ABC Domes to Construct Smart Dome Vault for Certified Records Management
American Business Continuity Domes (ABC Domes) is building a Smart Dome Vault at its Lakeland, Fla. business continuity facility for Certified Records Management (CRM).
ABC Domes, with existing dome facilities in Lakeland, Fla. and Sealy, Texas, considers the new Smart Dome Vault the prototype for future development of disaster resistant real estate throughout the country. Scheduled for completion in March, the NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) - compliant Smart Dome Vault for Certified Records is 60 feet tall and has 12,000 square feet of interior space, including a floor to ceiling metal racking system. The dome is engineered to withstand winds of more than 300 miles per hour, providing protection from Category 5 tornado and hurricane pressures. The Certified Records Management Smart Dome also provides environmentally controlled protection for all forms of critical data.
The Certified Records Management Smart Dome will use ABC Domes’ construction process that includes monolithic concrete dome technology, double steel reinforced 6000 PSI Shotcrete, polyurethane foam insulation and a custom Kevlar-reinforced airform. The domes – which require no windstorm insurance – are located on high security sites with solar lighting, geo thermal HVAC and bunker style interior build out as required. The company leases spaces in its wholly owned domes and develops build-to-suits, such as the Smart Dome Vault for Certified Records Management based out of Tampa.
As well as providing a disaster-resistant structure, ABC Domes also features:
- Security fencing and guardhouse
- Web-based video surveillance
- Fireproof steel reinforced concrete shell
- Satellite communications
- Helicopter landing pad
- Open span design ready to accommodate mobile banking trailers, mobile command centers, RV’s, generators and offices
- Custom designed office space/living quarters
- Clear span interior allowing mobility to store multiple large vehicles
- Engine exhaust for trailers
- Trailer docking stations for power and communications
- Humidity controlled environment
- 90 psf rolling steel doors
- Solar lighting and hot water heating
- Independent backup generator system with auto transfer switch for each building
- On-site fuel storage
- Interior bunker style build out to include offices, conference rooms, living quarters, kitchen, laundry and data server rooms
- Compliance with all FEMA shelter criteria