- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Built Differently: The New Rules of Data Center Design https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1320241?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1320241?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1320241?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Built Differently: The New Rules of Data Center Design&body=ESG News from Trane Technologies https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1320241?absolute=1 "Share via email") [AI & Technology](/categories/ai-technology) # Built Differently: The New Rules of Data Center Design ##### Healthy Spaces Podcast - Season 6 Episode 1: How scalable data center cooling and infrastructure design are enabling data centers to adapt to changing technologies and growing demand. Sep 10, 2026 7:30 AM ET Campaign: [Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 6](/news/campaign/healthy-spaces-podcast-season-6) ![Built Differently: The New Rules of Data Center Design](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-09/s6e01-Blog_1788899649.jpg) [**Watch Season 6 Episode 1 - Built Differently: The New Rules of Data Center Design**](https://youtu.be/E1Jhz6263xc) As AI rapidly transforms data centers, the challenge is designing data center cooling and infrastructure that can keep pace with rising compute demands, increasing heat loads and long asset lifecycles. In this episode, Oakley Roberts, President of Data Centers at Trane Technologies, discusses how teams are adapting through climate-responsive cooling strategies, the balance of liquid and air cooling, lower water use and modular system design, while Michael Winterson, Secretary General of the European Data Centre Association, explores the broader implications of Europe’s expanding data center capacity, including grid constraints, energy demand, regulation and decarbonization. Together, they highlight a fundamental shift in data center design: building systems that balance speed, repeatability and flexibility while adapting to evolving technologies, local conditions and infrastructure needs. ***Key Moments*** - 0:00: Why the era of the standard data center is over - 03:26: How AI is changing data center cooling - 06:45: Rethinking data center water usage - 11:36: Europe's ambitions for the digital decade - 19:52: How data center innovation benefits the whole economy ***Featured in this Episode:*** **Hosts:** [Dominique Silva](https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index/blog/author/dominique-silva.html), Marketing Leader EMEA, Trane Technologies [Scott Tew](https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index/blog/author/scott-tew.html), Vice President Sustainability and Managing Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, Trane Technologies **Guests:** [Oakley Roberts](https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index/blog/author/oakley-roberts.html), President, Data Centers, Trane Technologies [Michael Winterson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwinterson/), Secretary General, European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) ***About Healthy Spaces*** [Healthy Spaces](https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index/sustainability/ches/resources/podcast.html), a podcast by Trane Technologies, brings together engineers, innovators and industry leaders for bold conversations at the frontier of sustainable technology. In Season 6, we zero in on the moment when innovation becomes infrastructure - when breakthroughs move beyond the lab and start transforming industries. From pioneering AI research and next-generation data center cooling to climate-resilient cities and pathways to decarbonization, each episode explores the innovations at the cutting-edge of sustainable technology. Designed for leaders, builders and anyone with a stake in the future of sustainable technology, the series offers a front-row seat to the ideas and innovations shaping what comes next. The challenges are real. The solutions are being built now. *Listen and subscribe to Healthy Spaces on your favorite podcast platforms:* [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/healthy-spaces/id1541406249) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0AQ1ZC9Iqy3ARxlnZxCOam?si=sf64tazYQsuu4GN783HOyg&%3Bnd=1&%3Bdlsi=33a82d3255a744ab&nd=1&dlsi=2b161b918e9744e3) [YouTube ](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCDWAdM6KUyuXAqNtodPqFrZGNTrE8bI) [Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ebbfd50-7da0-41f6-bd08-779d4d1f5511/healthy-spaces) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/tt_logo_color_rgb_0.png)](/profiles/trane-technologies) ### More from Trane Technologies ###### [AI and Energy Management: The New BrainBox AI Trane Technologies AI Lab & Showroom](/news/ai-and-energy-management-new-brainbox-ai-trane-technologies-ai-lab-showroom) Sep 9, 2026 7:30 AM ET ###### [Trane Technologies AI Lab Marks Breakthrough in Predictive Control for Smart Building Optimization](/news/trane-technologies-ai-lab-marks-breakthrough-predictive-control-smart-building-optimization) Aug 27, 2026 9:00 AM ET ###### [Trane Technologies Introduces First Data Center Thermal Management Kits in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Forma](/news/trane-technologies-introduces-first-data-center-thermal-management-kits-autodesk-revit-and) Aug 25, 2026 7:30 AM ET ###### [Trane Technologies and Eaton Collaborate on Industry-First Reference Design To Help Boost AI Data Center Efficiency and Cut Installation Costs](/news/trane-technologies-and-eaton-collaborate-industry-first-reference-design-help-boost-ai-data) Aug 17, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [What Is Data Center Cooling? 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