Data Center Construction

Building pieces of the facility off site can save weeks. Where prefab works well and where it does not.

Servers turn nearly all the power they use into heat. A growing number of projects are putting that heat to...

Electricians, pipefitters and controls techs are in short supply. How the industry is trying to fill the gap.

Batteries already protect data centers from outages. They may also help the grid they depend on.

When the grid cannot deliver fast enough, some developers are building their own generation. What that looks like in practice.

A federal lab estimates data centers already use a meaningful share of US power and that share is expected to...

Not every data center uses water the same way. A clear look at the main cooling designs and why water...

Tier ratings describe how much redundancy a data center is built with. Here is what that means for the people...

Commissioning is how an owner proves a facility will work before customers move in. Here is what each level covers.

Large transformers and switchgear can set the pace for an entire project. Why early ordering is now standard practice.