NCC to construct data center for Facebook
NCC Construction Sweden has secured an order from Facebook to construct a data center in Luleå. The contract has been signed with Pinnacle Sweden AB. The total order value is approximately SEK 800 million, of which NCC’s share is worth approximately SEK 400 million. The assignment pertains to the first of three data centers planned for the area.
The project will be implemented in a joint venture between NCC and two US construction companies, DPR Construction and Fortis Construction.
The data center is estimated to be 28,000 square meters when completed. It is the first of three data centers planned for the area.
Facebook has imposed stringent energy-classification requirements and the data center will be certified in accordance with LEED’s gold level certification.
“The building will require considerable energy so the client has imposed rigorous environmental-classification requirements, requesting the Gold level, which is LEED’s second highest rating,” explains Mats Eklund, Department Manager at NCC Construction Sweden, Northern region. “We will be using Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) methods throughout the project.”
Construction will commence in October and completion is scheduled for December 2012.
The project will engage approximately 300 employees. Advanced installation tasks will account for a big part of the work.
The order will be registered in the fourth quarter of 2011.
For further information, please contact:
Hedvig Elander, Communication Manager of NCC Construction Sweden, telephone: +46 (0)8 585 512 73
NCC’s media line +46 8 585 519 00, E-mail: press@ncc.se
This information is such that NCC is obligated to disclose pursuant to the Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publication on October 27, at 9.00 am.
All of NCC’s press releases are available on www.ncc.se
NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic region. In 2010, NCC had sales of slightly more than SEK 49 billion, with 17,000 employees. NCC Construction Sweden constructs residential and office properties, roads, civil-engineering structures and other infrastructure in Sweden.
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