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With commitments to improving quality of life , sustainability and digital innovation , Arcadis has in excess of 40,000 projects and operates in more than 70 countries worldwide . Clients in its arsenal range from hyperscalers to enterprise facilities .

Delivering sustainable design , engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets is at the core of Arcadis ’ work , with its teams made up of innovators who challenge the status quo and maximise their impact for clients and in communities globally .

James Rix , Arcadis ’ Project Director & Global Lead for Data Centers , gives key insights on the future of data centre facilities and infrastructure , particularly

on angles including sustainability and AI . In a recent article , he explained that growing demand on facilities drives the need for more energy , while also highlighting what the impact of that may be when it comes to meeting green targets .

“ Who knows … AI will be the key that unlocks a lot of the potential solutions for net zero data centres – whether it ’ s optimising the code of the governing software , supporting local authorities to make smarter and better investments in their infrastructure or even doing my job better than I can , and designing the ultimate optimal net zero data centre .”

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