Connect | Virginia // Debate: Does sustainable infrastructure cost too much to scale?

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  • Energy & Sustainability
  • Data Center Cooling
  • Data Center Construction
  • Open Session

Speakers

Matt Dunson

Vice President, Engineering, Prime Data Centers

Laura Cunningham

Laura Cunningham

Customer Solutions Manager, AWS

Matt Wanderer

Managing Partner, 98six Redevelopment Partners

Michel Chartier

Director Data Center Canada, WSP

Soumya Anantharaman

Director, Climate and Decarbonization, JLL

Greener is not always cheaper. Implementing cutting-edge sustainable infrastructure can be very expensive initially or utilizing low-carbon materials can add significant amounts to the cost of building a data center, delaying ROI for operators. However, despite the upfront hurdles, sustainability often aligns with smart financial management.

This debate will explore the costs associated with greater sustainability, including:

  • Is it still possible to prioritize sustainable building materials in a saturated supply chain?
  • How can retrofitting actually be a cost-efficient solution?
  • The price of deploying cleaner cooling strategies
  • What's the cost of inaction?