Technical Building Services for Data Centers

ZWP – The Data Center Technical Building Services Specialists

Fully Germany and EU compliant TBS planning and implementation

Indispensable to cloud services, social media and the global data infrastructure, data centers are fundamental to the digital world. Driven by the rapid development of AI and growing data volumes, demand for storage and computing capacity as well as the required real estate is growing steadily in Germany as it is elsewhere.

As your local German partner, we develop tailor-made Technical Building Services (TBS) solutions for data centers. Our concepts not only combine quality, security and sustainability but are also precisely tailored to our customers' needs as well as those of the German market.

Germany, with hotspots in Frankfurt and Berlin, ranks among Europe ‘s fastest growing locations for data centers. Building and operating data centers means complying with strict regulations and EU standards designed to ensure the highest levels of quality, security, and sustainability. Meeting these complex requirements requires a high level of expertise and experience – which is exactly what we bring to the table as your local partner!

 

With ten locations across Germany, we offer reliable support throughout the construction process, ensuring seamless integration into the German market. Our services include:

  • Aligning with German regulations and standards
  • Developing design and operational concepts tailored to local infrastructures
  • Coordinating with German authorities and experts
  • Conducting on-site quality control to uphold the highest standards
  • Collaborating with local suppliers and service providers

We ensure that your data centers comply with all relevant German and European standards. Additionally, we provide guidance on energy efficiency and environmental protection requirements, such as ISO 50001 and the Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG).

 

In addition to developing our own data center concepts, we have considerable experience in adapting international designs to German standards. Currently, we are working closely with Ethos Engineering, our Irish First-Q partner, to develop seven data centers with a combined capacity of over 250 megawatts. As well as being responsible for meeting German standards, we are actively involved throughout the scope of the project – from conception, through construction management to the final handover.

Our expertise spans a wide range of data center projects, from integrated facilities for banks to large hyperscaler operations with IT loads reaching several hundred MW. These highly complex projects are implemented in accordance with specific user requirements and delivered to tight timelines. Meeting these requirements requires in-depth experience of the data center sector and a profound understanding of its regulative and legal frameworks – all of which we offer from a single source.

 

Secure data center operations depend on more than just excellent planning and implementation. To ensure that your systems function reliably even in critical situations, we help you develop and implement contingency plans as well as test concepts.

As a result, we guarantee uninterrupted operation and safeguard your core production and communication systems against failure.

 

  • Bespoke technology concepts and site analysis

  • Technical systems design - from basic assessment to site supervision

  • BIM-compliant 3D planning with collision check and visualization

  • Performing thermal simulations

  • CFD flow simulations to optimize air flow

  • Performance tests, structured commissioning and acceptance procedures

  • Drafting extensive fire extinguishing and safety concepts

 

 

 

Get in touch now!

Take advantage of our expertise to implement your data center project.

Stefan Krämer
Branch Manager
T +49 221 973182-841
E-Mail

Mirjam Borowietz
Director
T +49 30 755008-30
E-Mail

 

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