by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A pharma lab cleared out, almost nothing wasted
At the former Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Centocor in Radnor, Quantum purchased and removed the lab casework and 11 walk-in coolers and freezers — refurbishing and reselling almost everything, down to the doors and ceiling tiles.
Client
AES for Centocor (J&J)
Location
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Timeline
2 WeeksLab clean-out
Result
Resold, Not ScrappedNear-zero landfill
The Challenge
A pharma lab’s fixtures, worth saving
Quantum Technology was brought in to purchase and remove the laboratory casework and walk-in coolers from the former Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Centocor Ortho Biomed, in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Beyond the casework, the job covered transformers, switchgear, 11 walk-in coolers and freezers, and the miscellaneous equipment and fixtures around them — right down to the ceiling tiles and doors.
The Approach
Disconnect, remove, refurbish, resell
Quantum disconnected and removed all of the casework in the facility, including the countertops and overhead cabinets, then refurbished those fixtures and other lab accessories and resold them to other labs across the country. Where the seller of a lab can provide the labor to disconnect the electric and plumbing they will — and where that isn’t possible, Quantum provides those contractors. The 11 walk-in coolers were disassembled, removed and shipped to Quantum’s warehouse, then packaged and resold to other labs or to other sectors such as restaurants and cafeterias, with the compressors marketed and sold alongside the boxes.
11Walk-in coolers & freezers
All 11 walk-in coolers and freezers were disassembled, shipped and resold — part of Quantum’s near-zero landfill policy, where even doors and ceiling tiles find a buyer.
Scope of Work
What came out of the lab
Fixtures, cold storage, power and the pieces most would scrap.
✓All lab casework, countertops & overhead cabinets
✓Transformers & switchgear
✓11 walk-in coolers & freezers
✓Compressors — sold with the boxes
✓Miscellaneous lab equipment & fixtures
✓Even doors & ceiling tiles
The Outcome
A lab emptied, its fixtures reborn
Almost everything found a second home — in other labs, and well beyond them.
Near-zero landfill
Casework, coolers, compressors — even doors and ceiling tiles — were removed and resold rather than dumped.
Refurbished for reuse
The casework and accessories were refurbished and resold to other labs across the country.
New homes beyond the lab
The walk-in coolers found buyers in other sectors too — including restaurants and cafeterias.
Your project could be next
Clearing out a lab?
We buy and remove casework, fume hoods, cold storage and fixtures — refurbishing and reselling almost everything, so very little ends up in a landfill.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
Clearing 120,000 SF of old Bank One
Fenway Properties bought the old Bank One buildings in Phoenix to renovate them. Quantum decommissioned the data center and cleared the whole facility — even knocking down and rebuilding a brick wall to get four vintage generators out.
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Timeline
16 WeeksDecommission & clean-out
Result
Ready for RenovationCleared to bare walls & floor
The Challenge
An old bank, bound for renovation
Fenway Properties purchased the old Bank One buildings in Phoenix, Arizona. To prepare them for renovation, Quantum Technology was brought in to decommission the data center and completely clear out the facility — a 120,000 SF building.
The scope ran from the raised floor to the generators and chillers, and it included the switchgear and a long list of hazardous and high-value equipment that all had to come out before the renovation could begin.
The Approach
Right down to the masonry
The crew brought the 25,000 SF raised-floor room back to bare walls and floor, evacuated the Freon from the CRAC units, and electrically disconnected the UPS systems, transformers and switchgear. The four 1979 Cummins generators were sold despite their age — and to get them out of the building, Quantum had to knock down the outside brick wall and then reconstruct the masonry.
Fire suppression tanks were deactivated, palletized and shipped to recycling; the wet-cell batteries were disconnected with special lifts, Arc Flash suits and insulated tools; the diesel fuel was drained and resold as Diesel #2 for construction and farm equipment; and all cabling, piping and conduit was pulled and recycled.
120,000 SFBuilding fully cleared
A 120,000 square foot facility — data center, generators, chillers and all — cleared and readied for renovation, with the masonry put back where a wall had to come down.
What We Handled
The full facility, start to finish
Data center, power plant, hazards and structure.
✓25,000 SF raised floor to bare walls & floor
✓CRAC units with Freon evacuated
✓UPS systems, transformers & switchgear
✓4 Cummins (1979) generators — sold & wall rebuilt
✓Fire suppression tanks & wet-cell batteries (Arc Flash)
✓Diesel drained & resold; cabling & conduit recycled
The Outcome
Emptied, recovered, renovation-ready
The whole building came back clear — with nearly everything inside finding a new buyer or a recycler.
Cleared for renovation
The 120,000 SF facility was fully cleared to bare walls and floor and handed back ready for its renovation.
The tough extraction
Four 1979 generators came out through a wall that was taken down and rebuilt — and sold despite their age.
Recovered, not wasted
Diesel was resold as #2 fuel, compressors went to local businesses, and tanks, batteries and conduit were recycled.
Your project could be next
Prepping a building for renovation?
We decommission the data center and clear the whole facility — generators, hazards and all — and when equipment has to come through a wall, we put the wall back.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A data center down, and a cooling tower off the roof
When Johnson Controls retired an aging data center in Westminster, CBRE brought in Quantum for the asset recovery, the interior demolition, and the removal of a gargantuan rooftop cooling tower — finishing broom-swept.
Client
CBRE (for Johnson Controls)
Location
Westminster, Massachusetts
Timeline
2 WeeksDecommission & demolition
Result
Broom-SweptDown to bare floor & walls
The Challenge
An aging data center JCI chose to retire
In April 2019, Gina Zastrow, a Project Manager for CBRE in New England, was part of an account team dedicated to Johnson Controls International (JCI) and assigned to decommission the JCI data center on Simplex Drive in Westminster, Massachusetts. The data center had exceeded its useful life, and JCI decided to demolish it.
JCI didn’t have in-house capabilities to do the demolition, so Gina hired Quantum Technology to do the asset recovery and interior demo of the data center — and the demolition of a large cooling tower on the roof.
Our planning philosophy
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.”
Attributed to Abraham LincolnThe project took about four months to plan — and a short, clean window to execute
The Approach
Clear roles, careful rooftop work
The work was tightly coordinated. Gina’s general contractor pulled the demo permits, did the electrical shut-off and drained the chilled water system, while Quantum provided the crane, riggers, steel roll-offs, rigging equipment, materials and labor — with CBRE facilities manager Mark Hussey providing hands-on supervision. To take down the gargantuan rooftop cooling tower, Quantum laid down material to protect the roof, then disassembled and removed the tower and its frame without causing damage. The data center was taken down to bare floor and walls — broom-swept condition.
9,000 SFRaised floor removed
From 9,000 SF of raised floor to a rooftop cooling tower, Quantum stripped the facility down to bare floor and walls.
What We Removed
From the floor to the roof
The full data center plus its rooftop cooling plant.
✓9,000 SF raised floor
✓6 Liebert chilled water units
✓1 Exide UPS & batteries
✓22 Dell server racks
✓6 Liebert condensing units
✓Rooftop cooling tower & frame
✓All feeders & conduit
✓Roof protected during tower removal
The Outcome
Planned long, executed clean
Months of planning paid off in a short, damage-free execution.
Down to broom-swept
The data center was stripped to bare floor and walls and handed back in broom-swept condition.
A tower off the roof, cleanly
The gargantuan rooftop cooling tower and its frame came down with the roof protected and undamaged.
Coordinated to the detail
Permits, shut-offs and rigging were sequenced across the GC, CBRE and Quantum — the result of four months of planning.
Your project could be next
Decommission plus rooftop demolition?
We recover the assets, strip the interior and take down rooftop plant — cranes, riggers and roof protection included — and plan every step before we start.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A switchgear block house removed to build a school
CBRE sold a former Teaneck data center to a local private school. Quantum dismantled the outdoor 26.4 KV switchgear block house and cleared the site — doing the work for free, with the payment for the equipment going toward the school’s construction.
Location
Teaneck, New Jersey
Timeline
10 DaysDismantle & remove
Result
Done for FreePayment funded a school
The Challenge
Clearing a site for a brand-new school
CBRE Group Inc brokered the sale of a former 55,000 SF data center in Teaneck, New Jersey to a local private school — a deal that took some time to close because of complicated zoning issues. To clear the building and the outside grounds for the new school, CBRE hired Quantum Technology to dismantle and remove the equipment.
Quantum was actually able to pay for the equipment and do the work for free — and the money went toward the construction costs of the new school.
The Approach
High-voltage work, carefully coordinated
The outdoor metal-clad utility switchgear block house had two incoming primaries at 26.4 KV and needed extensive coordination with the electric company before it could be touched. Quantum disassembled the enclosure and resold it, tested the transformer’s oil to confirm it contained no PCBs before reselling the transformer, and removed the electrical equipment inside the building — clearing the way for the school build-out.
26.4 KVDual incoming primaries
A metal-clad switchgear block house fed by two 26.4 KV primaries — dismantled, packed and removed in close coordination with the utility.
Scope of Work
What the clearance covered
An outdoor substation structure, a transformer, and the equipment inside.
✓Outdoor switchgear block house dismantled, packed & removed
✓Utility coordination for two 26.4 KV primaries
✓Transformer disconnected & removed
✓Transformer oil tested for PCBs
✓Enclosure & transformer resold
✓Interior data center electrical equipment removed
The Outcome
A cleared site — and a contribution to the school
The grounds were ready for construction, the equipment found new homes, and the deal gave back.
Free work that funded a school
Quantum paid for the equipment and did the work at no charge — with the payment going toward the new school’s construction.
High-voltage, handled safely
The 26.4 KV switchgear was removed in close coordination with the electric company, with the transformer oil PCB-tested.
Grounds cleared for the build
With the block house, transformer and interior equipment gone, the site was ready for the school’s construction.
Your project could be next
Clearing a site with high-voltage gear?
We handle outdoor switchgear, transformers and substation structures with full utility coordination — and where the assets justify it, the removal can cost you nothing.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A Market Street data center, back to original
Quantum won the bid to decommission Fiserv’s data center in downtown Philadelphia — 125 server racks and 60,000 SF of raised floor — coming in well below the trades by monetizing the assets, and returning the space to original condition.
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Timeline
6 WeeksDecommission & interior demo
Result
Back to OriginalAt less than the trades’ price
The Challenge
A competitive bid in a live building
Quantum Technology was invited to a walk-through, alongside various Philadelphia trades, to bid on the decommission of Fiserv’s data center on Market Street in Philadelphia. The equipment was quite old and didn’t carry strong resale value, so like the other bidders Quantum submitted a charge for the clean-out and interior demolition — but because of its ability to monetize the assets, that charge came in significantly lower than the trades.
The site had real complications: layers upon layers of cabling beneath the floor, much of it set in place by earlier tenants, with many connections that reached into other suites in the building.
The Approach
Careful work around an occupied building
Because the cabling tied into other suites, Quantum worked closely with the building electricians to untangle the connections safely, and with the building mechanics to make sure no leaking occurred during the removal of the CRAC units.
The demolition and recovery covered 125 server racks, 60,000 square feet of raised floor, cabling, piping, CRAC units, PDUs, fire suppression tanks, cubicles and partition walls — with the racks, PDUs, UPSs and raised floor resold, and the batteries, drywall, cabling and conduit recycled.
60,000 SFOf raised floor removed
Across 60,000 square feet of raised floor, Quantum pulled 125 server racks and the full power and cooling plant — returning the space to its original condition.
What We Removed
Data center and interior, together
Technical infrastructure and interior build-out, recovered and recycled.
✓125 server racks — resold
✓60,000 SF of raised floor — resold
✓CRAC units, PDUs & UPSs
✓UPS batteries — recycled
✓Fire suppression tanks, cabling & piping
✓Cubicles & non-load-bearing partition walls
The Outcome
Lower cost, clean finish, lasting relationship
The space came back to original condition, the price beat the trades, and Fiserv kept calling.
Below the trades’ price
By monetizing the assets, Quantum’s bid came in significantly lower than the other Philadelphia trades.
No disruption to neighbors
Working with the building’s electricians and mechanics, the crew untangled shared cabling and removed CRAC units without leaks.
A client for the long haul
Fiserv was extremely pleased and went on to hire Quantum for many more projects around the country.
Your project could be next
Getting bids on a decommission?
Because we recover and resell the assets, our number often comes in below the trades — and we work cleanly around occupied, shared buildings.
