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AI is driving a new wave of data centre construction - but it’s also creating new risks.
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00:00 Intro
01:11 Rise of Data Centres
02:23 Energy Use
03:34 AI’s Impact
05:11 The Construction
06:54 Cooling
08:06 What Can Be Done?
12:05 The Opposition
13:40 The Future
15:50 Conclusion
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AI is driving a new wave of data centre construction - but it’s also creating new risks.
Download IES’ free whitepaper on tackling the challenges of data centres 👉 bit.ly/4bw8ie5
🔥 Pre-order Fred's book MEGA BUILDS now 👉 bit.ly/3Y63G6X
Full story here - theb1m.com/video/data-centre-construction-boom
This video contains paid promotion for IES.
00:00 Intro
01:11 Rise of Data Centres
02:23 Energy Use
03:34 AI’s Impact
05:11 The Construction
06:54 Cooling
08:06 What Can Be Done?
12:05 The Opposition
13:40 The Future
15:50 Conclusion
Additional footage and images: Bahnhof AB, Good Morning America, INSITE, KTLA5, TODAY and WFYI.
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We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - getconstructiontalking.org
Follow Get Construction Talking
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X - twitter.com/GetConstTalking
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about
Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M
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