AI relies on large data sets.
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.
Along with this, speed to market remains high on the agenda and, by default, pre-construction timescales are increasingly coming under pressure..
The dream for design standardisation remains alive but is being challenged by rapidly changing technology and service demands.As we’ve said, it should come with ethics attached.. We would say that we’re using design automation to make digital tools and technology that provide ‘intelligent control’.
3. in design, and allow people to be creative and practical.. That feels liberating to us.. 3.Design Control: Disruptive Technologies.
is a book due to be published soon by RIBA.We have a chapter in it.
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