July 2023CONSTRUCTIONBUSINESSREVIEW.COM8IN MYOPINIONBy Danny Horton, Sr. Project Manager, Data Centers/Mission Critical, PCL ConstructionBENEFITS OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION FOR DATA CENTERSConstant data connectivity, processing and storage, and data-driven decision making continue to grow, driven by the growth of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), bitcoin mining, data analytics and cloud computing. With this increase in data center need, prefabricated data center modules can offer a viable solution to expedite the building process and meet market demand. With such extraordinary industry growth, it's becoming harder to complete data center builds on time and within budget due to constant demand for capacity, upgrades to aging facilities, labor shortages, budget constraints, location issues and construction and supply delays. Modular construction provides a quick scalable solution that can evolve quickly with new technological changes.As the volume of generated data increases daily, modular construction is being leveraged to build data centers of all formats quickly without sacrificing quality since this is an Danny Horton
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