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Microsoft might be scaling back on several data centre projects, but rival Meta is reportedly steaming ahead with plans to spend almost $1 billion on a new project in Wisconsin. -
Microsoft is reportedly pulling the plug on additional data centre projects, with planned sites in Indonesia and Australia now joining a string of cancellations across the US, UK, and Europe, signalling a possible rethink of its AI strategy.
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled 16 potential federal locations primed for data centre development.
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As tech giants pour hundreds of billions into global data center expansions, Alibaba's chair Joe Tsai warns of an emerging investment bubble.
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President Trump’s steel tariffs have officially come into force, imposing a 25% levy on steel imports to the US — a move likely to significantly impact data centre and telecom tower projects.
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Based on recent headlines, you might believe that the location of data centres is determined by two factors: where there’s space, and where permission is granted to build them. But the reality is quite different.
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Submer, a company specialising in immersion cooling, has expanded into data centre design, construction and services to support AI infrastructure development.
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Eco Material Technologies CEO explains how innovative concrete solutions could slash data centre construction emissions
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Capacity explores how the race to meet soaring digital demand is reshaping data centre design
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New data centre projects looking to build on green belt land in the UK can now apply for a fast-tracked scheme that would prevent local councils from blocking new sites, as part of the UK government's planning reforms.
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Amazon is turning to low-carbon and recycled steel to reduce emissions as it scales up data centre construction.
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Microsoft is attempting to construct data centres made of wood as part of the company’s wider efforts to slash its carbon footprint.
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Green Mountain has completed the construction of a new 13.5MW data centre in Oslo, Norway.
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Data centre construction is facing record-breaking inflation amid delays stemming from several factors, a report from Turner & Townsend says.
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Construction is now underway at Global Technical Realty's first UK campus, the (GTR) 40.5 MW GB One.
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Sustainability is often a focused on operations, but what if construction could be greener, too? Saf Malik reports
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Operating in an industry that considers itself recession-proof has its benefits – but it also brings some unexpected challenges for project management. Joe Cusick, Soben Americas CEO, shares his observations of the US construction market with Melanie Mingas
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Building restrictions, energyrestraints, materials costs and changing technologies are all issues and potential obstacles to successful deployments of data centre building projects. Antony Savvas looks at how the industry is coping
