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When it comes to calculating the total cost of ownership of data centers, it is vital to examine the lifecycle assessment of the facility, from planning, building and supplying to operations to decommissioning. However, when considering factors such as embodied carbon and recycling e-waste, what progress is the sector making in accurate tracking and measurement and what more can be done? This episode will consider:
- How measurements such as environmental product declarations (EDPs) can become more mainstream
- Whether it is really possible to accurate measure embodied carbon
- The role of materials such as low-carbon concrete and steel
- How AI and the rapid development of GPUs will impact the TCO of data centers
