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Data centre site selection: a multi-disciplinary approach

Meeting ambitious sustainability goals and changing regulations requires a holistic approach to site selection.

Across Europe, regulations and expectations around environmental factors are making site selection for new data centre developments increasingly complex.

Considerations such as renewable energy, materials, biodiversity, and water use all influence decisions around site location well before the design process is underway. Specialists involved in the process can include MEP engineers, sustainability specialists, environmental modellers, acousticians, structural partners and regulatory experts.

You’re invited: Datacloud Global Congress 2026

We’ll be at Datacloud Global Congress 2026, 2-4 June in Cannes, France.

Our team will be on hand throughout the event to discuss the challenge of selecting a site and then delivering a data centre which is fully compliant with current regulations and designed with flexibility to adjust to future demand.

Drawing on our global experience of delivering data centres and supporting in the earliest planning stages, we can share insights into how we help developers and operators define ambitions, understand options and make stronger, data-driven decisions from day one.

Meet the team

Christopher Leahy, Sector Director Data Centres

Ana Cunha, Strategic Sustainability Advisor and CSR Director

Get in touch to book a chat. We’ll be seeing clients, partners and suppliers in Meeting Room 31.

Read our latest thoughts on data centre site selection.

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Christopher Leahy

Sector Director Data Centres

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