Rice Data Center

Operating · William Marsh Rice University · 11620 S. Main St., Houston, Texas

William Marsh Rice University owns and operates the 25,400-square-foot Rice Data Center at 11620 South Main Street in Houston, completed in 2007. The facility comprises server floors, mechanical infrastructure, and shell space for institutional data and university networks.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Facility size: 25,400 sq ft
1 reported building · Facility
Compute profile: Enterprise
Rice University's institutional data needs · University data networks

Rice Data Center

Operating · William Marsh Rice University · 11620 S. Main St., Houston, Texas

William Marsh Rice University owns and operates the 25,400-square-foot Rice Data Center at 11620 South Main Street in Houston, completed in 2007. The facility comprises server floors, mechanical infrastructure, and shell space for institutional data and university networks.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Facility size: 25,400 sq ft
1 reported building · Facility
Compute profile: Enterprise
Rice University's institutional data needs · University data networks

Cooling design

Reported

2014 chiller addition with associated mechanical and electrical work

Profile

Project scope: The Rice Data Center (RDC) was constructed in 2006–2007 and completed in 2007 as a 25,400-square-foot facility consolidating Rice University's data needs. It includes server floors, mechanical infrastructure, support spaces, and shell space for future expansion.
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. ERCOT is the available grid context; the utility and interconnection remain undisclosed.
Compute role: Operating university enterprise data center completed in 2007. The 25,400-square-foot Rice Data Center consolidates Rice University's data needs into one primary facility and includes server floors, mechanical infrastructure, support spaces, and shell space for future expansion.
Cooling and environment: 2014 chiller addition with associated mechanical and electrical work.
Local reporting: The architect's project page identifies the Rice University Data Center in Houston as a 2006–2007 project.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

William Marsh Rice UniversityOwnerExact Asset

Susan and Raymond BrochsteinLandownerCampus

Linbeck Ground LLCContractorExact Asset

Carlos Jiménez StudioDesign FirmExact Asset

Pierce Goodwin Alexander & LinvilleDesign FirmExact Asset

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2007
2007
Rice Data Center construction completion scheduled
Rice Data Center facility completed in 2007; the available sources describe a 25,400-square-foot warehouse/data center with server floors, mechanical infrastructure, support spaces, and shell space for future expansion. No power capacity, commercial-online date, or separately identified data-hall area is disclosed.
Apr 11, 2020
Apr 11, 2020
Rice University South Annex: Library Service Center & Data Center At 11620 South Main St.Houston Are...
A local Houston architecture forum identifies the project as the Rice University South Annex Library Service Center and Data Center at 11620 South Main Street. A 2020 post describes the Rice Data Center building and notes possible dirt movement at the back of the property, but does not establish a new data-center project, hearing, opposition, or litigation.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

tdlr.texas.govProject DetailsGovernment filing

Arquitectura VivaRice University Library and Data Center, HoustonIrwin Mortgage Headquarters - Carlos Jiménez | Arquitectura VivaLocation-matched news

Carlos Jiménez StudioRice University Data Center (2006-2007) — Carlos Jiménez StudioLocation-matched news