The project was a 30,000 SF Data Center facility located at Grainger’s headquarters on the W.W, Grainger Corporate Campus south of Town Line Road on 155-acres in unincorporated Lake County, Illinois.

Manhard provided engineering, water resource, surveying and landscape design services for the project.
The project was designed and permitted through Lake County under the USGBC LEED v4 Beta Program. Manhard worked with the Client, Architect and Contractor to achieve LEED Sustainable Site credits, including reduced footprint, green vehicles, open space and rainwater management with a volume control facility constructed to meet pre and post project volume requirements.

The design for this project began in the January 2013 and construction was completed by summer, 2014. This project was completed on schedule, meeting the Client’s need for an onsite Data Center with the capability of future expansion.