, driven by a range of factors including comparatively low supply and demand.. Singapore has shown a great commitment to achieving the advantages of DfMA but PPVC has been more successful on some projects (and some types of project) than others.
Available, reliable power is certainly a key driver in finding locations for DCs.But added to this is the issue of data-sovereignty and cost.
Countries and companies are sensitive about where their data is stored and the implications of having it stolen or data flows disrupted.The UK and US are reducing regulations to stay competitive in the market, whereas the EU is maintaining a high regulatory stance, and, as such, this market seems to be stagnating.. How does all this impact project development?.10 to 15 years ago, when average cab density was still well below 10kW per cab, proximity to fibre network was the key indicator for site viability.
However, the expansion of fibre networks and reduced latency criticality associated with AI, has shifted the focus to power availability.Increased non-water-based cooling demands with an associated increase in power consumption is further driving most site acquisition conversations to focus on power, and lead time to power availability..
The simplicity of the single-story campus also remains a key challenge for Europe, and, even in the US, this development strategy is being challenged.
Multi-story building geometries with associated distribution complexities and more space for plant are having to be envisioned, carrying with them potential impact on CapEx and OpEx envelopes, as well as embodied carbon and carbon in use.At the moment, we just don’t do that well enough.
We have the computing and processing infrastructure to do amazing things with data in the built environment sector, but we have to create it, share it – and use it.. We’re big believers in open source.We use open source tools and technology in our work and we have built and shared some of our design automation work in the same way, so that other architects and designers can explore, understand, benefit – and hopefully build on – the work that we do.. Whilst technology can bring huge benefits to the construction industry, we also have to be aware of ethical questions around how data is collected and used.
We all know that when some of the big tech companies created big data and laid the foundations for many technical advances, they gathered that data in some questionable ways.We now hear people talking about putting tracking devices onto construction workers to record and measure their movements to increase efficiency, or to assess their wellbeing for health and safety purposes – but might these devices also be used to assess work rates and monitor time spent taking a toilet break?.