Digital Demands

Langan’s Integrated Team Helps Clients Streamline Complex Data Center Projects

The data center sector is power hungry—literally. Consumer demand continues to grow, as does the size of the mission-critical facilities being built, and with that comes an appetite for more: more power, more space, more speed, and more flexibility.

Industry leaders satisfy these demands with support from Langan’s nationwide data center experts, starting with selecting the right site. Quickly selecting a location that offers proximity to reliable, available power and encompasses enough space for these large-scale developments is integral to a project’s success. Langan involves its digital solutions team early on, enabling clients to review the benefits and challenges of each site in one central location, while providing technical information related to a site’s utilities, infrastructure, and required permits.

Data center sites also need to consider natural gas and other on-site generation alternatives to meet surging power demands, a direct result of the rapid expansion and adoption of AI across industries. With AI expected to account for approximately 70 percent of data center usage by 2030 (according to a report from McKinsey), project teams must proactively locate and source natural gas to confirm the availability of reliable power at their facilities.

“Langan understands the specific requirements, obstacles, and demands that our data center clients face on each project,” said Paul Manzer, Senior Principal, Langan. “We collaborate internally and with the rest of the project team to identify critical development challenges, secure necessary approvals and permits, and strategically plan for current and future needs. We’re proud to play a role in building the digital infrastructure of tomorrow, today.”