The Growing Opposition to Data Centers
The Digital Backbone Meets Local Backlash As the digital age surges forward, data centers have become the invisible engines powering everything from artificial intelligence to streaming video and cloud computing. Yet, what was once considered a silent pillar of progress is now at the center of a growing storm. Across the United States and internationally, […]
Data Centers Cause Chem Trails… and Other Myths
Data Centers Cause Chem Trails… and Other Myths If you spend enough time in the sustainability world, you eventually encounter a special genre of misinformation, the kind that blends half‑remembered science, late‑night YouTube confidence, and a deep suspicion of anything with blinking lights. Because data centers are large, mysterious, and full of equipment that hums […]
Managing Billion‑Dollar Data Center Projects
Managing Billion‑Dollar Data Center Projects The New Scale of Digital Infrastructure Managing projects at large scales requires a fundamentally different approach than traditional commercial construction. A billion‑dollar data center is not simply a building; it is a mission‑critical ecosystem of power, cooling, network, security, and operational systems that must perform from day one. Success depends […]
Cold vs. Warm Dark Shell Data Center
A warm dark shell and a cold dark shell represent two distinct stages in the development of modern data centers, and the distinction between them has become increasingly consequential as global jurisdictions tighten scrutiny around power consumption, environmental impact, and construction entitlements. Cold dark shell A cold dark shell is the most elemental form […]
5 Liquid Cooling Data Center Projects in 2026
1. Meta – New Albany, Ohio (Liquid‑Cooled AI Expansion) Meta’s 2026 New Albany expansion is its first U.S. campus designed from the ground up for direct‑to‑chip (DLC) liquid cooling as the default thermal architecture. The new AI hall uses warm‑water cooling loops (30–45°C supply) feeding high‑flow cold plates mounted directly on Blackwell‑generation GPUs, with facility‑scale […]
Establishing a Data Center Engineering and Design Group
A data center represents a significant investment in both capital and operational resources, designed to deliver high availability, concurrent maintainability, and future-proof scalability for mission-critical workloads. Establishing an effective engineering and design group to comprehensively design such a facility is a complex, multidisciplinary endeavor requiring careful coordination across technical domains, stakeholder interfaces, and project phases. […]
Modular Data Center Planning and Deployment
The growth of digital infrastructure has fundamentally transformed the requirements for data center capacity and agility. Traditional data center construction, characterized by bespoke, on-site builds and protracted timelines, is increasingly challenged by the need for rapid deployment, scalability, and cost efficiency. In response, modular and prefabricated data center solutions have emerged as a compelling alternative, […]
Energy Implications of Quantum Computing
Quantum computing stands at the threshold of transforming the landscape of information technology, promising to solve classes of problems that are intractable for even the most powerful classical supercomputers. As the field rapidly advances, the energy implications of quantum computing have become a topic for data center operators, sustainability advocates, and technology strategists alike. […]
Data Center Infrastructure Outlook
Projected Trends and Capacity Allocations for Cloud, AI Training, and AI Inference Workloads (2025–2035) The next decade will be defined by more transformation in data center infrastructure, driven by the explosive growth of cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) training, and AI inference workloads. As digitalization accelerates across every sector, the demand for compute, storage, and […]
Leveraging AI for IT Equipment Replacement, Retrofit, and Reuse
The evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, encompassing data centers, workplace devices, and industrial control systems, demands innovations that go beyond traditional lifecycle management. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a critical enabler for maximizing end-of-life (EOL) asset value, supporting optimal timing for replacement, retrofit, and reuse, and orchestrating material flows within circular economy frameworks. Key Takeaway: […]