Power is no longer just a requirement in data center development – it is a key differentiator. This week at NAIOP’s I.CON Data Centers in Jersey City, New Jersey, two experts discussed how utilities and developers are working together to navigate rising demand, explore alternative energy solutions and integrate on-site generation to tackle grid constraints and evolving energy needs.
The data center development landscape is evolving at extraordinary speed, panelists agreed during a session at NAIOP’s I.CON Data Centers this week in New Jersey. But as demand accelerates, so do the challenges. Developers today are navigating a far more complicated environment than even two years ago – one shaped by power constraints, growing community scrutiny and shifting utility requirements.
Hyperscalers, cloud providers and enterprise users are becoming more precise in how they evaluate data center opportunities. In a session
In a recent conversation with NAIOP President and CEO Marc Selvitelli on the Inside CRE Podcast, Chad Lavender, president of
As part of their ongoing state-level advocacy work, NAIOP members from chapters in Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina engaged policymakers at their state capitals this week. NAIOP members from these states traveled to their respective state capitols to engage and educate lawmakers about the key role of commercial real estate development in spurring economic growth and job creation.
At NAIOP’s recent National Forums Symposium, held in Salt Lake City, participants stepped out of the meeting rooms and into
Commercial real estate professionals gathered for a capital markets briefing hosted by NAIOP Utah during NAIOP’s National Forums Symposium in Salt Lake City last week. Will McIntosh, Ph.D., senior visiting Fellow of the NAIOP Research Foundation and CEO of ArcBridge Research Group, LLC, shared his assessment of where the market stands and what risks remain.
In a conversation that spanned technology, economics, and governance, Romney’s message was consistent: the challenges ahead are real – but so is the capacity to meet them, if leadership rises to the moment.
Noticing the growing popularity of live-work-play (LWP) developments, buildings that combine residential with office, retail and occasionally even industrial areas, CoworkingCafe’s latest report focuses on identifying the top U.S. cities with the most LWP developments completed over the past 10 years and tracking their evolution during that time.