Effective protection depends on early design integration and a holistic approach that considers building construction, emergency procedures, and operational resilience – not just code compliance.
While alternatives to evaporative cooling exist, most data centers don’t adopt them because the economics currently don’t justify the higher capital costs and operational complexity.
A California judge says Imperial County must review a proposed 330 MW data center and its power, water, battery, and generation infrastructure.
AI is reshaping the construction lifecycle. At Ai4 2026, AEC leaders shared how firms are applying AI across design, logistics, safety, and operations, while tackling data standards, culture change, and scaling.
AI’s explosive growth is forcing a fundamental reimagining of data center infrastructure.