Green Party’s Polanski calls for pause on new data centre development over climate concerns

The Green Party has urged the government to freeze the approval of new data centres in England due to concerns over the amount of water and energy they consume. The post Green Party’s Polanski calls for pause on new data centre development over climate concerns appeared first on Property Week.

Green Party seeks critical infrastructure de-listing of data centres

The Green Party has urged ministers to end the automatic designation of new data centres as “critical infrastructure” and to tighten planning controls amid concerns that a rapid expansion of the facilities could put pressure on local water and energy supplies. The post Green Party seeks critical infrastructure de-listing of data centres appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Data centres project pipeline tops £100bn – but delivery hold-ups remain

The Architects’ Journal Data centres project pipeline tops £100bn – but delivery hold-ups remain More than £100 billion-worth of data centres are in the construction projects pipeline, with at least 20 schemes worth £23.2 billion still at pre-planning stage The post Data centres project pipeline tops £100bn – but delivery hold-ups remain appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Greg Pitcher

Campaigners rally next week to pressure Scottish government on data centres

Fourteen campaign groups have written to First Minister John Swinney demanding a moratorium. The post Campaigners rally next week to pressure Scottish government on data centres appeared first on Construction Management.

The data centre bonanza is eye-popping, but no substitute for an economic plan

If they just fill the gap left by weak growth and government indecision, data centres won’t bring salvation. The post The data centre bonanza is eye-popping, but no substitute for an economic plan appeared first on Construction Management.

RICS - Unreal estate: valuing property in the Metaverse, 23032023

In this RICS Modus webinar for the World Built Environment Forum (WBEF), questions are raised to the panel about the Metaverse, e.g. What is the metaverse and how would we sum it up? Where do you think real estate fits into the metaverse? What the real estate might look in one of these Metaverse worlds? Why should Real Estate professionals be interested in the Metaverse?

FT - Recycling the world’s hard drive waste, 13022023

Shredding hard drives may be a sure-fire way to prevent data leaks from discarded devices, but as the FT’s TMT correspondent Anna Gross reports, it can create significant amounts of waste and squander rare metals. Information can be deleted with wiping software, but why are companies reluctant to use it?

CBRE Market Outlook 2023 Report - UK Real Estate

CBRE's UK market outlook report for 2023 looks at key market sectors and the overall economy, and provides some key take-aways for consideration

WSJ - Tech News Briefing Podcast - The New Data Storage Tech Beyond Hard Drives 30082022

We’re storing more of our data than ever, but the hard disk drives we rely on are reaching their physical limits. Now scientists are working on methods to increase capacity and find new ways to house our data. Dr. Brian Michael Murphy of Bennington College joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how we got here and the new methods that are being tested

WSJ - Tech News Briefing PODCAST - Emerging climate technologies (Part 1 of 4) - Could Underwater Data Centers Make Cloud Computing Greener 27122022

Cloud storage centers suck up a lot of energy. But when Microsoft tried putting data centers underwater a couple of years ago, it found the strategy greatly reduced energy use and improved performance. Now a U.S. startup called Subsea Cloud is pushing forward with similar plans. How much could underwater data centers do to alleviate emissions from our cloud usage? And what are the hurdles to getting there?

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