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title: Data centre design for COLO-D
date: 2021-03-12T14:59:00-05:00
author: jessica napert
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Colo-D is a North American leader in colocation data centre solutions. In fact, by adding its second data centre in the greater metropolitan region of Montréal in 2016, it became the largest provider of colocation services in Québec.

 

- Region Eastern Canada
- Client  COLO-D
 
 

 

 

   1. ## Our experts' solutions
    
    In 2014, BBA participated in building and expanding COLO-D’s first 20 MW data centre in Drummondville. The company mandated BBA again to perform the electrical design of their second data centre, with a 35 MW capacity, in Longueuil. In both instances, BBA’s mandate included designing and commissioning the centre’s 25 kV input, the critical low-voltage supply system, emergency generators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units.
    
    
    - TIER III (Uptime Institute) data centre design
    - Cutting-edge expertise in electrical design as well as critical networks and redundancy
    - Met tight deadlines, despite project complexity and high technical requirements
 
   

  

 

 1. > BBA has accredited experts in data centre design, which lends great credibility in the market.
    
     Yves Bétournay, ATD
2. - 55 MW combined capacity
    - 300,000 Total area of 300,000 square feet
    - Second largest colocation data centre provider in Canada
 
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 1. ## Our experts' solutions
    
    In 2014, BBA participated in building and expanding COLO-D’s first 20 MW data centre in Drummondville. The company mandated BBA again to perform the electrical design of their second data centre, with a 35 MW capacity, in Longueuil. In both instances, BBA’s mandate included designing and commissioning the centre’s 25 kV input, the critical low-voltage supply system, emergency generators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units.
    
    
    - TIER III (Uptime Institute) data centre design
    - Cutting-edge expertise in electrical design as well as critical networks and redundancy
    - Met tight deadlines, despite project complexity and high technical requirements