Built Different

Episode 75: Data Center Build Speed vs. Execution Risk

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Data center construction is accelerating under AI and cloud demand — but the execution environment is getting harder, not easier. Permitting timelines have stretched from under a year to multiple years in many markets. Labor shortages, equipment lead time volatility, and power access constraints are compounding. And the industry's primary response — modularization and prefabrication — tightens…