off-site design.

This can typically take 12 to 18 months.. To contend with some of these challenges, developers are pushing the boundaries of their operations and getting directly involved in the delivery of electrical distribution infrastructure by contracting private companies to carry out the work.This approach is growing significantly in Asia.

Private companies like Octopus in the UK are looking at expanding their remit and starting to invest in distribution of power..The regulatory hurdles are not lessening.In fact, most believe they are tightening.

The energy efficiency of data centres (PUE) is being increasingly regulated, especially in the EU.In Germany, specific regulations about the use of recovered heat are coming into force.

There is a great opportunity to use the recovered heat from DCs.

However, there are significant problems in exploiting this, and there are country and regional variations in how schemes can work..There are four principles that enable us to operate in this way:.

A common language allows people with diverse areas of expertise, including those not normally involved in design and construction, to participate fully in design decisions.This is much more effective than a conventional approach where you might produce engineering drawings or documentation and then hand them to a user group who will then take additional time to review and pass comment.

And, of course, if people are fully involved in generating solutions, they're more likely to adopt them..Visual information is vital in communicating complex issues.