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Data Center Development Cost Guide

U.S. Guide Highlights

Data center demand is heightened as AI, cloud storage, and an increasingly digitalized world outpace the available market capacity—and undersupply conditions are a norm in the industry. Users and developers are pushed to explore new markets for available land and power while costs continue to fluctuate and rise.

Our Data Center Development Cost Guide provides insights across U.S. markets, including building, material, land and labor costs, material and equipment lead times, labor availability, and more.

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Brian Ungles St. Louis Project & Development Services
Brian Ungles

President, Project & Development Services


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John McWilliams
John McWilliams

Head of Data Center Insights, Research Manager
Denver, United States


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Ethan Tribble
Ethan Tribble

Research Analyst, Global Research
Houston, United States


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Adrian Conforti Washington DC
Adrian Conforti

Sr. Managing Director, Project & Development Services
Tysons Corner, United States


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Jason D'Orlando

Executive Managing Director, Project & Development Services
Raleigh, United States


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