i.e. Preliminary, Level I, and Level II). Respond to customer inquiries in a manner that exceeds the customer’s expectations. SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military or industrial training with 3+ years of experience in electrical/mechanical/controls engineering, energy services, plant operations, or related field or Construction Management. Experience in the commissioning or maintaining of electrical and mechanical systems. Experience with working with general contractors and excellent skills in communicating expectations. Knowledgeable in major regulations, industry codes and standards as well as basic construction materials, means, and methods. EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law. Apply here Experiencing any difficulties? Please submit your resume to info@eypmcfinc.com

- Strategy Service overview Considering evaluating a data center for purchase or investment? Our experts can assist. For an investor, data center due diligence in the colocation and service provider sector requires more than just reviewing power and cooling infrastructure. Critical facilities due diligence efforts and opinions typically include reviews and assessments of existing asset conditions, one-line diagrams, equipment age, building management systems, Capex/Opex, Tier levels/equivalents, energy efficiency, and potential points of failure. Deliverables At EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll (EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll), we often provide ROM cost estimates for expansion, upgrades or improvements identified in the course of our analysis. On top of this, our due diligence service offering can include additional areas beyond the mere physical asset assessment an engineering firm would provide that need to be well-understood as part of any merger or acquisition. These areas include: Operational procedures, maintenance management and staffing. These elements both drive costs and are frequently important elements in data center outages. Review of commissioning reports and historical failure incident report logs. Identifying reasoning for past failures that typically are a result of human error or in some cases may identify a more serious issue with building infrastructure. IT systems architecture. These elements are key revenue drivers (and important to SLAs of course) and the expected synergies, integration costs for multiple systems, and risks to the overall data center must be understood. Understanding these critical aspects of a deal during the due diligence phase is often overlooked and should be included in this process. A systems architecture assessment is important due to the tight integration and effect that it can have on the operations, management, and client (whether external or internal) facing environment. Key Steps The enterprise and operations back end has serious impact on the underlying effectiveness of services and TCO. Choices of Operations Management suites, monitoring tools, client portals, use of Cloud, SaaS/PaaS, all have definitive impacts on Capex/Opex and the reliability and resiliency of the facility asset. This integration goes to the value of the purchase or more importantly uncovers the potential future state investments you may need make. Without this type of additional analysis, the acquirer may not have as accurate an understanding of the value of an asset as they should, to make informed decisions. As pointed by our Managing Partner Rick Einhorn on the DCD Blog , "A due diligence effort should include additional areas beyond the mere physical asset typically reviewed" If you are a data center investor or holding company, please let us know how we can assist you with your growth and acquisition strategy. - Other Services Facility and Technology Assessment Data Center Strategy Data Center MEP Design Commissioning Reliability Assurance Program Policies, Practices, and Procedures (MOP/SOP) Facility Consolidation and Migration Planning Master Planning Site Evaluation Cloud Strategy & Economics IT Layout Co-location “white space” layout Co-location Assessment/Site Selection Critical Facilities Infrastructure Systems Threat Assessment (CFISTA™) For more information click here: Data Center Consulting Data Center Strategy Trusted Advisor Cloud Adoption DATA CENTER DUE DILIGENCE ​

OUR SERVICES From strategic planning, roadmaps, complete engineering design and integration, to commissioning, operations and energy consulting, EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll offers our clients a holistic set of offerings for all data center needs. We begin by understanding our clients business requirements and challenges. Next, we assist them in making strategic decisions across the entire technology, facilities and operational landscapes to help them define and create the best Hybrid IT and Adaptive stack strategy to meet their own client and tenant needs. Ultimately we assist in putting those plans into place and assuring functionality and flexibility in operations. We provide these broad set of services for enterprise, institutional, webscale, service provider and colocation companies. Click on each box for services: Strategy Design Commissioning DUE DILIGENCE Assurance Energy - Strategy Our experts will help you determine the level of Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Planning needed to support and defend your application portfolio globally. With this comes the assurance of your mission’s reliability and security in an ever relentless world of risk. ​ We develop your data center sourcing options by creating multiple scenarios that illustrate your strategic alternatives around building, re-building, outsourcing, and co-location. Beyond that, we identify and clarify how these decisions inform, and are informed by, decisions in around on-prem and public cloud; computing at the edge; and super-computing at scale, as we enter the age of quantum computing. Each scenario is supported by a Total Cost of Ownership. ​ Read more - Design EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll creates next-generation designs for both your new data centers and existing critical facilities, based on your specific business objectives. ​ Common to all our work is our ability to customize every project to meet your specific technology and data center objectives with a maintenance-friendly, scalable and energy-efficient design. We’ve designed over 70 million square feet of critically-powered space around the world, including numerous Tier 3/4 and LEED-certified data centers. Additionally, our specialized tools, software, and database of industry-specific learnings from our commissioning practice inform our design work. ​ Read more - Commissioning Commissioning follows a traditional process. Our role is to ensure that all systems are complete and functioning properly upon owner’s acceptance, review and verify that documentation such as test reports and as-builts reflect the completed systems while formalizing and accelerating the training and familiarization of operating personnel with the building infrastructure. Read more - Due Diligence or an investor, data center due diligence in the colocation and service provider sector requires more than just reviewing power and cooling infrastructure. ​ Critical facilities due diligence efforts and opinions typically include reviews and assessments of existing asset conditions, one-line diagrams, equipment age, building management systems, Capex/Opex, Tier levels/equivalents, energy efficiency, and potential points of failure. Read more - A ssurance Assure that your data center operates as it was designed, is easily maintainable and efficient. Using the latest integrated system testing tools and dashboards is a critical step in the process. We have learned this through commissioning and the assessment of over 50 million square feet of data center and critical facilities space around the world. Our Assurance team provides feasibility studies and technical documentation to building owners and managers in any geographic location. Additionally, this team has developed custom control systems for complex critical electrical and mechanical systems. Armed with this knowledge, EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll can produce test procedures that fully exercise the equipment and verify proper operation. Read more - Energy & Sustainability The EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll Energy Services portfolio includes a comprehensive list of services to reduce power consumption and curb costs in the data center. Facility and technology assessment services provide a holistic assessment of your building and technology, and the effectiveness and capacity of your technology to meet your current and future needs. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your data center or build a new facility, after you’ve evaluated the current status and formulated a plan, you can execute the strategy through our energy efficiency design service. ​ Read more

- Strategy ​ Service overview ​ Are your data centers able to keep up with the demands of your business? ​ Are your IT and data centers working together to make your business thrive? ​ Do you have a Colocation Strategy? ​ Are you considering the impact of the cloud on your data center requirements? The EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll's Data Center Sourcing Service can address these technologies and help you understand and plan for their impact on your data center. You, in turn, benefit from our years of practical expertise with physical data centers and our industry-unique ability to plan, and implement a strategy according to your specific needs ​ EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll will help you identify requirements and plan your long-term data center strategy which integrates owned and colocation data centers together with cloud based-options. ​ Fig.1 Topology should be compatible with company risk profiles and IT requirements Key Steps ​ The EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll’s Data Center Sourcing Options Service can help you: ​ Identify key technical and business requirements, such as tolerance for down time, latency limits etc. ​ Capture non-technical constraints and or directives which include regulations, company history/image etc. ​ Integrate these requirements with capacity projections and consider multiple data center alternatives can include one or more combinations of the following: New Builds, Remediation, Colocation Options, Cloud and more. ​ Technically evaluate complex scenarios including multiple sourcing options against a consistent set of weighted customer-specific criteria developed as part of this service. ​ Fig. 2 Data Center Sourcing Decision Drivers The EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll’s Data Center Sourcing Service can address these technologies and help you understand and plan for their impact on your data center. You, in turn, benefit from our years of practical expertise with physical data centers and our industry-unique ability to plan, and implement a strategy according to your specific needs ​ EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll will help you identify requirements and plan your long-term data center strategy which integrates owned and colocation data centers together with cloud based-options. ​ - Other Services Facility and Technology Assessment Data Center Strategy Facility Consolidation and Migration Planning Master Planning Site Evaluation Cloud Strategy & Economics IT Layout Co-location Assessment/Site Selection Co-location “white space” layout Data Center Due Diligence Critical Facilities Infrastructure Systems Threat Assessment (CFISTA™) For more information click here: Data Center Consulting Data Center Strategy Trusted Advisor Application Cloud Readiness Assessment Data Center Due Diligence DATA CENTER SOURCING STRATEGY

- Strategy Considering moving to a co-location environment, or shifting applications from an on-premise or enterprise facility to the cloud? Want to understand which applications can be easily migrated? We can help. We develop your data center sourcing options by creating multiple scenarios that illustrate your strategic alternatives around building , re-building, outsourcing, and co-location. Beyond that, we identify and clarify how these decisions inform, and are informed by, decisions in around on-prem and public cloud; computing at the edge; and super-computing at scale, as we enter the age of quantum computing. Each scenario is supported by a Total Cost of Ownership. Our experts will also help you determine the level of Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Planning needed to support and defend your application portfolio globally. With this comes the assurance of your mission’s reliability and security in an ever relentless world of risk. ​Enterprise Technology & Data Center Strategy: Evaluate the business and technology operations and develop strategies for the optimal data center topology, location, and operating models to meet business requirements and cut overall lifecycle costs. ​ Facility Consolidation and Migration Planning: Drive efficiency in and cost out with strategies for moving to a high-availability technology & data center operations model. ​ Technology & Facilities Master Planning: Chart clear strategic directions and enable informed capital planning, with a framework for managing and deploying facility-wide technology, operations, telecommunications, and personnel. ​ - Services Facility and Technology Assessment Data Center Strategy Facility Consolidation and Migration Planning Master Planning Site Evaluation Data Center Sourcing Strategy Cloud Strategy & Economics IT Layout Co-location Assessment/Site Selection Co-location “white space” layout Critical Facilities Infrastructure Systems Threat Assessment (CFISTA™) For more information click here : Data Center Sourcing Options Data Center Strategy Colocation Strategy Trusted Advisor Application Cloud Readiness Assessment Data Center Due Diligence STRATEGY

Leadership Christopher A. Oliver Advisory Board Chris is a Vice President of Corporate Strategy for IBM’s Corporate Strategy Group. In that role, Chris engages with senior leaders across IBM business units to identify and frame strategic issues, conduct fact-based analyses and develop recommendations to achieve meaningful and tangible business impact. In certain instances, Chris works with IBM leadership to operationalize key recommendations. The breadth and scope of the work covers all areas of the IBM organization including projects that he’s led in the areas of Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), Storage, Edge Computing, Partner Channels and Future of Work. ​ Prior to his current role with IBM, Chris was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio. In that role he was responsible for identifying, investigating, and evaluating acquisition opportunities across existing and future markets to drive Presidio's mid and long-range strategic goals. The role also included P&L ownership for two emerging business units – Cyber Security and the Internet of Things Group. ​ And before Presidio, Chris was the Director of Strategy & Business Development for HP Technology Consulting where he was tasked with defining near, mid and long-term strategies to accelerate the growth of HP’s global consulting business (organic and inorganic). ​ Chris chairs the board of a small non-profit, Community of Unity, focused on youth development. He resides with his wife and two children in New York City where he was born. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from Brown University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Yale University.

April, 27, 2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Using a Data Center Water Side Economizer on an existing facility to reduce water and energy usage ​By: Gardson Githu, PE ​ ​ EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll (EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll) worked with the client to reduce the power and water consumption of their fully operational data center(s). Considering different variables including cost, code compliance, maintaining existing reliability, space, and constructability while the data center is fully operational, the clients can obtain up to 25% of energy savings, and 7% on Water Usage Savings ​ Rising Realty Partners , owner of West 7 Center , formerly known as the Garland Center, a premier purposed-built mission-critical, co-location, and data center facility located at 1200 W.7th Street in downtown Los Angeles is one of the most energy-efficient data center following their recent central plant retrofit project. At a full load of 12-megawatt of data center load, the projected energy saving is approximately 6,900,000kWh per year after the retrofit project. With annualized mechanical partial PUE of 1.37, this data center at full load is among the top tier of its kind in the middle of downtown Los Angeles business district. The data center is located on the subterranean levels of a nine-story office building, it comprises of three subterranean levels. The bottom floor on lower level 3 is reserved for the critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure while the two top levels of lower level 1 and lower level 2 are the data center white space. EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll performed an energy audit and made recommendations on improving energy usage in the data center and the lowering of PUE (Power Usage Efficiency). Upon completion of the audit, EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll recommended the installation of a water side economizer to the existing 4400-ton water-cooled chiller plant for energy savings and for the plant to be compliant with California Energy Code (Title 24). The existing central plant is an (N+1) chiller plant which consists of four (1100-ton) Trane centrifugal water-cooled chillers, four (3300 GPM) condenser water Pump, four (2600GPM) primary chilled water pumps, cooling towers, and multiple secondary chilled water pumps. ​ Energy Analysis and Benchmarking ​ The West 7 Center facility operations provided central plant energy usage trends from the Building Management System (BMS), water usage trending, and utility bills. During the study, the total building cooling load demand was approximately 761-tons, so at the time only one of the four chillers was required to meet the cooling demand for the building. Upon completion of benchmarking process, the data was analyzed, and the table and chart below represent the breakdown of the energy usage. (Figure 1) ​ ​ Download PDF Figure 1 Central Plant Energy and water Usage Summary Full Build Data Center Projected Energy Savings ​ The energy base model was created using Trane Trace Energy Modeling tool. The base model was calibrated and tested using actual field measurements and power consumption of the mechanical equipment at the site. The calibrated base model was then used to model future data center load profile and power and energy consumption. Figure 1 above represents the data center’s full load energy usage without an economizer system and chilled water supply set point of 43-degree Fahrenheit. ​ The economizer system allows the chilled water system to operate at higher chilled water temperatures above the current design setpoint. Chilled water setpoint for economizer base model was set at 65-degree Fahrenheit driven by current Energy Code requirement and industry projected future trends. Figure 2 below represents the data center’s full load energy usage with an economizer system and a chilled water supply set point of 65-degree Fahrenheit. Figure 2 Full Build Data Center Energy Consumption with Economizer. The projected annual energy savings of 1,563,145 kWh and water savings of 1.8-million gallons at the current load condition was computed and complied as summarized in Figure 3. However, the projected full implementation of the economizer will result in 6,944,371 kWh, and water usage savings of approximately 7-million gallons per year at full load. Figure 3 Energy Savings summary ​ Economizer Design Considerations ​ EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll (EYP MCF , Part of Ramboll ) in corroboration with Rising Realty Partners considered several factors in the design of the economizer retrofit project. Those factors included cost, code compliance, maintaining the reliability of the existing system, space availability, and constructability while the data center was still fully operational. Of all these factors, constructability and reliability were the two most important factors for Rising Realty Partners and EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll. The original design intent was for chillers to operate in line-up formation of a primary pump, condenser pump, and cooling tower, connected to a common header, however, none of the pumps or the towers are dedicated to any chiller. EYP MCF, Part of Ramboll recommended and designed an economizer system that was consistent with the original design intent. The economizer heat exchanger was to be connected in series with the chiller on both sides of chilled water and condenser water systems. Figure 4 below represents one line economizer heat exchanger connection diagram. As indicated both chilled water and condenser water are connected in series thus eliminating the cost of additional pumps. The system is designed for an economizer system to provide partial cooling to the chilled water and the chiller providing trim cooling to meet the setpoint. On the condenser side, the system is designed to maintain condenser water temperature through the chiller within the recommended manufacturer’s range. This is accomplished by passing through warm water from the heat exchanger exit through the chiller and by modulating a 3-way valve controlled by the chiller control system. Figure 4 Heat Exchanger High-Level connection diagram Successful Project Completed During Shutdown ​ In the fall of 2019, the economizer retrofit construction commenced followed by vigorous balancing and testing, control system upgrade, and system functional testing. The project was completed in the fall of 2020. Figure 5 is a photo of one of the heat exchanger installations at the site while figure 6 is a photo of piping modification at the site. ​ Figure 5 Heat Exchanger installation photo Figure 6 Economizer Piping Modified Installation Photo Conclusion ​ The West 7 Center economizer retrofit project, is a sample case study of a successful retrofit project. It is projected to yield energy savings and maintain the operational reliability of the system. Projected annual energy and water savings and partial mechanical PUE of 1.37 makes this data center one of the most efficient data centers in downtown Los Angeles. This data center design by EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll (EYP MCF , Part of Ramboll ) provides operational flexibility as the information technology industry continues to evolve. ​ Download PDF

CAREERS Careers ​ At EYP Mission Critical Facilities, we provide consulting and engineering services for mission-critical facilities. Our company focuses on Data Center and multi-cloud strategies, design, commissioning, sustainable solutions and operational efficiencies for these unique building types. Current Openings Commissioning Agent (CxA) - All Levels - Data Center Alley Northern Virginia 10/1/21 Commissioning Agent (CxA) - Elecrical & Mechanical - All Levels Phoenix, Arizona 10/1/21 Commissioning Agent (CxA) - Electrical & Mechanical - All Levels Washington State 10/1/21 Electrical Design Engineer - Mid-Level - Los Angeles Culver City, CA, United States 10/1/20 Electrical Design Engineer - Mid-Level - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 10/1/21 Electrical Design Engineer - Entry Level - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 10/1/21 Mid-Level Engineer (Electrical) - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 2/14/20 Commissioning Agent (CxA) - Entry Level Electrical & Mechanical - Northern Virginia Northern Virginia, United States 3/29/21 Commissioning Agent (CxA) - Mid Level Electrical & Mechanical - Multiple Locations Multiple Locations, United States 3/29 /21 Mid-Level Engineer (Electrical) - California Los Angeles, CA, United States 2/14/20 Mid-Level Engineer (Electrical) - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 2/14/20 CAD/BIM Design Operator (Electrical) - California Los Angeles, CA, United States 2/14/20 CAD/BIM Design Operator (Electrical) - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 12/4/19 CAD/BIM Design Operator (Electrical) - California Valhalla, NY, United States 12/4/19 CAD/BIM Design Operator (Mechanical) - HVAC/Plumbing/Fire Protection - California Los Angeles, CA, United States 11/23/19 Mid-Level Engineer Mechanical (HVAC) - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 11/12/19 Mid-Level Engineer Mechanical (HVAC) - New York Metro Area Valhalla, NY, United States 11/12/19