Leading Edge Design Group

August 30, 2010 – Ridgefield, CT – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, announced their expansion today with the opening of an office location in Ridgefield, CT. 

Rapid growth and increased demand were key factors in Leading Edge Design Group’s decision to expand into Southern Connecticut.  The new location will allow the firm to serve the New England marketplace comprehensively and with sufficient resources to support their rising number of active projects.

“We are a hands-on firm and believe in immersing ourselves in a project from a design, existing site, and implementation perspective,” says Todd Boucher, Principal of Leading Edge Design Group.  Our customer market continues to expand and we felt it was important to geographically diversify our resources.  The (Ridgefield) Connecticut office will enhance our ability to respond to client needs and provide local oversight of projects in the southern New England region.”

Leading Edge Design Group currently has a number of active projects in the Connecticut and southern New England areas.  For more information please contact Leading Edge Design Group here.

Cambridge, MA – July 30, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, announced today that the firm has been awarded the design for the new Sanofi-Aventis Data Center in Cambridge, MA.  As part of a large new $65 million expansion Sanofi-Aventis will construct a new state-of-the-art data center with next-generation equipment capable of supporting extremely high density applications.

The new Cambridge facility for Sanofi-Aventis is currently under design development and Leading Edge Design Group is collaborating with a diverse team of architects, engineers, and owner representatives to ensure the new data center is energy-efficient, high density, and supports seamless growth through “plug and play” design architectures.  “We are thrilled to be chosen to work with a firm like Sanofi-Aventis and excited for the challenge of creating next-generation data center space in a historic Cambridge building,” says Todd Boucher, Principal at Leading Edge Design Group.  “The Sanofi-Aventis team is extremely knowledgeable in and has extensive experience with data center design and we look forward to working closely with them as the project moves through the design process.” 

The Sanofi-Aventis data center is currently under design development in Cambridge, MA.

Enfield, NH – July 7th, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, today announced the addition of Bill Crane to the organization.  Bill will serve as a Project Manager and will oversee critical projects from requirements collection to final delivery. 

Bill, a LEED AP, has managed multi-million dollar projects in both the public and private sector, and brings a diverse skill set to the Project Management role.  “We feel extremely fortunate to add an individual like Bill to our team who has extensive experience and expertise in the Project Management role,” said Todd Boucher, Principal at Leading Edge Design Group.  “Bill’s skill set and proven dedication to customer-centric project delivery will help our entire organization continue to grow, operate efficiently, and to exceed the expectations of our clients.”

Bill has  officially joined Leading Edge  Design Group as of June 30th and will begin actively managing projects immediately.

Enfield, NH – July 2, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, is working closely with the University of New Hampshire to redesign the Research Computing Center, which supports sponsored research and critical projects at the University. 

One of these critical projects includes supporting mapping systems that are tracking the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  The program, developed by UNH in the Research Computing Center, tracks “dozens of layers of information,  ranging from the location of bird’s nests and oyster beds to wind speeds and ocean currents.”

Leading Edge Design Group will be tasked with keeping this high profile project, and the remainder of the data center, online throughout the entire construction process for the Research Computing Center upgrade, as efforts in the Gulf Coast are ongoing. 

Read more about the mapping system here, and view the interactive map of the Oil Spill here.

Durham, NH – June 18, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of Energy Optimization Services, announced today that they have been awarded the design for the Research Computing Center (RCC) Data Center at the University of New Hampshire.  The existing data center will be completely reconfigured, creating next-generation data center space to support the University’s research operations.

The University of New Hampshire’s Research Computing Center, located in Morse Hall, is a data center that supports sponsored research on the University Campus.  The RCC was constructed in 1986 and still operates with much of the original infrastructure.  “There are several critical programs and projects that are running in the Research Computing Center,” said Patrick Messer, Director of the Research Computing Center.  “The aging electrical and mechanical equipment presents a significant risk to our operations.” 

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South Burlington, VT – June 7, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of Energy Optimization Services, announced today that they will help Tech Vault Inc pursue a LEED Gold Certification for their new next generation Data Center and Colocation facility in South Burlington, VT.  This achievement would make Tech Vault the first LEED Gold Data Center in the Northeast.

In their new Data Center design, Tech Vault has worked diligently with Leading Edge Design Group to minimize the carbon footprint and prioritize energy efficiency in design.  Their commitment to efficiency was recently rewarded with a substantial energy rebate offer from Efficiency Vermont.  In order to further their commitment to energy efficiency, Tech Vault has decided to pursue a LEED Gold Certification for the Data Center.  “Many data center projects that achieve LEED certifications of any level include construction of office spaces that help increase available LEED credits, but construction of the Tech Vault facility entails data center spaces only, which makes it extremely challenging to achieve the LEED Gold designation,” said Todd Boucher, Principal at Leading Edge Design Group.  “Despite this obstacle, Tech Vault remains committed to the aggressive pursuit of a LEED Gold designation and we are excited for the opportunity to participate in such a progressive project.”

The Tech Vault data center, www.techvault.net, is currently under construction with a summer completion date.

Enfield, NH – May 15, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, announced today that they have earned two substantial initial data center energy rebate offers for their customers.  Both offers apply to new construction projects on data centers currently being implemented.

The offers of $85,000 and $60,000, respectively, have been offered to customers of Leading Edge Design Group based on the energy efficiency of the data center design.  In addition, the offers have been presented by two different utility companies based on the location of the individual project.  “We have, and will continue to, work diligently with utility companies to encourage recognition for our customers that are implementing energy efficient designs for their data center,” said Gary Hubbard, Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Leading Edge Design Group.  “We are extremely encouraged by the recent rebate offers our clients have received for their energy efficient data center design and look forward to working closely with utility companies around the country to earn rebates for our customers going forward.” 

Leading Edge Design Group will provide detailed overview of each individual offer at the completion of the data center construction.  Questions in the interim can be directed to Gary Hubbard at gdh@ledesigngroup.com. 

April 29, 2010 – Hanover, NH – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, announced today that they are scheduled to break ground on the US Army Corps of Engineers Data Center on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The new Tier III facility, recently designed by Leading Edge Design Group, is set to be completed on a fast-track construction schedule.

The aggressive schedule, being called “Extreme Makeover – Data Center Edition” by the project management team at Leading Edge Design Group, will require extensive trade and site coordination. “We are anticipating an extremely busy construction site for the second half of the construction process,” said Jay Boucher, Principal of Leading Edge Design Group. “All infrastructure paths, site work, and equipment locations are being extensively detailed to ensure a seamless project implementation.”

Despite the schedule, Leading Edge Design Group expects to complete the Data Center startup on time, enabling the Army Corps to leverage the new facility for critical projects scheduled for the summer months.

March 31, 2010 – Hanscom AFB, MA – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, announced today that construction is scheduled to begin immediately on the Hanscom Air Force Base Data Center. Leading Edge Design Group recently completed the design for the next-generation data center facility, which involves reconstituting a legacy data center on the base and implementing new critical infrastructure systems.

Todd Boucher, Principal at Leading Edge Design Group, described the project as having “a significant number of constraints” due to existing site conditions. “We are pleased to have worked closely with Hanscom Air Force Base to ensure the design meets both budgetary and projected scheduling requirements,” says Boucher.

The new data center’s energy efficient design will feature a modular UPS system and In Row cooling architecture, as well as new emergency power and environmental monitoring infrastructures.

Enfield, NH - March 1, 2010 – Leading Edge Design Group, a leading provider of energy optimization services, announced today that they have been awarded the design services contract for a new data center at the US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory. The new data center is currently on a fast-track design and construction plan.

"We are working closely with the US Army Corps of Engineers team to ensure that the aggressive timelines of this project are met successfully without compromising design goals or quality of installation," says Todd Boucher, Principal of Leading Edge Design Group. Boucher’s team will be performing all design and engineering services related to the project as well as providing construction management services to oversee the installation. "We are confident that our project plan will ensure the customer receives both a scalable, energy efficient data center design and a quality, cost effective implementation."

The new data center will include new white and grey space construction, new mechanical, electrical, and telecommunication systems, as well as substantial site work for critical support equipment.