Technology Magazine December 2022 | Page 72

A plan that works .

Pioneers in general planning MEP for high performance data centers – founded in Zurich , Switzerland , active throughout Europe .
For more than 15 years , the Swiss general planning and consulting company PBP AG engineering has been developing future-oriented customized infrastructure solutions in the field of hyperscale data centers with a load of up to 50MW . The specialists are highly competent in the conceptual development and planning of complex projects .
They accompany construction projects from the concept phase to the handover of the completed building to the client . PBP plans and supervises conversions as well as new buildings and large-scale projects in hyperscale data centers , research , industry and pharmaceutical sectors .
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PBP AG engineering has played a key role in the planning of the new Green Metro Campus Zurich . Three high-performance data centers for cloud providers , enterprises and system integrators are built on 46,000 m 2 of space at the Metro Campus Zurich . Green is an important player for the future of cloud computing . PBP was selected as a suitable partner for the implementation of the campus . In collaboration with Green , PBP launched a future-oriented modular DC hyperscaler concept with an IT load of approximately 50MW on a greenfield site and accompanied the huge project in close cooperation with the client . The unique PUE performance makes the Metro Campus Zurich the most energyefficient data center in all of Europe .
Salvatore Baia
Salvatore Baia is Co-Founder , Owner and Vice President of PBP AG engineering , a general planning , electrical engineering and consulting company operating throughout Europe . Baia also acts as CTO for PBP as the technical leader in the Datacenter Green Metro Campus Zurich project . He has been in the industry for more than 30 years and has been involved in data center project planning from an early stage . Baia was involved in complex planning of cages , small DC conversions , followed by power upgrades to the largest hyperscale data centers in greater Europe .