Kajima -- Fast-Track Design/Construction for Telecom Services Providers in Japan

Japan has entered the age of e-commerce. As your company plans to extend its telecom infrastructure into this large market, it will have to overcome many local obstacles. Whether you need to build an Internet center, switching facilities or data centers, you have access to Kajima's telecommunications expertise and global services to achieve your goals.

Kajima can provide construction management services under a global or national contract arrangement with options for additional services for consultation/planning, design/engineering, and construction.

Kajima's local real estate professionals, based at all major cities in Japan, can support you in finding a site best suited for your facility. Our knowledge of available buildings and sites, as well as our legal and technical expertise, will be essential to initiate your project. Activities may involve negotiating on your behalf with the building owners and appropriate authorities.

IT facility experts of Kajima's Architectural & Engineering Group will design your facility to suit a given environment, including the renovation of the existing building in compliance with all local codes and requirements.

Kajima's construction team will provide the full range of construction services to build the kind of facility that meets your needs. Planning of construction will be done in the most efficient manner possible within the constraints of the particular facilities environment and system requirements.

When confronted with Local Conditions,　Kajima employs its Technical Knowledge & Experience to Developing Solutions.

Issues to Overcome when Remodeling an Existing Building for a Data Center:

	Find site near city center where double fiber optic cabling is available.
	Secure building with 10,000 m² or more available.
	Negotiate with building owners for special use.
	Reinforce floor (300kg/m²) for double to triple weight requirements
	Replace 6,000V power intake facilities with 22,000V needs. (120VA/m² altered to 1,000VA/m²)
	Negotiate with power company and apply for special power requirements (usually 1 year)
	Procure substation / transformer facilities and equipment (usually 7 months)
	Plan and apply for increasing stand-by power generation unit (standard 30 minutes altered to 24-48 hour use, with legal and material issues of space, noise, flue, fuel tank, etc.)