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Oracle Adoption of Bloom Fuel Cells to Reshape Data Centre
21+ hour, 27+ min ago (613+ words) Oracle is reconfiguring the energy infrastructure for one of its most significant planned AI data centre projects in Do'a Ana County, New Mexico. The company is deploying fuel cell technology from Bloom Energy to support the intensive demands of high-performance…...
Top 10: Site Monitoring Platforms
2+ week, 11+ min ago (918+ words) Construction sites are becoming increasingly complex, as technology becomes a key feature and organisations need to consider their environmental impacts. To effectively monitor an active site in order to have a thorough understanding of operations at any given time, businesses…...
Top 10: Construction Robotics
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (103+ words) As the pressures of labour shortages, safety concerns and sustainability targets intensify, robotics is stepping in to reshape how projects are planned, built and maintained." From autonomous bricklaying systems and 3 D-printing rigs to AI-powered inspection drones and rebar-tying robots, these…...
The Rise of 'Island-Moded' Data Centre Construction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (678+ words) AI could be changing the physics of digital infrastructure faster than the grid can adapt. Traditional server racks previously drew 5k W to 10k W, but AI-specialised racks have surged to between 50k W and 100k W each over the past two years. Power…...
MWC 2026: How Huawei's AI is Revolutionising Construction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1385+ words) At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, Huawei delivered a clear message: the intelligent transformation of traditional industries, from cement to chemicals, has crossed into a new phase." In light of this, Construction Digital sat down with Charles Li, President of Huawei's…...
How are Data Centres Supporting Local Construction Workers?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) The expansion of AI infrastructure across the United States is generating significant construction employment as hyperscale data centre projects require extensive skilled labour and supply chain support. As artificial intelligence demand accelerates, the construction sector is seeing major opportunities in…...
Schneider: Transform Old Data Centres into AI Hubs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (702+ words) For Steve Carlini, Chief Advocate for Data Centre and AI at Schneider Electric, the answer lies not in building from scratch but in transforming what already exists. Retrofitting existing data centres for AI workloads represents more than a pragmatic solution…...
Siemens: Helping Operators Build Future-Ready Data Centres
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (593+ words) Siemens and n Vent have unveiled a joint reference architecture tailored for hyperscale AI data centres, combining industrial power systems with liquid cooling technologies to support high-density Nvidia-based infrastructure. The design is intended for facilities scaling to 100 megawatts (MW) and…...
IFS and Anthropic: An AI Alliance For Heavy Industry
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (655+ words) IFS Nexus Black and Anthropic have formed a strategic partnership to advance the use of AI'in some of the world's most demanding industries. The collaboration aims to bring AI-powered solutions to sectors including construction and engineering, aerospace and defence, manufacturing…...
Microsoft's AI Megasite: Redefining Data Centres
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (837+ words) Microsoft is pushing forward on Fairwater, described by the company as the most potent AI data centre worldwide. The project, in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is nearing completion, with the facility set to start operation by early 2026. This effort signifies a…...