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Best Practices in Data Center Development
Best Practices in Data Center Development e-book is designed to be a practical guide for real estate developers entering the data center market in North America.
About the Publication
Best Practices in Data Center Development is a practical guide for real estate developers entering the North American data center market. It examines best practices, key considerations, and actionable insights to help developers navigate this specialized field with confidence and foresight. Written by industry experts from Ware Malcomb, FCL, Henderson Engineers, Kimley-Horn, Vorys and Vista Site Selection, this 60-page e-book outlines the essential components of data centers, market dynamics, collaboration with stakeholders including local governments, and principles of design and construction.
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$200 for NAIOP members; $350 for nonmembers.
Please note: You must be logged in to your NAIOP account or create a new user account to purchase the publication. The book comes in the form of a PDF document. Your purchase is available for download for seven days. Please note that this is a NON-REFUNDABLE purchase. Contact Kathy Jackson with questions.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Data Center Basics
Chapter 2: The Market for Data Centers
Chapter 3: Power and Sustainability
Chapter 4: Site Selection Fundamentals
Chapter 5: Putting Together the Development Team
Chapter 6: Working With Localities
Chapter 7: Design and Construction
Appendix: Glossary
Endnotes
$200 for CREDA members; $350 for nonmembers.
Please note: You must be logged in to your CREDA account or create a new user account to purchase the publication. The book comes in the form of a PDF document. Your purchase is available for download for seven days. Please note that this is a NON-REFUNDABLE purchase. Contact Kathy Jackson with questions.
Growing Impact on Commercial Real Estate
JLL anticipates global co-location and hyperscale data center inventory will grow at an annual rate of 20% over the next three years. That means by 2027, data center demand will more than double from current capacity. A report from Goldman Sachs projects that by 2030, demand for data center power will increase 160% due to wider implementation of AI.
Major investments in data center infrastructure will also be required to meet the rising AI demand: $50 billion in new power generation in the United States, and nearly $1 trillion to ready Europe for the oncoming AI surge.
[Watch] CREDA Insights: Essentials of Data Center Development
There are key differences in how data centers are designed and developed compared to other industrial developments, as well as critical and challenging needs for power. Explore what is driving the growth in demand for data centers and the geographic regions that are currently seeing the most data center activity, and learn how investors are approaching data center projects and how the market will evolve in the next few years.
Presented by Michael Cody, Director, Industrial Cold & Food at Ware Malcomb.
This CREDA Insight was filmed at CRE.Converge 2024.
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