The carbon behind the cloud - How LCA and EPD data is shaping the next generation of data centres

About this webinar

Developers are building data centres at record pace. The IEA projects that global data centre electricity use will roughly double, from 485 TWh in 2025 to around 950 TWh in 2030. Most of the carbon conversation focuses on that power. Every new facility also carries an upfront carbon cost in its structure, floors, ceilings, cooling, and power equipment, and that carbon locks in before the first server switches on.

Clients now want proof. Hyperscale and colocation operators increasingly ask suppliers for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and product carbon footprints. Design teams need that data at early design stages to compare options and hit embodied carbon targets.

In this webinar, Graham Langton of CTS Group, Kimberlee Glinka of Tate Global, and Martin McGrenaghan of One Click LCA show how AEC teams and manufacturers can use life cycle assessment (LCA) and EPD data to cut embodied carbon in data centre projects. Graham brings the view from design and delivery: how a specialist data centre group sets carbon targets, compares options, and decides what product data it needs from the supply chain. Kimberlee brings the view of a manufacturer that supplies data centre infrastructure and raised access flooring. Martin explains what credible product carbon data looks like and how it moves from the factory to the specification. 

What you will learn:

• Where embodied carbon sits in a data centre, and which product categories matter most
• What clients and designers now expect from EPDs and product carbon data
• How manufacturers can produce EPDs at the speed and scale data centre programs demand
• How AEC teams use product-level data to compare options and set targets early
• Practical first steps, whether you make products or specify them

Who should attend:

• Manufacturers: sustainability, product, and commercial leads at companies supplying data centre construction, MEP, and critical infrastructure
• AEC teams: architects, engineers, contractors, and sustainability consultants working on data centre projects