Mentor Graphics, Oregon Mission-Critical Data Center + Offices

Fortis completed this new 19,850sf data center and office facility for Mentor Graphics on two-acres of the company’s Wilsonville campus. The steel-and-precast concrete building includes 15,700sf of space dedicated to servers and 4,150sf of specialized office space, which allow Mentor Graphics to consolidate its data center operations. To provide financial flexibility for Mentor Graphics, Fortis constructed the project in two phases where computer programming space and expanded data center capacity were completed in each phase. In addition, applying the expertise of Fortis’ in-house MEP team, we were able to save Mentor Graphics $400,000 through value engineering options: by locating the UPS in one room, we shortened the conduit length needed and thus reduced costs; electrical systems were evaluated and selected for price and efficiency, and an in-depth evaluation of CFD models led to finding a best fit for Mentor Graphics’ needs.