Data Center Construction:
Powering the Digital Age
Data centers are complex construction projects that need constant fine-tuning to run smoothly.
Our experience in the sector, our committed support team and center, and our experience in construction, electromechanics, and complex project management have given us the expertise to plan for all moving parts and also seamlessly adapt to changing demands along the way.
When you choose us, you can be certain that we will oversee every detail from start to finish and keep the project on schedule and within budget.
Behind the Grid
Data centers are the backbone of our digital infrastructure. They house servers, networking equipment, storage devices, and other telecommunication gear, enabling the daily storage, management, and processing of data used by businesses, institutions, and individuals.
From virtual communications to customer data management, most cloud-based operations rely on data centers, making them essential in our increasingly digital world. They support key sectors like finance, healthcare, and technology, serving as the foundation of both the economy and our communities.
The Stages of Data Center Construction
For a data center construction project to succeed, certain stages must be completed, and attention to detail is absolutely crucial. Every stage involves unique tasks, each of which is essential.
1) Planning and Design: Assessing feasibility, crafting detailed electromechanical designs, and planning energy and cooling systems.
2) Site Preparation: Coordinating and organizing teams and setting up basic infrastructure.
3) Construction and Setup: Installing all electromechanical equipment, including generators, cooling systems, and power distribution circuits.
4) Commissioning: Testing for all possible scenarios like power outages, load ramp-ups, and automatic switchovers to backup systems.
5) Operation and Maintenance: Implementing real-time monitoring and control to ensure performance, safety, and reliability.
Through it all, we keep everyone in the loop—regularly communicating with all stakeholders so we're all on the same page and things go exactly as planned. We also ensure that operations remain as unaffected as possible while carrying out any construction work or maintenance tasks.
Meeting Challenges with Practical Solutions
More than just buildings, data centers are complex infrastructures. It's all about balance: from cooling and ventilation to prevent equipment from overheating, to power continuity through generators and backup batteries.
These facilities are designed to achieve a high level of uptime, with systems engineered to never be interrupted. This requires rigorous redundancy of critical equipment—power supply, air conditioning, network connections—to ensure operational resilience at all times.
This type of project requires an expert team capable not only of constructing it, but also of mastering the technical aspects specific to these highly sensitive environments. Data centers also require the implementation of specialized security, monitoring, and control systems to ensure the protection of the structure itself and the data it processes.
Through years of experience, we have developed a winning approach that includes extensive quality management of the work, including during commissioning. We also manage OFCI (customer-provided long delivery time equipment).
APEX, our center of expertise for alternative projects, closely oversees the design during Progressive Design-Build (PDB) projects. Furthermore, our BIM capabilities allow us to coordinate the entire project and avoid clashes during construction, ensuring seamless coordination and the application of numerous other tools that help us meet the challenges specific to these critical infrastructures.
Building a Sustainable Tomorrow
Pomerleau's commitment to the environment and sustainable development is supported by our ISO 14001 certification and our dedication to delivering LEED-certified projects.
Using cutting-edge data analysis tools such as BIM, our team is distinguished by its ability to maximize energy efficiency by combining smart energy management, IoT sensors, renewable energy, and optimized cooling systems.
We also emphasize sustainability by using eco-friendly materials, reducing our carbon footprint and water consumption, and implementing advanced waste management solutions on our construction sites.
We are proud to be a construction company that builds not only for the present, but also for the future.
Safety First, Innovation Always
For us, health and safety are paramount. We are committed to the safety of our employees and the communities we serve, and we are proud to hold the Certificate of Program Recognition (COR™), which confirms our commitment.
Our team consistently integrates the most advanced technologies to stay ahead of the curve and simplify the construction of our data centers.
3D BIM modeling to improve coordination between teams and minimize on-site conflicts, VDC for project planning, lead management systems to optimize internal processes to track progress and avoid bottlenecks, IoT sensors and data analytics for intelligent monitoring of infrastructure performance, and drones and 3D scanning for real-time monitoring and accurate field surveys: We have it all!
You can trust us to always stay one step ahead, maximize efficiency, and deliver exceptional results.
