Infrastructure Masons | Innovation Committee | Thought Leadership
Infrastructure Masons | Innovation Committee | Thought Leadership
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Join the iMasons Innovation Podcast as we tackle technology’s toughest challenges and shape a sustainable digital future. Hear from global innovators sharing insights and ideas to drive the growth of digital infrastructure.
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The podcast covers a wide range of topics including liquid cooling technologies, data center optimization, AI in data centers, recruitment innovations, and sustainability certifications. Specific episodes have explored the practical aspects of designing liquid-cooled data centers, the impact of AI on data center management, and certifications like LEED relevant to data centers.
Join the iMasons Innovation Podcast as we tackle technology’s toughest challenges and shape a sustainable digital future. Hear from global innovators sharing insights and ideas to drive the growth of digital infrastructure.
Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all.
Host: Romain Tranchant, iMasons Innovation Chair
How can data centres go beyond “less harmful” and become net positive for energy, carbon, water and the communities around them?
In this episode of the iMasons Innovation Podcast, Romain Tranchant is joined by Colin Rohlfing | LinkedIn (Director of Sustainable and Regenerative Development) and Robert Sty, PE, SCPM, LEED AP | LinkedIn (Global Data Center Practice Director) from HDR Inc. They explore what regenerative design means for digital infrastructure and how it can be put into practice.
We discuss:
– HDR’s site assessment tool: drop a pin and pull in 125 datasets and 40 calculators covering climate, flood risk, carbon, water, air quality and community health
– The energy–water trade-off, from grid emissions to closed-loop liquid cooling
– What “water positive” and regenerative water design really look like
– Acoustics and noise: the next frontier for community impact
– Thermal energy networks: turning data centre waste heat into a resource for hospitals, offices and homes
– Why regenerative design needs to become table stakes, not a chapter in a sustainability report
🔗 Learn more: https://www.hdrinc.com/services/sustainability-resiliency/regenerative-design
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