At Green Mountain ’ s OSL1-Enebakk site , a new 13.5 MW colocation data center was recently completed . CTS Nordics ( CTS ) was the Design & Build contractor for the project and worked closely with Green Mountain to realize this project despite demanding circumstances .

A special challenge with this project was to create an extremely flexible design . A design that could accommodate enterprises needing standard colocation , all the way to hyperscalers ’ needs .

As this was a cooperation between Green Mountain and CTS it was important that the team members trusted each other . Very early in the process , a team gathering was organized so they could get to know each other and create the essential trust between the team members . This way , no one hid away problems or tried to blame each other . Instead , we discovered challenges early and were able to address them straight away .

Long production and delivery times is a global challenge in these uncertain times and it also affected the progress . One solution was to split deliveries , instead of waiting for the components to arrive together . This way , we could perform parts of installations and secure as much progress as possible while waiting for remaining deliveries . In addition , the team tried to mitigate delivery problems by close follow-up of suppliers .

“ By involving CTS from the very beginning and establishing a good relationship we got a head start in the project . During design development , the team needed to look at both the master planning and the building to coordinate a viable and efficient solution . It would not have been possible to complete this project had it not been for the cooperation , trust and shared competence between the two parties . At the end , it is all about the people .” says Nils Christensen , CTS .

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