Episode 42 - The Dark Side of Data Centers feat. Roger Barkley

Data centers are only a small part of the total buildings in the world. Yet, 3 to 4% of all carbon from energy use, comes from these 11.000 data centers. Add water consumption for cooling and electrical waste to the equation, and your looking at an overlooked, but quite large, sustainability challenge in a very small industry. And now, with the rise of AI - data centers will only require more energy!So what can we do about this upcoming challenge in construction? That is the topic of todays podcast.We have invitied our very own Roger Barkley, Senior Specialist (MEP, Cost & Carbon) at KOSMOS, who has been working with data centers ever since they were just single rooms in office buildings. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- How data centers could force us to keep burning fossil fuels- How AI will change the data center industry- Why LCA doesn't fit production based buildings- What is actually the average life span of a building- Why companies should be proactive when reducing carbonWe would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Roger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-barkley-58230450/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!