WORKSHOP: Making Tech Sustainable: The Rise of Data Centers

29 Oct 2025
AIA CES Workshops , Digital Construction (Workshop 1)

Our voracious appetite for social media, online services, streaming entertainment and nonstop digital imagery drives an astounding new data creation CAGR of 23%! This, in turn, creates an endless and urgent need for new data centers. On top of this hype, America’s AI Action Plan has defined AI data centers as critical to national interest and defense, resulting in even more demand. But the massive chunks of power data center need are getting harder to find and we can’t lose focus on sustainability.

Come hear the state of the industry and how we’re going to solve for these constraints.

Speakers
Sean Farney
Sean Farney, Vice President, Data Center Strategy- Americas - JLL