Tag: centers
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AI, data centers add to economic development, experts say
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Panelists at Nvidia GTC on Wednesday discussed how the growth of data centers and internet-connected technologies is creating various opportunities for the manufacturing and construction industries. Between 2010 and 2018, global data center workloads and virtualized computing…
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ABC: Backlog Steady as Data Centers Drive Optimism
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.5 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. The reading is down 0.1 months since September 2024. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables and graph for September. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction…
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Data centers, infrastructure prop up construction backlog
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog held at 8.5 months in September, unchanged from August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. Over the past 12 months, only infrastructure construction has added…
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Data centers, healthcare keep construction planning on track
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Data center hubs and healthcare campuses pushed more projects into the pipeline last month, a sign that construction activity could hit a high point in early 2027, according to Dodge Construction Network. The Dodge Momentum Index, which…
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Merlo Forecast Projects Growth in Construction, Agriculture and Data Centers
Merlo America, in collaboration with predictive sales intelligence firm BiltData.ai, has released a forecast projecting steady growth across the construction, agriculture and data center sectors over the next decade. The report estimates U.S. construction spending will rise from $1.553 trillion in 2025 to $1.889 trillion by 2030, reflecting a 4% compound annual growth rate. Residential…
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Earnings roundup: Data centers buoy builders’ bottom line
The demand for data centers and related infrastructure to support the artificial intelligence boom continues to balloon, leaders of major public construction firms said in the latest round of earnings calls. With some election-related fog clearing, builders have more insight into the priorities of President Donald Trump, as well as other new administrations around the…
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Data centers, public works boost backlog, but confidence cracks
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog increased to 8.8 months in July, up 0.4 months from a year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted July 24 to Aug. 4. Backlog increased year-over-year in every region…
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Meta turning to mass timber to build more sustainable data centers
Dive Brief: Meta is piloting the use of mass timber — a durable and renewable wood-based industrial substitute for concrete, steel and other building materials — to construct data centers with less embodied carbon emissions, the company announced Thursday. The social media and tech conglomerate said it has successfully used mass timber to construct an…
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Sabey Data Centers Opens Austin Building B Expansion
Sabey Data Centers, a leading data center developer, owner and operator, announces today that construction is under way for Building B on its growing Austin campus, located in the burgeoning tech corridor of Round Rock, Texas. This three-story facility is designed to deliver a total of 54 megawatts of power capacity, with the first 18 megawatts…
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Data centers seek flexible power solutions for resilience, sustainability
Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. AI data centers in the United States could consume 33.8 gigawatts of power by 2030, or about 3% of the country’s generating capacity, Schneider Electric said earlier this year. Some AI power demand projections are even more…