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Equipment

Last Update: 2/27/2007 9:34 am

In order for such a huge building to function properly, we installed four independent boiler units. They provide enough hot water to keep us comfortable.

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The red tank stores diesel fuel for two generators, mounted on the roof of the building.

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Among other pieces of equipment in the mechanical room, you'll find a sprinkler system.

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It's designed to handle fire emergencies generated by a variety of materials.

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The sophisticated air conditioning system is supplied by two chiller barrels. A real challenge in engineering such a large building was in the heating and air conditioning.

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It sounds simple but because of the location of the building and a huge glass window-wall facing the southern sky, there was a concern for an adequate amount of cool air. The pumps for the AC units supply enough cold air to the driver units upstairs.

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If you ever wondered what the elevator shaft looks like, take a peek. Did you notice how clean it is? By the way, all of our elevators were made by ThyssenKrupp.

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The AC is a bit bigger than your average household unit. Each of the four units is as big as a house trailer and the side doors are big enough for an adult to enter. But don't think of trying when the unit is operating.

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It gets pretty loud when you enter this area of the building.

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We installed four huge air handler units -- one for each floor and one for each of our two television studios.

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A steel rod is part of the lightning deterrent system, which follows the roof line. You can read more about it in the Roof section of our tour.

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The two air cool chiller units constantly spin, providing air circulation throughout the building.

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Even in rare cases of a loss electrical power, we have a backup plan. Two generators will keep us going.

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By the way, the smoke coming out of the generator does not indicate a malfunction. It's the exhaust from one of the motors.

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The diesel motor is usually hidden behind a metal door but it was made available to us exclusively for this web tour.

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We're now inside the switch gear room, where a huge electrical power unit is stored.

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This unit controls the power output of the diesel generators.

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Mike McCoy, Tom Talley and Joe Martinelli know more about the technical aspects of the building than anyone else. If you remain curious, get in touch with them.

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AF Associates of New Jersey were employed on the layout of the new Control Room and Master Control. They were responsible for making sure that all the systems work effectively and without a hitch.

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Below the floors of our building, hundreds of miles of cable were placed to make the magic of TV come to life. All the video cables terminate in the rack room.

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This is the Central Equipment Room. Here you see equipment racks for satellite receivers. The only people who like to come, or need to come to this extra cold environment are our fearless engineers.

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The labyrinth of cables is enough to give you a headache. Think of it as a high-end family theater room with high definition video and high fidelity sound but magnify it to imagine the large scale of our operation.

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To gain access to this UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) Room we had to pull some strings. I think the name speaks for itself.

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And if you wonder about our cable TV setup, here is a view of the cable hub.

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Mike McCoy, our building administrator, sits behind his computer, which controls the HVAC system. If it gets too cold, you know who is responsible.

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