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Growth in data center development is fueling an increasing share of U.S. industrial demand, according to a new report from CoStar, a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. Nationally, data center inventory has reached roughly 69 gigawatts of existing capacity, while another 43 gigawatts are currently under…
Redfin’s analysis found that AI data centers have some benefits: In northern Virginia, taxes on data center equipment are likely contributing to a surge in education spending. Meanwhile, individual homeowners’ property-tax rates are declining. More than half (53%) of U.S. residents oppose the construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, according to a…
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), ASHRAE, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) released their trilateral AI Data Center Energy Performance Framework, a comprehensive set of technical standards and industry best practices that will aid data center project developers and facility managers in the design, installation, and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure – including electrical, heating,…
Engineering News-Record (ENR) has recognized Gray among the nation’s leading contractors in its annual Top 400 Contractors report, including a significant rise to the top 15 in telecommunications sector fueled by continued growth in Data Center construction across the U.S. In this year’s rankings, Gray earned recognition as #15 Top Telecommunications Contractors. That result was further solidified by Gray’s…
TrendForce’s latest findings on the AI industry highlight that several major North American CSPs have recently raised their 2026 capital expenditure (CapEx) guidance in response to strong AI demand. As a result, TrendForce has revised its forecast for the combined CapEx of the world’s top nine CSPs—Google, AWS, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu—up…
Commercial real estate has quietly rewired itself around the AI boom, and that shift is changing the risk profile of the entire asset class. Data centers are on track to surpass office construction as capital floods toward digital infrastructure that promises higher returns and sustained demand. Last year alone, data centers outperformed nearly every other…
Data Center World, the premier global event for data center IT infrastructure and innovation,returns with an expanded program to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C on April 20–23, 2026. In association with AFCOM, the leading membership association for data center professionals, the four-day conference and expo is designed to meet the rising…
As the demand for AI and more data continues to rise, Gray’s work in the Data Center market is playing a critical role in this rapidly expanding industry. Gray, a fully integrated design-builder, was recently highlighted in a New York Times’ piece showcasing the Data Center market. This industry is advancing at a blistering pace thanks to the constant need for more…
Supply chain delays continue to affect construction across the globe, especially for data center facilities. DPR Construction recommends collaborative procurement planning and built-in flexibility to help project teams maintain schedules and get new data centers online as planned. According to McKinsey & Company, the U.S. data center demand is expected to grow at an average…
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released white paper 133 titled “Navigating Liquid Cooling Architectures for Data Centres with AI Workloads.” The paper provides a thorough examination of liquid cooling technologies and their applications in modern data centres, particularly those handling high-density AI workloads. The demand for AI…
