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Construction tech, HVAC AI, and infrastructure bets signal a maturing venture market in 2026

Venture dollars are flowing into AI infrastructure and built-environment tech, with construction robotics, HVAC quoting, and model-routing startups all closing

Simplifying AI Infrastructure: From Data Center to Deployment (Part 1)

In this episode of the Flawless Execution podcast, Jeff Hudgins, VP of Global Services at UNICOM Engineering, breaks down the real-world challenges of deploying AI infrastructure at scale. As AI moves from one-off builds to repeatable global deployments, OEMs, ISVs, and enterprises face increasing complexity across design, integration, cooling, logistics, and installation. Jeff discusses how…

The Unsung Heroes of Data Centers: Industrial Control Panels

In the high-tech world of data centers—where petabytes of data flow every second and uptime is measured in milliseconds—there’s a quiet, powerful force working behind the scenes: industrial control panels. While servers and switches often steal the spotlight, control panels are the backbone that keeps the entire facility running safely, efficiently, and reliably. Powering the…

Smart Control Panels Are Powering the Backbone of AI!

The AI Boom Is Fueling Data Center Growth — And Smart Control Panels Are Powering the Backbone As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize industries—from finance and healthcare to manufacturing and logistics—the demand for data processing power has exploded. At the heart of this digital transformation lies the modern data center: a complex, high-density environment that…

Power, Cooling, and Risk: What It Takes to Bring a 100MW AI Data Center Online

The industry knows how to build data centers. What it’s still figuring out is how to turn on AI factories at scale. With facilities now crossing 100 megawatts—far beyond the 5 to 10 megawatt norm of traditional builds—operators are no longer just validating equipment. They’re testing whether entire systems—power, cooling, controls, and the teams behind…

No Idle GPUs, No Data Leakage: QumulusAI Maximizes GPU Utilization for Multiple Customers on Shared Infrastructure

Multi-tenant GPU infrastructure is becoming essential as AI deployments scale across customers. Organizations must maximize GPU utilization while maintaining strict data isolation. Idle compute reduces efficiency, yet shared environments can introduce security risks if not designed properly. Optimizing GPU cycles across multiple customers is essential to maintaining performance and cost efficiency. Mazda Marvasti, the…

The Next Data Center Bottleneck Isn’t Power or Cooling — It’s People: The Data Center Workforce

With the rapid rise of AI workloads, data centers are being built with higher power density, stricter reliability expectations, and cooling technologies that are evolving faster than most teams can adapt. As a result, these facilities aren’t just getting bigger—they’re becoming harder to operate, harder to staff, and far less forgiving when something goes…

Clarity Under Pressure: Technology, Trust, and the Future of Public Safety

When something goes wrong in a community—a major storm, a large-scale accident, a violent incident—there’s often a narrow window where clarity matters most. Leaders must make fast decisions, responders need to trust the information in front of them, and the systems supporting those choices have to work as intended. Public safety agencies now rely…

Clarity in the Storm: Weather Intelligence, GIS, and the Future of Operational Awareness

For many organizations today, the weather has shifted from an occasional disruption to a constant planning factor. Scientific assessments show that extreme weather events—including heatwaves, heavy rainfall, and wildfires—are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity, placing growing strain on infrastructure, utilities, and public services. As weather-related disruptions become more costly and harder to manage,…

AI Is Forcing a Rethink of Data Center Infrastructure at Every Level

The data center industry is being redefined by AI’s demand for faster, denser, and more scalable infrastructure. According to McKinsey, average rack power densities have more than doubled in just two years. It went from approximately 8 kW to 17 kW, and is expected to hit 30 kW by 2027. Global data center power demand is projected…

Why the Best Leaders Don’t Climb Straight Ladders: How Karen Alter Built Success Through Detours

As companies push to decarbonize, modernize infrastructure, and bring new technologies to market, the leaders who stand out aren’t always the ones who followed a straight career path. Increasingly, it’s the people with the zigzags—the folks who’ve worked across different industries, adapted to new environments, and learned to make decisions under pressure—who bring the…

Building Success from the Ground Up: How GreenTeam Found Its Niche in Commercial Infrastructure

Aging infrastructure and growing urban demands are straining America’s commercial facilities. But specialized service providers like GreenTeam are stepping up to fill these gaps. With over 5.9 million commercial buildings in the U.S., many facing deteriorating plumbing and utility systems, the need for reliable, professional contractors has never been greater. This latest episode explores…

The Backbone of AirVenture 2025: How Icom Radios Power the World’s Largest Aviation Gathering

Every summer, Oshkosh becomes more than just a destination—it transforms into the center of the aviation universe, where passion, history, and innovation collide. At EAA AirVenture, the world’s largest aviation gathering, the magic isn’t only in the sky but also in the unseen coordination on the ground. With hundreds of thousands of attendees and…

Why Cities Are Turning to Modular Construction for Public Safety Spaces: A Battalion Chief’s Perspective on Smarter Infrastructure

In this insightful installment of the Built Modular podcast, host Michelle Dawn Mooney engages with Lamar Green, Battalion Chief and Department Chaplain for the Daphne, Alabama Fire Department, to explore the transformative impact of modular solutions on local government spaces. Green shares his compelling experience of implementing modular construction during a vital fire station…

Built from the Dirt Up: Dillan Dumont’s Journey from Bricklayer to Industry Disruptor

With all types of infrastructure across America aging, there has never been more of a need for smarter, less disruptive solutions than now. From trenchless pipe repair to utility innovation, the construction world is shifting and young leaders like Dillan Dumont are stepping into the spotlight. Cities like New York and Chicago are facing…

Applied Digital AI Data Center July 2025 Update

In the heart of Ellendale, North Dakota, the Applied Digital AI Data Center known as Polaris Forge 1 (Previously ELN02) is steadily emerging as one of the largest purpose-built AI data centers in the United States. This July 2025 site update highlights remarkable progress at the Applied Digital project, designed to set new standards…

Reflection and What’s Ahead: How Applied Digital Built the AI Factories of Tomorrow

As AI adoption accelerates at an unprecedented pace—ChatGPT alone sees 2.5 billion daily prompts just two and a half years after launch—digital infrastructure is racing to keep up. At the center of this transformation are purpose-built data centers, evolving from air-cooled Bitcoin facilities to liquid-cooled “AI factories” designed to power the next generation of…

Execution at Scale: How Applied Digital Is Powering AI Infrastructure in Ellendale

AI infrastructure is evolving at breakneck speed, and the real challenge is no longer just designing next-generation data centers—it’s executing them at scale. As demand for AI-ready facilities grows, operators must adapt to immense increases in power density, new cooling technologies, and unconventional deployment locations. Power density requirements for AI workloads are pushing the…

Workforce, Housing, and Growth: How Applied Digital Is Revitalizing a Rural Town Through AI Infrastructure

As AI infrastructure spreads beyond tech hubs and into America’s heartland, companies face a new imperative: not just to build facilities—but to build trust, local partnerships, and long-term value for the communities that host them. In Ellendale, North Dakota, Applied Digital’s Polaris Forge 1 campus has become a case study in what rural revitalization…

Applied Digital’s Data Center Design for a 100 MW AI Factory Built from the Ground Up

AI workloads are redefining the limits of data center design and infrastructure. Legacy data centers, built for traditional co-location, cannot handle the density, thermal demands, or power dynamics of accelerated computing. The AI boom has upended the data center sector, forcing a rapid shift to liquid-cooled racks as facilities pivot from sub-10kW racks to…

Unveiling Innovative Training for Specialized Data Center Security

As global reliance on data centers surges, so do the demands for highly trained security personnel to protect these mission-critical infrastructures. The complexity of modern data centers—ranging from physical access requirements to AI-integrated systems—requires a new caliber of officer. According to Uptime Institute, 60% of data center outages cost more than $100,000, emphasizing the…

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: April 2025 Update

Construction momentum accelerates at this mega-scale AI facility as infrastructure systems take shape ahead of HPC deployment

FuturePorts Reimagines Port Leadership and Innovation in Logistics

Industry leaders grapple with modernizing aging infrastructure while meeting mounting demands for speed, sustainability, and community accountability

Data Center Construction Demands Are Surging But Power, Permitting, and Planning Are Holding It Back

The infrastructure race to support AI is exposing critical gaps in power supply, regulatory approval, and workforce availability

Future-Proofing Starts Now: Rural Fiber Infrastructure Needs Long-Term Planning

Communities tackling the rural connectivity gap must balance immediate deployment with infrastructure choices that won't become obsolete within years

Aligned Data Centers Leads with a Strong Workplace Safety Culture

Prioritizing worker safety in data centers proves essential as digital infrastructure becomes increasingly critical to modern operations

NVIDIA GTC 2025 Puts AI Infrastructure in the Spotlight and Applied Digital Delivers

The race to build AI's backbone reveals why data center innovation matters more than the models themselves

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: February 2025 Update

The data center reaches a critical milestone as its first computing cluster comes online to handle AI and HPC workloads

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: January 2025 Update

Cooling systems and network infrastructure near completion as the facility advances toward full operational capacity

Applied Digital Celebrates International Women’s Day 2024: Pioneering the Future

Women leaders across the infrastructure sector are reshaping how companies build competitive advantage and drive technological progress