01Sector overview
Data centers
Data centres with demanding power, cooling and redundancy requirements.
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Facility types
- Enterprise data centres
- Colocation data centres
- Server rooms in industrial plants
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02Specific challenges
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Redundant power and cooling
MEP is most of the value and drives the facility’s reliability.
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Heavy equipment loads
Floors and structure must carry racks, generators and cooling plant.
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Integrated commissioning
A staged test and commissioning plan is needed before handover.
03Contracting scope
World Steel delivers Data centers projects turnkey, or any part of them the investor needs.
See the 6 turnkey stages- Project legal advice
- Design: concept, basic, technical, construction drawings
- Permits: environment, fire safety, building permit
- Steel structures, frames and envelope made at the Hai Son factory
- Construction: infrastructure, building works, installation, MEP
- Completion and handover
04Technical control points
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Redundant MEP
Redundancy checked against the investor’s required tier.
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Integrated commissioning
Staged commissioning plan for power and cooling.
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Welding quality
Welding procedures and welders controlled to ISO 3834-2.
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Steel fabrication
Fabricated at the Hai Son factory to EN 1090-2 EXC3 or AS/NZS 5131 CC3.
05Vietnamese codes and investor standards
| Topic | Vietnamese code / standard | Common investor standards |
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| Fire safety | QCVN 06:2022/BXD | NFPA, FM Global (as required by the investor’s insurer) |
| Steel structure design | TCVN 5575 | EN 1993 (Eurocode 3), AISC 360, AS 4100 |
| Loads and actions | TCVN 2737 | EN 1991, ASCE 7, AS/NZS 1170 |
| Steel fabrication and welding | Project technical specification | EN 1090-2, AS/NZS 5131, ISO 3834-2, AWS D1.1 |
| Data centre infrastructure | — | TIA-942, Uptime Institute Tier |
For reference only; the codes that apply are agreed in each project contract.
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08FAQ
Does World Steel deliver data centers projects turnkey, from legal work to handover?
Yes. World Steel works in 6 stages under one contract: legal advice, design, permits, steel fabrication, construction, and completion and handover.
Can we contract only part of the work?
Yes. Investors can contract design, steel structures and PEB, MEP, or construction to an existing design as separate packages.
Which standards does World Steel work to?
Vietnamese codes plus the investor’s standards (Eurocode, AISC, AS/NZS…). The steel factory is certified to EN 1090-2 EXC3, AS/NZS 5131 CC3 and ISO 3834-2.
09Sector experts
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Expert in charge of Data centers
10Project consultation
Advice on your Data centers project
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