Empire of Lights: The Concrete Behind the Cloud

What Does Precast Concrete Have to Do With the Data Center Boom? Turns out, quite a lot.

Marshall Sorensen of Metromont joins Empire of Lights to take us deep into one of the most overlooked parts of the data center supply chain: the concrete structures that have to be designed, manufactured and assembled before a single server can go online.

Hit play to learn how precast construction can dramatically accelerate data center projects, why eliminating a single structural column can create enormous economic value, and how Metromont's test-fit process helps developers find expensive problems before construction begins. Sorensen also explains why early collaboration, site logistics and offsite manufacturing are becoming increasingly important as data center customers demand bigger campuses on tighter schedules.

If you've ever wondered what physically holds up the cloud, this episode gets wonderfully concrete.

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