Construction supervision & quality gates for data centers

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Effective construction supervision to ensure conformity and certifiability

The successful construction of a high-availability data centre requires precise monitoring during the construction phase. TÜV NORD supports operators and construction companies with regular on-site visits in order to directly recognise and correct any deviations from the criteria.

Recognised standards such as TSI.STANDARD, EN 50600 or ISO/IEC 22237 are not only the basis for testing, but are also essential for construction monitoring and ensuring conformity during the construction phase.

With up to five on-site visits during the construction process, problems can be identified and rectified at an early stage, which avoids high costs for subsequent changes and ensures the certifiability of the data centre.

Target groups for quality gates / construction supervision for data centers

Our construction support services are aimed at companies and organisations that want to bring their data centres up to the highest security and availability standards during the construction phase.

Our target group

IT service providers and hosting providers
Colocation data centres
Companies with their own data centres (enterprise)
Financial institutions and banks
Healthcare organisations
Government authorities and public institutions
Telecommunications companies
Cloud service providers
Industrial companies with high data volumes

Advantages of quality gates and construction supervision for data centers

Cost-efficient procedure: Early detection and correction of deviations avoids expensive reworking.
Greater safety during the construction phase for operators and construction companies.
Ensuring conformity with TSI level or EN 50600 availability classes.
Optimum prerequisite for smooth certification after completion of construction.
Comprehensive technical expertise: TÜV NORD has a team of over 25 experienced experts for all individual trades of a data centre.
Support from the market leader - across all milestones

Our service

Regular on-site appointments to check the building structure, energy supply and other critical aspects during various phases of the construction project.
Compilation and communication of identified deviations immediately after the meeting

Overview of standards

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TSI.STANDARD

Trusted Site Infrastructure (TSI) is a methodology for testing and certifying the physical security and availability of data centres that has been established since 2001. It has become the benchmark in the data centre industry. It is based on TÜV NORD's own TSI.STANDARD criteria catalogue.

TSE.STANDARD

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EN 50600

The European data centre standard DIN EN 50600 uses a holistic approach to set comprehensive specifications for the planning, construction and operation of data centres.

EN 50600

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ISO/IEC 22237

As the international equivalent to EN 50600, ISO/IEC 22237 creates the basic prerequisite for ensuring that data centres can be planned, built and operated according to the same principles worldwide.

ISO/IEC 22237

FAQs on quality gates and construction supervision for data centers

Quality gates and construction supervision are crucial for recognising and correcting deviations from the planned standards and norms at an early stage. Regular on-site appointments allow potential problems to be identified and rectified directly during the construction phase, which avoids high costs for subsequent changes and ensures the conformity and certifiability of the data centre.

Construction supervision by TÜV NORD offers several advantages, including cost-efficient detection and correction of deviations, ensuring conformity with recognised standards such as TSI.STANDARD, EN 50600 and ISO/IEC 22237, as well as optimal preparation for smooth certification after completion of construction. You also benefit from the expertise of a market leader with an experienced team of over 25 experts who cover all the individual trades of a data centre.

Selected trades, components or construction phases are inspected at each appointment. The focus is on building construction, energy supply, cabling, fire protection, cooling, access security and structural measures - depending on the progress of the project.

All deviations identified are summarised in a structured log. The documentation can serve as a basis for decision-making in project management.

Absolutely. Independent quality control is particularly useful during ongoing operations or when expanding existing infrastructure in order to ensure smooth transitions between existing and new components.

After the final site inspection, you will receive a final assessment of the areas inspected - including the status of open points, the implementation status of the recommendations and an overall assessment of conformity with the applicable requirements.