Solutions
What sets us apart from the competition is our fully-integrated product delivery. Not only do we understand data centres, but we are an industry-leading construction firm who understand the whole process from land acquisition to building to facility management. Our in-house team of industry experts can control property procurement and approvals, design and engineering, construction and commissioning, and the operation and maintenance of the data centre.
This all-inclusive service gives you peace of mind, lowers costs and improves speed to market. Our in-house team of professionals can help identify and acquire sites with access to optimal power; arrange utility and fibre optics services; manage planning and infrastructure, including liaising with municipalities having jurisdiction; complete data centre design and value engineering techniques; construction management; equipment procurement, selection and installation; and highly-secure and reliable facility operations. Our expertise enables us to design, build and operate facilities that industry experts call “best in the world”.
Develop
Our team of experts understands your requirements, identifies opportunities, carries out due diligence and is equipped at bringing concepts to market by managing acquisitions, land-exchanges, zoning requirements, municipal approvals and arranging abundant, reliable power with utility providers. One of the most time-consuming and comprehensive items in the development and approvals process is to communicate with those having jurisdiction and the public, especially in emerging markets. We ensure all stakeholders are educated and understand the benefits of a data centre to the community, while ensuring that all sustainable and environmental requirements are being achieved.
Design
Whether it be a retrofit or a brownfield design-build, a small urban facility or a suburban hyperscale campus, our in-house architectural team liaises with our experienced data centre designers and engineers to provide options to mitigate risk, enhance schedule and optimize budgets. We have designed over 3 million square feet (3346780sf) of highly-secure mission critical data centre space across Canada and this extensive experience in designing, building and operating mission critical facilities provides us with a unique insight into the whole life cycle of a project. With our early involvement, we can make recommendations at the design and value engineering stage that could have cost and schedule benefits throughout construction and maximize the lifespan of the facility. Our innovations have led to the recognition that we have the highest reliability, maintainability and availability on the market, while our high performance life cycle maintenance system provides optimum operation efficiencies and an uninterrupted power supply.
Build
With over 2 million square feet (2225387sf) of data centre space constructed, Urbacon are Canada’s number one constructor of data centres and have a proven track record of delivering building excellence in robust facilities with available power capacity. Sustainable and scalable data centres are brought to life by our in-house construction team consisting of Project Managers and Site Superintendents. The result: a highly reliable, efficient and secure facility, delivered in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Working closely with our clients and consultants, we help source and select the most viable and cost effective materials, finishes and construction techniques to achieve specific design details for each project, allowing us to meets the expectations of the client, as well as the requirements of Uptime Institute and LEED sustainable building practices.
Operate
We designed it. We built it. We know how to operate the facility and its equipment better than anyone. Let our industry-leading experts and trained field technicians apply their knowledge to protect your most valuable assets with 24x7x365 emergency response, facilities management and efficient operation of your best-in-class data centre. We currently maintain over 5000 square feet of mission critical space in Canada and understand that critical assets must be managed to a higher standard. We save you money through efficiency by maximizing uptime, maintaining environmental standards and ensuring a reduced operational risk. Even a few seconds of downtime can have repercussions and result in huge losses. A recent analysis of unplanned data centre outages revealed an average cost of over $730,000 per event in consideration of the full spectrum of costs. As an extension of your team, we will provide a custom-tailored plan to address critical infrastructure with physical inspection, preventative maintenance, service tracking, reliable 24x7x365 emergency services, help desk resolution, training and documentation.
Develop
Our team of experts understands your requirements, identifies opportunities, carries out due diligence and is equipped at bringing concepts to market by managing acquisitions, land-exchanges, zoning requirements, municipal approvals and arranging abundant, reliable power with utility providers. One of the most time-consuming and comprehensive items in the development and approvals process is to communicate with those having jurisdiction and the public, especially in emerging markets. We ensure all stakeholders are educated and understand the benefits of a data centre to the community, while ensuring that all sustainable and environmental requirements are being achieved.
Design
Whether it be a retrofit or a brownfield design-build, a small urban facility or a suburban hyperscale campus, our in-house architectural team liaises with our experienced data centre designers and engineers to provide options to mitigate risk, enhance schedule and optimize budgets. We have designed over 3 million square feet (3346780sf) of highly-secure mission critical data centre space across Canada and this extensive experience in designing, building and operating mission critical facilities provides us with a unique insight into the whole life cycle of a project. With our early involvement, we can make recommendations at the design and value engineering stage that could have cost and schedule benefits throughout construction and maximize the lifespan of the facility. Our innovations have led to the recognition that we have the highest reliability, maintainability and availability on the market, while our high performance life cycle maintenance system provides optimum operation efficiencies and an uninterrupted power supply.
Build
With over 2 million square feet (2225387sf) of data centre space constructed, Urbacon are Canada’s number one constructor of data centres and have a proven track record of delivering building excellence in robust facilities with available power capacity. Sustainable and scalable data centres are brought to life by our in-house construction team consisting of Project Managers and Site Superintendents. The result: a highly reliable, efficient and secure facility, delivered in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Working closely with our clients and consultants, we help source and select the most viable and cost effective materials, finishes and construction techniques to achieve specific design details for each project, allowing us to meets the expectations of the client, as well as the requirements of Uptime Institute and LEED sustainable building practices.
Operate
We designed it. We built it. We know how to operate the facility and its equipment better than anyone. Let our industry-leading experts and trained field technicians apply their knowledge to protect your most valuable assets with 24x7x365 emergency response, facilities management and efficient operation of your best-in-class data centre. We currently maintain over 5000 square feet of mission critical space in Canada and understand that critical assets must be managed to a higher standard. We save you money through efficiency by maximizing uptime, maintaining environmental standards and ensuring a reduced operational risk. Even a few seconds of downtime can have repercussions and result in huge losses. A recent analysis of unplanned data centre outages revealed an average cost of over $730,000 per event in consideration of the full spectrum of costs. As an extension of your team, we will provide a custom-tailored plan to address critical infrastructure with physical inspection, preventative maintenance, service tracking, reliable 24x7x365 emergency services, help desk resolution, training and documentation.