T5 Data Centers Breaks Ground on New Build-to-Suit Data Center at Kings Mountain Campus

<strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> <strong>Breaks</strong> <strong>Ground</strong> on New Build-to-Suit
<strong>Data</strong> Center at Kings Mountain Campus
New Custom-Designed <strong>Data</strong> Center Contract Reaffirms <strong>T5</strong>'s Expertise in the
Design and Construction of Build-to-Suit, High-Performance <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong>.
Kings Mountain, NC, USA (January 6, 2016) -- <strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong>, innovators in providing state-of-the-art,
customizable and highly reliable computing support environments, has broken ground on a new build-to-suit
data center at its Kings Mountain, North Carolina, campus. Construction of the new enterprise-grade data
center follows an exhaustive national search led by Kristina Metzger, <strong>Data</strong> Center Specialist at CBRE <strong>Data</strong>
Center Solutions on behalf of an unnamed Fortune 50 company.
<strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> won the competitive bid for this build-to-suit contract after meeting and exceeding the
stringent specifications outlined in a comprehensive Basis of Design and RFP. "Following a highly competitive
process, <strong>T5</strong> was ultimately selected as the right solution based on their extensive expertise in build-to-suit
enterprise data centers, the company's ability to meet and exceed a rigorous set of requirements, and
because <strong>T5</strong>@Kings Mountain proved to be an ideal location," said Kristina Metzger of CBRE. Ultimately <strong>T5</strong>
<strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> will achieve several Uptime Institute Certifications including: Tier III Certification of Design
Documents, Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, and Tier III Gold Certification of Operational
Sustainability.
In addition to <strong>T5</strong>'s design and engineering team having responsibility for the facility's construction, <strong>T5</strong> Facilities
Management (<strong>T5</strong>FM) will be responsible for on-site building operations management and systems support.
"This new contract is a real testament to the discerning customer's recognition of <strong>T5</strong>'s expertise and
excellence in building and operating true enterprise quality data center environments. We brought a solution to
the table that included design and construction expertise, a proven data center location, and best-in-class
facilities management capabilities," said Aaron Wangenheim, Chief Operating Officer for <strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong>.
<strong>T5</strong> has been designing and building customized data centers from the ground up for 20 years. The company
recently completed a similar project for a tenant at its <strong>T5</strong>@Portland campus. <strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> maintains seven
data center campuses strategically situated across the country. <strong>T5</strong>'s Kings Mountain campus has the added
advantage of being located in North Carolina, since the state recently passed the North Carolina Competes
Act, which includes tax incentives for data center operations, including power and equipment.
For more information about <strong>T5</strong>'s data center services, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.
About <strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong>
<strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> (<strong>T5</strong>) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering
customizable, scalable data centers that provide an "always on" computing environment to power mission
critical business applications. <strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong> provides enterprise colocation data center services to
organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and
develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. <strong>T5</strong> currently has
business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland and Charlotte with new projects
announced in New York, and Colorado. All of <strong>T5</strong>'s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring
robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications, and have 24-hour staff to support
mission-critical computing applications.
For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.
Media Contact:
Aaron Wangenheim
<strong>T5</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Centers</strong>
(415) 292-7700
aaron@t5datacenters.com
http://www.t5datacenters.com