Scott Fleming, P.Eng., PMP
Director, Wind and Solar
Data centers
BBA supports data center developers and operators throughout the planning, design, and optimization of critical infrastructure. From power availability to commissioning, our multidisciplinary teams deliver integrated solutions focused on reliability, resilience, and long-term performance.
Data centers
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Our expertise in service of data centers
Expertise at every stage of your project lifecycle
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Your operational reality
Critical infrastructure that always needs to perform
Data centres need to keep pace with rapidly growing demand while ensuring continuous availability, strong resilience and sustainable performance. From accessing power and selecting a site to designing infrastructure and optimizing assets, every decision needs to help speed up deployment, reduce risk and support long-term performance.
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Power and a site that can sustain growth
Energy availability, interconnection timelines and environmental and regulatory constraints can determine where, when and how quickly a project moves forward. Planning early secures the conditions needed for development and future growth. -
Resilient infrastructure designed for continuous availability
Electrical, mechanical and control systems need to work as one to keep operations running. Redundancy, security, cooling and scalability need to be built in from the design stage so capacity can be added without compromising reliability. -
Performance to optimize across the life cycle
Increasing loads, energy costs, cooling needs and environmental requirements are placing growing pressure on facilities. Better visibility into assets and their performance improves efficiency, anticipates risks and optimizes operations over time.
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Our approach
An integrated approach to infrastructure that can never stop
Data centres must balance power access, deployment speed, resilience and long-term performance. BBA brings together the expertise needed to address these challenges holistically, from initial planning to commissioning and facility optimization.
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For more than 45 years, BBA has supported organizations operating critical infrastructure, where reliability, safety and performance are non-negotiable.
- More than 25 years of experience designing and commissioning data centres
- In-depth expertise in critical power systems, from design to modernization and troubleshooting
- Field experience in complex industrial environments and essential infrastructure
- Complementary expertise in mechanical engineering, automation, energy and the environment
Result: infrastructure designed to perform in the toughest operating conditions
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Power availability and interconnection timelines increasingly influence where, when and how quickly projects can be delivered. BBA steps in early to assess the constraints, options and risks that may determine their feasibility.
- A thorough understanding of power grids and their constraints
- The ability to assess different power supply strategies from the earliest stages
- Expertise spanning energy, technical, environmental and regulatory issues
- An approach based on grid realities and operating conditions
Result: better-informed decisions upfront to secure power, optimize investments, reduce risk and accelerate development
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Whether your power comes from the public grid, an off-grid system or a hybrid solution, BBA has the experience to design and integrate complex, reliable and scalable power systems.
- More than 45 years of experience in substations, grids and interconnection
- Resilient and flexible solutions validated through studies, testing and our technological capabilities
- Expertise in storage, renewable generation, microgrids and hybrid systems
- Strategies designed to ensure reliability and performance in real-world operating conditions
Result: a reliable, resilient power supply suited to your facility’s current and future needs
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From initial planning and environmental assessments to engineering, commissioning and asset optimization, our teams work together to address the specific requirements of critical infrastructure.
- Integrated expertise in engineering, the environment and consulting
- An approach adapted to your project’s constraints and phases
- Proven expertise in studies, testing and commissioning complex infrastructure
- Continuity of expertise that supports decision-making throughout the entire life cycle
Result: a better-integrated project, with decisions that factor in operational performance from the very beginning
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A data centre's resilience depends as much on the robustness of its systems as on its ability to anticipate risks that could compromise its operations. BBA builds these considerations in from the planning and design stages.
- Assessment of site-specific climate and environmental risks
- Management of flood and extreme weather issues
- Design of reliable, redundant power systems suited to site constraints
- Integration of solutions that strengthen operational continuity and the facilities’ ability to adapt
Result: infrastructure better prepared for today's risks and tomorrow's conditions
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Our team
Meet some of the experts behind your solutions
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Yves Bétournay, P.Eng., ATD
Senior Engineer and National Practice Leader, Electrical Engineering
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