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“ Now if we want to be efficient, to save CO2 emissions and to increase the reliability of the data centre, we should just send people onsite when it is really needed,” Pablo continues.
“ We are applying AI to see whether the equipment is aging in the proper way, or if there is a deviation that triggers some activities from the FSRs or from the field services engineer, to take action to repair it.”
Start Campus has also developed perhaps the most sophisticated application of AI in sustainable data centre design: a comprehensive carbon modelling system integrated into their Building Information Model( BIM). This system is a fundamental shift in how environmental impact is assessed and managed throughout a facility’ s lifecycle.
“ I think that the most impactful aspect of the sustainability design really is the groundbreaking carbon model integrated into our BIM design – the Building Infrastructure Model,” India says.
“ We can, through layers, have a clear view of which infrastructure has the most emissions or most carbon impact through scope one, two and three. So I think having built this unique system using this BIM system means we can predict the emissions and then reorder any other material or look at local suppliers.
“ We can test the emissions before we actually start building.”
The system’ s sophistication additionally extends to detailed supply chain analysis.
“ For example, we had one option of steel structure. There’ s a huge database that gives us their own raw material sourcing, how much travel needs to happen to come here, what are the materials that they use, their energy – is it renewable, is it diesel-based, etc – and all of these little aspects are implemented in this BIM system,” India continues.
“ We can then change materials in order to see, as a cost-benefit analysis. We can look at how much emissions we can avoid by paying more or less.”
122 July 2025