Ashburn, Virginia Facility Specs

On the East Coast of the United States, OpenMetal cloud services are hosted within the Equinix DC12 Washington DC IBX® Data Center.

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Building

  • Building Type: 2-story, steel-framed building with precast concrete
  • Floor Type: Slab floor
  • Seismic Design Category: D
  • Fire Suppression: Double-interlocked, pre-action (dry pipe)

OpenMetal Data Center Ashburn


Power and Cooling

  • Average Power and Cooling Density: 5.0 – 7.0 kVA per cabinet
  • Power Distribution: 240V/415V
  • UPS Configuration: Block redundant
  • UPS Redundancy: N+1
  • Standby Power Configuration: 7 x 3,000 kW diesel generators
  • Standby Power Redundancy: N+1
  • Cooling Configuration: High-efficiency indirect evaporative cooling (IDEC) units with indirect airside economizers
  • Cooling Redundancy: N+1

Security

  • Physical: Man trap entry
  • Human: 24/7 on-site security officers
  • Electronic: Biometric readers, fiber vault, CCTV surveillance with 90-day retention, motion detection

Reliability

These IBX data centers boast an industry-leading, high average uptime track record of >99.999% globally.


Certifications*

Sustainability

  • Certifications*: LEED Gold
  • Renewable Energy Coverage: 100% from RECs and wind PPAs
  • Sustainable Tech: GTC, HAC, LED lighting, state-of-the-art cooling system featuring IDECs, EV chargers, 42 kW AC solar PV system

*Listed certifications are held by facility operator and not necessarily OpenMetal. If you have any specific certification questions not addressed here, contact an OpenMetal team member by submitting the form below.  

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