What Fills a Data Center Matters More Than Concrete

Data center construction rewards what you put inside the box. Here's why the inside scales faster.

Stacey explains concrete and steel scale as the box, but what you put in that box scales exponentially with the size and density leaders are building now.

With Stacey Smedley, VP of Product Impact at Eastern Research Group, and Ryan Ware, for construction and AEC leaders scoping carbon.

- Structure grows linearly. Equipment density does not.
- Non-core materials drive the surprise in large builds.
- Map box-fill early, before procurement locks it in.

The shift: when you design data center construction from the inside out, carbon math finally matches reality.

Watch the full episode: What Data Center Construction Really Means for Carbon

Where do you see box-fill driving carbon on your jobs?

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