HUIYA 5,000㎡ Steel Raised Access Floor Empowers Shanghai’s New AI Industry Landmark
SC800 Steel Raised Access Floor Helps Beiyang AI Town Create a High-Quality Innovation Office Space
Project Overview
- Project Name: Shanghai Caohejing Beiyang Artificial Intelligence Town (Tentative Name) — Phase I, Section 5 Fit-Out Subcontract Works
- Project Address: Block 466, Huajing Town, Xuhui District, Shanghai
- Installation Date: November 15, 2025
- Installation Area: 5,000 square meters
- Product Used: HUIYA SC800 Steel Cement Raised Access Floor
About the Project: Shanghai Caohejing Beiyang AI Town – A National-Level AI Industry Innovation Hub
A New Industry-City Integration Development Carrying a National Strategic Mission
Shanghai Caohejing Beiyang Artificial Intelligence Town is a major industrial project jointly developed by the Xuhui District Government, the Caohejing Development Zone Corporation, and Lingang Group. Located within the Outer Ring Road in Huajing Town, Xuhui District, Shanghai, the project covers an area of 0.59 square kilometers with a total planned gross floor area of approximately 1.15 million square meters. Planning and construction officially commenced in 2019. It is the only selected project from Xuhui District on Shanghai’s officially published 2024 Featured Town List and a key component of Shanghai’s “MetaCreative Future” Metaverse Featured Industrial Park initiative.
The town focuses on building an artificial intelligence industry ecosystem, encompassing cutting-edge fields such as AI and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) research and development, and AI commercial software development. It is committed to achieving three core objectives: establishing a globally influential AI industry cluster, creating a citywide AI application demonstration zone, and building an international smart industry-city integration district. Surrounded by abundant university and research institute resources, the town features dedicated stations for Chinese Academy of Sciences academicians and university professors at the full and associate levels, making it a national-level incubation center focused on AI R&D and software development commercialization.
The Phase I delivery of 200,000 square meters of industrial space was completed in 2024. Five R&D headquarters office buildings along the south side of Huafa Road are now operational, hosting national-level AI education institutions, technology startup incubators, university innovation platforms, and leading enterprises in artificial intelligence, metaverse, and digital entertainment sectors. The town is bordered by rivers on three sides and greenery on three sides. Its garden-style office buildings feature LEED-certified green building design and are complemented by over 2,000 talent apartments, commercial amenities, and schools. The total land area is 270,000 square meters, with a total gross floor area of 1.04 million square meters, including 600,000 square meters of office space, 40,000 square meters of commercial facilities, and 100,000 square meters of rental housing, providing comprehensive work and living support for resident enterprises and talent.
Project Requirements & Challenges: 5 Stringent Demands of an AI Innovation Office Environment on the Flooring System
As a national-level artificial intelligence industry incubation center, the R&D office buildings at Beiyang AI Town impose professional requirements on their interior flooring systems that far exceed those of conventional office buildings:
1. Anti-Static Requirements for High-Density Electronic Equipment
In work scenarios involving AI research, UAV technology development, and commercial software programming, office areas are equipped with a large number of high-performance computers, servers, and precision electronic devices. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause equipment damage or data loss. The entire office area requires reliable anti-static performance and good earthing continuity.
2. Smart Cable Management for Massive Cabling
An AI R&D office environment involves extensive cabling for high-speed networks, high-power electrical supply, and dedicated communication lines. This imposes extremely high demands on underfloor cable routing space and cable management capabilities, while also requiring convenient access for frequent future cable modifications and maintenance.
3. Differentiated Finish Requirements for Multi-Functional Zones
The project encompasses a wide variety of functional spaces including open workstation areas, executive offices, conference rooms, reception rooms, break rooms, and corridor passages. Different zones have varying requirements for floor finish wear resistance, aesthetics, and comfort.
4. Consistency and Flatness Across Large-Scale Installation
The continuous installation area of 5,000 square meters imposes extremely high requirements on the dimensional accuracy, panel consistency, and overall flatness of the floor products, directly affecting the installation quality of subsequent finish materials.
5. Green Environmental Compliance and Sustainable Building Standards
The town’s office buildings adopt LEED-certified green building design, requiring all interior fit-out materials to comply with stringent environmental standards to ensure indoor air quality meets requirements and to create a healthy working environment for researchers and office personnel.
Customized Solution: HUIYA SC800 Raised Access Floor + Multi-Finish Combination – Precision Empowerment for AI Smart Offices
Following rigorous product evaluation and technical solution review, the project ultimately selected the HUIYA SC800 Steel Cement Raised Access Floor as its base flooring system. The installation covers 5,000 square meters, encompassing all functional areas of the R&D office building. Above the raised access floor, different types of floor finishes were applied to different zones based on their usage characteristics and design requirements, achieving a unified balance of functionality and aesthetics.
Zoned Finish Plan: Precisely Matching Every Space
| Functional Zone | Finish Type | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Corridors, Open Office Areas | Vinyl Flooring | High foot traffic demands excellent wear resistance, easy cleaning, and stain resistance; grey stone-texture finish highly complements the tech-office atmosphere |
| Executive Offices, Reception Rooms, Break Rooms | SPC Wood Flooring | Emphasis on warm, comfortable spatial ambiance; wood-grain texture creates a natural, elegant atmosphere; SPC material is waterproof, moisture-resistant, and highly stable — combining practicality with aesthetics |
This “Raised Access Floor + Zoned Finish” combination fully addresses the special requirements of an AI innovation office environment with its dense electronic equipment and extensive network cabling. While ensuring anti-static performance and flexible cable routing, the differentiated finish selections give each functional space its own appropriate visual style and user experience.
HUIYA SC800: High-Performance Steel Cement Raised Access Floor – The Reliable Foundation for Smart Offices
The HUIYA SC800 is a steel cementitious raised access floor independently developed and manufactured by HUIYA BEISIDE. It is precision-engineered from high-quality cold-rolled steel sheets and high-strength foamed cement composite. Two layers of steel sheet are bonded through electric current welding technology, with lightweight foamed cement injected into the core. The exterior surface is coated with a smooth epoxy anti-corrosion coating. It is a professional raised access floor product that combines high strength, high stability, and excellent cost-effectiveness.
HuiYa SC800 Raised Access Floor Technical Specifications
| Technical Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product Model | HUIYA SC800 (Light-800LBS) |
| Dimensions | 600mm × 600mm |
| Panel Thickness | 34mm |
| Panel Structure | Cold-rolled steel encapsulation + foamed cement infill core |
| Steel Sheet Thickness | 0.6/0.7mm |
| Concentrated Load | ≥ 3.70 KN (3,700N) |
| Uniform Distributed Load | ≥ 14.8 KN/㎡ |
| Panel Unit Weight | Approx. 14.15 kg |
| System Total Height | Adjustable from 55mm to 2,000mm |
| Fire Rating | Class A Non-Combustible |
| Environmental Standard | Asbestos-free, formaldehyde-free, green building material |
| Earthing Performance | Excellent Continuity Earthing |
SC800 Raised Floor Benefits – The Ideal Choice for AI Office Environments
1. Steel-Encapsulated Structure: Robust and Durable
The SC800 uses two layers of high-quality cold-rolled steel sheets integrally formed through electric current welding technology, followed by multiple surface treatments including phosphating and epoxy spray coating, delivering outstanding rust and corrosion resistance. The steel encapsulation provides exceptional impact resistance and long-term stability. Across the 5,000-square-meter installation area, the floor maintains its flatness without deformation even under the weight of extensive AI R&D equipment and daily foot traffic.
2. Foamed Cement Core: Green and Environmentally Friendly from the Source
The SC800’s lightweight foamed cement infill contains no asbestos and no formaldehyde, achieving Class A non-combustible fire rating. This meets the environmental requirements of Beiyang AI Town’s LEED-certified green buildings. The cement-based core also provides excellent sound insulation and thermal insulation, effectively reducing noise transmission in open office areas and creating a quiet, focused working environment for AI researchers.
3. Excellent Earthing Continuity: Safeguarding Precision Equipment
The SC800’s all-steel structure provides excellent earthing continuity. When paired with a professional grounding system, it effectively eliminates static charge accumulation, protecting high-performance computers, servers, and other precision electronic devices in the AI R&D environment from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, ensuring data security and stable equipment operation.
4. Flexible Cable Routing Space: Unobstructed Smart Networks
The raised access floor system creates an independent cable routing space between the structural slab and the floor panels (system height adjustable from 55mm to 2,000mm), comfortably accommodating the massive high-speed network cables, high-power electrical cables, and dedicated communication lines found in AI office environments. Each panel can be conveniently opened for maintenance via screw-fixed access, fully meeting the needs of tech-innovation enterprises that frequently reconfigure workstation layouts and network architectures.
5. Precision Manufacturing: Freely Interchangeable Panels
Each 600mm × 600mm panel is precision-machined for high flatness and dimensional accuracy, allowing panels to be freely interchanged. Equipped with sound insulation gaskets, each pedestal is fitted with flame-retardant acoustic gaskets to reduce friction noise between metal pedestals and metal panels, further enhancing office comfort.
6. Versatile Finish Compatibility: Design Freedom
After the SC800 bare panels are installed with screw fixings, they can be paired with vinyl flooring, SPC wood flooring, carpet tiles, ceramic tiles, natural stone, and many other surface finishes. In this project, grey stone-texture vinyl flooring was laid in corridors and open office areas, while warm-toned SPC wood flooring was installed in executive offices and reception rooms. The different finishes achieve natural transitions and distinct style differentiation on the unified SC800 raised access floor base.
Environmentally Friendly and Reliable Ancillary Material: KONISHI KU928 Professional Adhesive – From a Century-Old Japanese Listed Corporation
The pedestal installation for this project’s raised access floor system exclusively used the Japanese KONISHI KU928 professional pedestal adhesive, providing solid assurance of stability and long-term reliability for the entire 5,000-square-meter raised access floor system.
About KONISHI – A Bonding Expert Spanning Three Centuries
KONISHI Co., Ltd. was founded in 1870 (Meiji Year 3), with a distinguished history of over 155 years. It is one of Japan’s longest-established and largest professional adhesive manufacturers. KONISHI was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1925 and currently trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities Code: 4956), making it a true century-old listed corporation. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company’s product portfolio spans construction, industrial, and residential renovation adhesives, and it enjoys a prestigious brand reputation in the Japanese construction and renovation market.
🔗 Learn more: KONISHI Co., Ltd. Official Website
KU928 Raised Floor Pedestal Adhesive – The F☆☆☆☆ Environmental Benchmark
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| F☆☆☆☆ (F4-Star) Certified | Achieves the highest environmental grade under Japan’s JIS standard, with formaldehyde emissions approaching zero |
| Formaldehyde-Free | Product formula contains no formaldehyde, eliminating formaldehyde contamination at the source |
| Free of 13 Harmful Substances | Does not contain toluene, xylene, or 13 other hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) |
| Superior Bonding Strength | Specifically designed for raised access floor pedestals, providing long-lasting, secure bonding |
| Excellent Weather Resistance | Resistant to high temperatures, low temperatures, and humidity — adaptable to all indoor environmental conditions |
| Good Workability | Easy to apply with reasonable curing time, suitable for efficient large-area installation |
F☆☆☆☆ (F4-Star) is the highest grade certification for formaldehyde emissions from construction and renovation materials under the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS), meaning formaldehyde emissions ≤ 0.3 mg/L – one of the most stringent indoor environmental standards in the world. In an environment like Beiyang AI Town, where large numbers of researchers work in close proximity for extended periods, the use of KU928 adhesive completely eliminates indoor air quality concerns at the ancillary material level, fully aligning with the environmental philosophy of LEED-certified green buildings.
Precision Installation: Professional Construction Record of the 5,000㎡ Raised Access Floor
Phase 1: Site Survey and Customized Design
The HUIYA technical team conducted a thorough site survey of the Phase I R&D office building at Beiyang AI Town prior to construction. The team examined building structural characteristics, floor-by-floor functional layouts, and comprehensive cabling requirements in detail. For critical aspects such as high-density cable outlet reservations in AI R&D office environments and finish transitions between different functional zones, the team developed comprehensive installation plans and edge-trimming solutions in advance, ensuring the smooth and efficient execution of the 5,000-square-meter large-scale installation.
Phase 2: Pedestal Installation and Laser-Precision Leveling
On November 15, 2025, the project officially commenced on-site construction. The installation team first securely bonded the height-adjustable steel pedestals to the cleaned structural slab using KONISHI KU928 adhesive. Using laser levels, the team then performed precise zone-by-zone leveling across the entire 5,000-square-meter installation area, ensuring that overall floor flatness tolerances were maintained within strict limits, establishing a solid foundation for subsequent panel installation and finish application.
Phase 3: Precision Panel Installation and Cable Channel Reservation
Upon completion of pedestal installation and leveling, the construction team sequentially installed the SC800 steel cement raised access floor panels. Each panel was precisely secured in place with screws, maintaining uniform and consistent gaps between panels. At partition wall junctions and corridor transition zones, technicians performed precise on-site cutting and edge-trimming based on actual spatial dimensions. Adequate cable outlet channels were reserved along window sides and partition wall sides to facilitate subsequent power and network cable routing and connection.
Phase 4: Large-Area Continuous Installation and Quality Inspection
As construction progressed, raised access floor installation in the large open office areas commenced in full. The construction team strictly adhered to HUIYA’s standardized construction protocols, conducting flatness and stability inspections upon completion of each zone. Project managers conducted regular site inspections to ensure construction quality and progress met requirements.
Phase 5: Zoned Finish Installation and Spatial Effect Presentation
After completion of the raised access floor panel installation, the project moved into the zoned finish installation phase. Grey stone-texture vinyl flooring was laid in corridors and open office areas, while warm-toned SPC wood flooring was installed in executive offices, reception rooms, and break rooms. The different finish materials achieved natural, seamless transitions on the uniformly flat SC800 raised access floor base, with each functional space presenting a visual effect appropriate to its intended purpose.
Project Value: Highlights Establishing a Benchmark for AI Innovation Office Spaces
✅ 5,000㎡ Large-Scale Integrated Smart Flooring System
With a total installation area of 5,000 square meters covering all functional areas of the R&D office building — open workstation zones, individual offices, conference rooms, reception rooms, break rooms, and corridor passages — the project delivers a large-scale, integrated raised access flooring solution that provides a unified, reliable base platform for the entire AI innovation office space.
✅ Anti-Static Solution Tailored for AI R&D Environments
The SC800’s all-steel structure provides excellent earthing continuity. Combined with a professional grounding system, it effectively eliminates static charge accumulation, delivering reliable electrostatic protection for densely deployed AI computing equipment, servers, and precision electronic devices.
✅ Massive Cabling Handled with Ease for Flexible Smart Operations
The raised access floor system creates a complete underfloor cable routing network across the 5,000-square-meter AI office space. Massive volumes of high-speed network cables, power cables, and dedicated communication lines are concealed within the raised floor void. Panels can be conveniently opened for maintenance, fully meeting the flexible needs of AI innovation enterprises that frequently reconfigure workstations and network architectures.
✅ “Raised Access Floor + Zoned Finish” Combination: Function Meets Aesthetics
The grey stone-texture vinyl flooring in corridors and open areas is wear-resistant, easy to clean, and conveys a strong sense of technology. The SPC wood flooring in executive offices and reception rooms is warm, comfortable, and elegantly styled. Both finishes transition naturally on the unified SC800 base, with each functional space finding its perfect expression.
✅ Comprehensive Environmental Protection System Safeguarding Researcher Health
From the HUIYA SC800, an asbestos-free, formaldehyde-free, Class A non-combustible raised access floor, to the KONISHI KU928 F4-Star formaldehyde-free, harmful-substance-free professional adhesive, this project establishes a complete environmental protection system at the material selection level. Aligned with LEED-certified green building standards, it creates a healthy, safe working environment for AI researchers engaged in extended, intensive office work.
✅ Quality Endorsement from a National-Level AI Industry Hub
As a national-level artificial intelligence industry cluster being developed as a key initiative by the Shanghai Municipal Government, Beiyang AI Town maintains rigorous selection standards for all construction and fit-out materials and suppliers. The HUIYA SC800 was successfully selected and completed the 5,000-square-meter installation on the strength of its consistent product quality, comprehensive technical specifications, and proven large-scale project delivery capability — a clear testament to HUIYA’s quality credentials in high-standard innovation projects.
HUIYA – Your Trusted Raised Access Floor System Solution Provider
The Shanghai Caohejing Beiyang Artificial Intelligence Town Phase I project is yet another landmark case study of the HUIYA SC800 Steel Cement Raised Access Floor in a national-level AI industrial park innovation office application. The 5,000-square-meter large-scale installation not only fully validates the SC800’s outstanding performance in load-bearing capacity, flatness, anti-static properties, and environmental compliance, but also demonstrates HUIYA BEISIDE’s professional service capability in precisely delivering “Raised Access Floor + Multi-Finish” combination solutions for large-scale, high-standard projects.
From a century-old Japanese listed corporation’s environmentally friendly adhesive, to China-manufactured high-performance steel raised access floors, to zoned finish designs tailored to the unique requirements of AI innovation offices, this project brings together premium resources and professional expertise from both China and Japan to create a green, smart AI innovation office space built for the future.
Changzhou HUIYA New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (HUIYA) is a professional raised access floor system solution provider in China, specializing in the R&D, manufacturing, and sales of high-end raised access floor products including the SC Series Steel Cement Raised Access Floor, GRC Inorganic Cement Raised Access Floor, and Calcium Sulphate Raised Access Floor. The company operates advanced automated production lines and a rigorous quality management system, with products widely applied in Fortune 500 corporate headquarters, premium commercial office buildings, data centers, semiconductor fabrication plants, AI industrial parks, pharmaceutical laboratories, and other high-standard projects.
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