Built Environment Matters
Founded 28 years ago, Bryden Wood champions a radical transformation in design and construction. Our global team delivers comprehensive services across architecture, engineering, and digital delivery, driving innovation from concept to completion.
We've led projects like the UK's first net-zero commercial building and Europe's highest IT yield data centre, showcasing our commitment to sustainability and efficiency. Our approach harnesses digital tools and manufacturing processes for smarter, faster solutions.
Emphasising systematic, standardised, and configurable solutions, we align with the rapid evolution of technology in energy, healthcare, and infrastructure. Our 'Design to Value' ethos seeks not only cost and time efficiency but societal benefit.
On the Built Environment Matters podcast, we share insights, innovations, and thought leadership from industry experts and our own groundbreaking projects. Whether you're a professional in the built environment or simply passionate about the future of design, this podcast offers thought-provoking discussions and actionable ideas.
Tune in to explore how we're modernising critical infrastructure and shaping a better, more sustainable world.
Built Environment Matters
AI Edge Revolution: How Data Centres are Reshaping for AI Service Serving a Vertical Need | Emmanuel Becker
The data centre industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption. As AI applications drive explosive demand for computing power, traditional approaches to data centre design and deployment are becoming obsolete almost overnight.
In this episode, Emmanuel Becker, CEO of Mediterra Datacenters, shares insights from his extensive career spanning the evolution from on-premise to cloud to AI-driven infrastructure. With NVIDIA releasing new GPU generations every 6-12 months, data centre operators face an impossible equation: building facilities meant to last decades while needing flexibility every few months.
Emmanuel discusses Mediterra's innovative approach, including their focus on mid-voltage power infrastructure, liquid cooling readiness, and strategic positioning in tier two cities. The conversation explores how vertical AI specialists are driving regional demand, why ‘permanent retrofit’ is becoming standard practice, and how the industry must evolve to serve distributed intelligence rather than centralised hyperscale computing.
A must-listen for anyone involved in digital infrastructure, technology deployment, or understanding how AI is reshaping the built environment.
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