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A Global Mission Critical Ecosystem

The Irish edge

May 13, 2022

To cope with whatever pressures that may lie ahead, global partnerships must be grounded in responsive strategies that can pivot on a moment’s notice; tap into alternate supply chains; and bring in a workforce with a level of education, skill, and real-world experience to face any challenge.

Containment Walls — Sunbelt Rentals

May 11, 2022

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These reusable, modular walls can be placed in occupied areas during construction and remodeling to keep staff and visitors safe.

Spencer Building Carrier Hotel Awarded First-of-its-Kind Building Permit

SBCH to create diverse private entries into Vancouver Carrier Hotel

May 9, 2022

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While typical public entry points are not unsafe — and Spencer Building will still plug into traditional entry points — having a private point allows for a highly secure and monitored access option.

Real Estate Outlook

May 4, 2022

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Data center needs will continue to grow as cloud service providers and social media and content streaming companies expand and 5G, AI, and edge computing gain traction, spurring development of additional capacity nationwide.

Rosendin Selected to Build Meta’s Temple Data Center in Texas

Electrical contracting company hiring 440 trade workers, BIM, project managers, and office staff

April 25, 2022

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The 900,000-square-foot data center aims to serve as a model of energy efficiency and will be supported by renewable energy from new solar energy plants. The project will also aim for LEED Gold certification and receive credits for water restoration efforts.

Unconventional Wisdom

A Cradle-to-Grave Approach to Sustainability

Going back to the basics

April 18, 2022

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How facilities are designed and built have substantial impact on how data centers integrate with the environment.

Site Selection

A Retrofit Renaissance

ESG goals may favor a decade of brownfield data centers

April 14, 2022

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Because new construction is fossil-fuel intensive, new build projects may suffer on an embodied carbon scorecard, even if the goals of the new build are to lower future emissions operationally.

White Paper | Embodied Carbon

April 5, 2022

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Including the whole-life carbon approach to the design process can identify which design selections achieve the lowest carbon emissions over the entire life cycle of the data center, where focusing solely on operational emissions may fall short.

Meta Selects the Kansas City Region for New Hyperscale Data Center

The company formerly known as Facebook will supply its project with 100% renewable energy and will support 100 jobs

March 24, 2022

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The Kansas City Area Development Council and its partners announced that Meta (formerly Facebook) selected the Kansas City region for its new hyperscale data center.

Multitenant Data Center Opens in Alabama

Brasfield & Gorrie recently completed construction

March 14, 2022

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The one-story, 40,000 square-foot greenfield data center is located on a 6-acre site. The facility includes two 10,000 square-foot data halls, which will support up to 2 MW of IT load each.