Countries
United States (Prineville, Oregon)

Companies

Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook) – Owner / Client
DPR Construction – General Contractor
Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects – Architect
PAE / Engineering Consultants (various phases)
Multiple subcontractors and infrastructure partners

Budget

Initial phase: ~$188–210 million
Total campus investment: $2+ billion (multi-phase expansion)

Scope

Development of a multi-building hyperscale data center campus
Initial construction included 2 data halls (~300,000 sq ft each) + admin building
Expansion to 10+ data center buildings and over 3–4.6 million sq ft campus size
High-capacity server infrastructure supporting global social media, cloud, and AI services
Supporting infrastructure: substations, backup generators, cooling systems, and network connectivity

Technologies

Advanced airside economization cooling (100% outside air cooling)
Evaporative cooling systems optimized for dry climate
Open Compute Project (open-source hardware design innovation)
Highly efficient electrical distribution architecture (low energy loss)
Renewable energy integration (solar + wind power supply)
Low PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness ~1.06–1.07, industry-leading)

Project Management Authority / Implementing Agency

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Project Owner & Operator
Integrated delivery model involving contractor, designers, and engineers
Local authorities: Crook County & Oregon State infrastructure agencies (support and approvals)

Timeline

Construction Start: ~2010
First Facility Operational: April 2011
Major Expansions: 2015–2021 (multiple new buildings added)
Ongoing Expansion: Continues into present as a long-term hyperscale campus

Contractor

DPR Construction
Subcontractor

Hoffman Construction (Precision Construction Division)

Purpose
The Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Prineville, Oregon, was developed as Meta’s first fully owned and purpose-built data center, serving as the foundation of its global digital infrastructure. The project was designed to deliver highly efficient, scalable computing capacity for billions of users across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and future technologies such as AI and the metaverse. It also became a benchmark for sustainable data center design, pioneering innovations in cooling, energy efficiency, and open hardware systems. Beyond its technical role, the project significantly contributed to the local economy by creating jobs and transforming Prineville into a major hub for hyperscale cloud infrastructure.