Mission Critical Capabilities
Since Baker Group entered the mission critical market more than two decades ago, it has completed dozens of highly complex data center... Learn More
Experience
From high-profile commercial office and mission-critical facilities to educational and retail buildings, Baker Group’s portfolio demonstrates our commitment to serve clients exceedingly well. Since 1963, that steadfast commitment has stimulated a steady expansion of our services.
Today Baker Group is a recognized leader in applying sophisticated technology and green/sustainable design to construction processes.
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Portfolio of Work
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Client A
Baker Group provided custom HVAC and security designs for this 10,000 square foot data center. Built around a highly redundant private... Learn More
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Client B
Primary Data Center - High Density Server Farm UpgradeWhat do you do when you designed your data center for 73 watts per square foot and... Learn More
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Client C
As part of Client C’s restructuring of their information systems, they decided to reduce their computer centers from 100 down to four... Learn More
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Client C
In 2009 Client C asked Baker Group to retrofit an existing office building into a combination office and data center space. Three years... Learn More
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Client C
This project is the latest in an ongoing series of projects with Client C and Client C’s Contractor. For the past five years Baker... Learn More
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Client D
Primary Data Center - Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Dashboard
Maintaining high reliability in a rapidly changing... Learn More -
Client E
This project was spurred by a need to make the electrical system more reliable and minimize the risk of unplanned downtime inside the... Learn More
Featured Projects
111 East Grand
The 111 East Grand multi-tenant, mixed-use building is the first in Iowa to feature mass timber construction, which relies on – and exposes – solid and/or engineered wood for load-bearing rather than steel or concrete.
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220 SE 6th Multi-Use Building & Ramp
Baker Group provided all mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) for this three-story mixed-office building located in the budding Market Street District in Des Moines, IA.
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Altoona City Hall and Police Station
The City of Altoona chose a collaborative design-build process, which is streamlining the construction process, expediting schedules, increasing quality and reducing overall project costs. Baker Group is responsible for its Mechanical and Building Automation systems.
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Des Moines Airport Parking Guidance System
A new parking guidance system – believed to be the first of its kind in Iowa – is enhancing customer convenience, parking space utilization and revenues at the Des Moines International Airport.
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Des Moines University Security System Upgrade
Before upgrading and expanding DMU’s security system, Baker Group conducted a comprehensive survey, which revealed security vulnerabilities. Baker Group leveraged existing security technology to minimize cost while maximizing protection of DMU’s people, property and assets.
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Des Moines Water Works – Backflush Valve Replacement
Extraordinary planning, ingenuity and teamwork avoided a shutdown of Iowa’s largest water treatment plant. Des Moines Water Works personnel say few contractors have the skill to complete such a task.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Remodel/Retrofit
This long-time Baker Group Service client is now using a wide range of Baker Group services to create its new downtown Des Moines headquarters building.
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Holmes Murphy
Trust: Committed to giving Holmes Murphy a modern, two-story workplace, Knapp Properties trusted Baker Group to provide the building’s HVAC, sheet metal, plumbing, piping and automation systems.
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Krause Gateway Center
Collaborative: Working collaboratively with the structural engineer, Baker Group’s mechanical and sheet metal detailers used building information modeling (BIM) to map out building details with pinpoint accuracy.
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