8 segments · 171 companies · as of Sep 18, 2026
Construction & Engineering
Designing, building and commissioning the physical campuses that house AI compute
Where it sits
Fed by: Energy & ResourcesFeeds: Cloud & AI Capital
AI data centers require general contractors, specialist electrical and mechanical crews, design engineers and prefabrication factories. Builders coordinate power, cooling, structure and commissioning; materials distributors and rental fleets keep large sites moving.
Why now
Large AI campuses compress schedules while electrical labor, equipment lead times and utility readiness remain constraints. In 2026 acquisitions and factory expansion are pushing contractors toward integrated MEP delivery and off-site assembly.
US campus delivery
US campus delivery combines general contracting, civil work, regional specialty trades and construction management. Proven projects and the capacity to coordinate simultaneous sites distinguish current work from market-entry ambitions.
Turner builds Meta's Lebanon campus with Mortenson and CoreWeave's Lancaster facility; ACS remains ultimate parent
leaderData and telecom practice reports more than 6.4 GW delivered across US hyperscale and colocation campuses
leaderQTS projects include Richmond, Northern Virginia and Portland campuses with phased data hall construction
majorMeta Henrico's five-building campus demonstrates integrated hyperscale shell, systems and phased delivery
majorMeta's approximately four-million-square-foot Lebanon campus is being built with Turner and Faith Technologies
majorMeta Temple's 152 MW campus includes self-performed concrete and 750 prefabricated multi-trade racks
majorUniversity of Florida East Campus facility and HiPerGator 2.0 infrastructure upgrades provide named HPC construction references
majorCompute business delivers integrated hyperscale design-build; Centene's IT Renaissance project is a named data center reference
majorMeta Singapore campus construction extends its US hyperscale delivery experience to a large Asian facility
majorMission Critical practice reports 418 MW completed and more than 2 GW in planning, design or preconstruction
majorProgressive design-build services cover modular data centers, greenfield campuses and early engineering coordination
majorModularizing Nvidia Omniverse DSX blueprints for gigawatt-scale AI factory engineering and construction
challengerLimited notice to proceed with TeraWulf covers early work on a large Kentucky data center project
challengerFirst turnkey data center construction-management award joins nearly $1 billion of related bookings across multiple jobs
challengerGeneral contractor for Related Digital's $16 billion Saline Stargate campus, purpose-built for Oracle and OpenAI
majorWest Virginia data center work is in preconstruction in the August 2026 update; full construction is not confirmed
emergingData Center Modernization practice manages site selection, design, construction and commissioning for critical facilities
nicheQTS York County campus construction includes nine planned buildings; the first steel topping-out occurred in June 2026
majorGeneral contractor for Meta's 715,000 sq ft Montgomery campus, with completion targeted for late 2026
majorATL01-2 and ATL01-3 design-build work adds data halls and phased electrical capacity to an Atlanta campus
majorLatisys and Monterey Park data centers provide named construction references for its Mission Critical practice
nicheMission Critical team uses BIM and virtual construction to coordinate data center preconstruction and building delivery
nicheLayton builds an 80 MW West Jordan expansion with six data halls and associated campus infrastructure
majorArizona hyperscale delivery includes a six-building campus and a separate Goodyear mission-critical project
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Sources: holderconstruction.com, hitt.com, dpr.com, henselphelps.com, gilbaneco.com, sundt.com
European campus contractors
European-headquartered contractors deliver campuses and MEP packages in Europe and overseas. Their references cover shell construction, technical fit-out and phased handover; headquarters geography does not imply every project is European.
Turnkey delivery includes a 22 MW Dublin data center and hyperscale campuses in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Finland
leaderThree Frankfurt-region AI data center awards total about 80 MW and EUR 750 million, targeted for completion by 2028
leaderFRA11, FRA13, FRA15 and Paris Digital Park projects combine technical construction and large data center fit-out
majorIn-house MEP and high-voltage teams deliver hyperscale fit-outs and retrofits inside operating data centers
majorHyperscale and colocation MEP installation includes resilient electrical and mechanical systems under Cathexis ownership
majorMore than 600 MW delivered since 2010 across Ireland, the UK and continental European data center markets
majorEnergies Building Solutions unit designs, installs and maintains hyperscale electrical and mechanical infrastructure
majorMDBI built VITRO Santa Rosa's 50 MW IT facility and 18 data halls, delivered in May 2025
majorCloudHQ Lisses construction includes heat recovery connections to the nearby district heating network
majorMulti-technical data center contracts install and maintain facility power, cooling and automation systems
majorHigh-tech construction practice has delivered more than fifteen European data centers alongside semiconductor facilities
majorA new 38.4 MW Virginia colocation building contract covers shell, MEP and site utilities through 2028
majorEuropean-headquartered builder booked about $350 million of US Northwest and Mid-Atlantic data center work in H1 2026
majorMAD01 Alcobendas is planned for 60 MW gross power and 40 MW IT load; delivery and investment remain phased commitments
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Sources: exyte.net, mercuryeng.com, kirbygroup.com, collen.com, buildingsolutions.vinci-energies.com, strabag.com
Asian campus delivery
Asian contractors and design firms deliver campus shells, MEP systems and technical fit-out. Selection depends on local permitting, utility coordination, schedule, engineering capability and proven regional data center work.
AirTrunk TOK1 and TOK2 delivery combines campus development with large Japanese hyperscale construction
leaderPort Dickson hyperscale contract includes site infrastructure and MEP fit-out, scheduled from 2026 to early 2028
leaderAirTrunk TOK2 construction joins a dedicated data center practice covering design, scheduling and systems integration
majorDedicated data center design-build practice integrates seismic protection, facility systems and global delivery
majorZED Ishikari demonstrates renewable-powered data center architecture and construction in northern Japan
majorGunma data center expansion combines structural construction with future-ready systems and phased campus design
majorDedicated data center delivery integrates reliability engineering, building design and adaptable facility construction
majorAnsan Global Cloud Center's KRW 400 billion, 40 MW construction contract with IGIS anchors its dedicated data center team
majorNaver Gak Sejong and 64 MW Pacific Sunny are completed references; Ansan and Gimpo projects extend the order book
majorNaver Gak Chuncheon, LG Uplus Pyeongchon and EPOCH Anyang provide completed Korean data center references
majorGasan data center completion and Gimpo construction add fourth overseas-customer facility work in Korea
majorEcoplant subsidiary constructs the SK-AWS Ulsan AI campus; attribution is to its listed controlling holding company
majorVyoma's Chennai facility and planned Navi Mumbai AI campus combine domestic data center development and construction
majorJohor data center and substation work plus a Serendah hyperscale contract support phased delivery through 2028
majorElmina hyperscale project awards RM 1.26 billion for core, shell and site infrastructure through 2027
majorEmpyrion TW1 in Taipei includes turnkey structure, architecture and MEP work, with RSEA performing civil construction
majorCommercial & Institutional Projects group offers EPCM, MEP and HVAC delivery for AI data centers; no customer is named
nicheData center HVAC design uses CFD airflow analysis and temperature sensing to control server-room thermal distribution
nicheLeighton Asia builds Goodman's new Hong Kong high-rise data center, including shell, core and two basement levels
majorEnvironmental Systems engineers and installs HVAC for Japanese data center projects disclosed in its integrated report
nicheSmart Building teams install data center communications, electrical backup and precision air-conditioning systems
nicheFY2026 results identify data center electrical-facility orders with completion scheduled for the year ending March 2028
nicheArchitecture and facility design references include Fugaku's computing facility and SCSK netXDC Sanda SH2
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Sources: airtrunk.com, kajima.co.jp, hdec.kr, acter.com.tw, nikken.jp, leightonasia.com
Electrical & mechanical contractors
Specialist trades install and commission high-current electrical networks, cooling piping and controls. Labor availability, prefabrication and experience with live mission-critical facilities govern execution.
Miller Electric and other subsidiaries install hyperscale power distribution, piping and controls; acquisition closed in 2025
leaderMechanical, electrical and process-piping crews install AI facility MEP systems supported by expanding modular factories
leaderCupertino Electric installs campus power systems; Dynamic Systems adds mechanical and process-piping scope
majorCommunications division designs and installs data center network infrastructure; custom power teams integrate electrical systems
majorProject Goliath and Mesa campus electrical work underpin more than 15 GW of reported data center power delivered
majorNorthern Virginia campus delivery includes 103 power-delivery modules and 450 medium/low-voltage equipment assemblies
majorMeta Lebanon scope includes near-site electrical manufacturing, integration facilities and two materials warehouse hubs
majorTherma designs and installs critical HVAC, process piping and controls; portfolio teams address direct-to-chip cooling
majorE&M subsidiaries install power, communications, fire suppression and mechanical systems for growing data center workloads
majorSturgeon Electric's Iron Mountain Arizona project includes electrical installation, BIM coordination and commissioning
majorMEPC construction and Day II support include cooling piping, heat-exchanger skids and high-purity mechanical systems
majorVantage AZ1 and Sabey Ashburn projects combine mechanical design-build delivery with data center commissioning
majorOff-site cooling modules, heat-recovery assemblies and electrical skids support dense AI facility MEP construction
majorPrecision cooling and fire-protection engineering, installation and maintenance serve new and retrofit data center projects
nicheFacility electrical installation and thermal solutions support a strategy prioritizing Japanese data center construction
majorHighreso partnership applies electrical, HVAC and communications construction to GPU data center development
majorGreen Air IDC services optimize data center cooling through design, installation, commissioning and operating support
majorChubb Fire & Security designs, installs and commissions data center fire detection, suppression and access-control systems
majorLive-facility electrical assessments, controls integration and phased commissioning support data center power upgrades
nicheEnergy Services engineers campus electrical protection and critical facility systems, including commissioning support
nicheCobalt Cheyenne data center electrical installation supports 5.5 MW in Las Vegas under Burke Construction
nicheCyrusOne Chandler electrical installation covers power systems for a 186,000 sq ft facility with JE Dunn as contractor
nicheNCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center electrical work supports critical power and computing infrastructure in Cheyenne
nicheCorbins electrical crews support the group's 100 MW Reno data center construction program announced in March 2026
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Sources: investors.quantaservices.com, ir.dycomind.com, strlco.com, helixelectric.com, bergelectric.com, chubbfs.com
Design, engineering & commissioning
Architects and engineers turn a power allocation into a buildable campus and validate cooling, electrical and water systems. Early site work and digital models reduce redesign before costly equipment is ordered.
Nvidia Omniverse DSX digital twins model gigawatt-scale AI campuses, including compute, power and cooling interactions
leaderCyrusOne Kincora's 45 MW campus design uses precast structures and 32 modular power rooms to compress construction
leaderHigh Tech practice combines site selection, liquid-cooling design, water reuse, electrical studies and commissioning management
majorPage acquisition adds mission-critical architecture and engineering capacity, following its July 2025 completion
majorkW Mission Critical Engineering leads US data center design within a global advisory, delivery and operations practice
majorTen new Frankfurt and Berlin commissions add to an international portfolio of data center advisory and delivery projects
majorData center teams combine permitting, building design, energy integration and commissioning across European markets
majorMore than 100 data center assignments span feasibility, building design, grid connections and site supervision
majorEquinix LD6 in Slough combines structural, MEP and architectural design with CFD thermal modeling and evaporative cooling
majorTeraWulf Lake Mariner engagement covers engineering, permitting, procurement, project management and system commissioning
majorMeta Temple architecture and mission-critical engineering connect campus planning with power, cooling and construction
majorIntegrated campus design combines buildings with dedicated power, water, communications and construction delivery
majorSTTGDC Defu and Loyang campus design covers multidisciplinary engineering from site acquisition to commissioning
majorWonder Valley's proposed Alberta AI campus masterplan supports phased facilities; the full 7.5 GW is a development ambition
majorA 350 MW hyperscale build-out combines N+1 electrical design, an 82,000-ton chilled-water plant and thermal storage
majorIntegrated facility design combines structural and seismic work, HVAC piping, electrical resilience and water optimization
majorUS hyperscale teams provide construction cost management and project controls under a September 2026 program expansion
nicheBCEI awarded engineering for three US data center energy centers integrating on-site generation, BESS and power distribution
nicheTurner & Townsend manages cost and delivery for Vantage's African campuses and Khazna's Middle East expansion
majorData center teams provide site, utility and multidisciplinary design; a UK-Europe delivery lead was appointed in August 2026
nicheLayer 9's 75,000 sq ft facility and EdgeCore Phoenix campus use its architecture and engineering services
nicheCyrusOne SAT2 and Carrollton commissioning tests generators, UPS and integrated facility systems through handover
majoreBay Project Mercury in Phoenix provides a named mission-critical MEP design reference
nicheDedicated data center practice covers test-fit design, construction supervision and integrated systems commissioning
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Sources: jacobs.com, aecom.com, wsp.com, worley.com, turnerandtownsend.com, syska.com
Modular & prefabricated facilities
Factories assemble power rooms, cooling skids and complete IT modules before shipment. Repeatable designs and integrated testing shorten field schedules, but transport and site integration remain important.
OneCore integrates prefabricated power, cooling and data hall blocks for 10-250 MW campuses and larger configurations
leaderPrefabricated Modular IT Pods combine power and hybrid cooling for more than forty high-density racks per pod
leaderFibrebond, acquired in April 2025, factory-builds pre-integrated electrical enclosures for hyperscale campuses
majorPrefabricated turnkey power, cooling and IT units combine Anord Mardix distribution with staged factory testing
majorSilent-Aire modular data centers; 2026 Armada Galleon Forge One agreement adds manufacturing for packaged AI infrastructure
majorTrachte electrical buildings and acquired Avail equipment package protected power rooms for fast campus deployment
majorPCR and eHouse packages integrate switchgear and controls into factory-built electrical rooms
majorPCX prefabricated electrical distribution centers combine switchgear and critical power equipment before site delivery
majorPrefabricated AI modular design integrates 800 VDC in-row power and 3 MW liquid cooling systems
majorFusionDC1000C, B and A prefabricated modules span hyperscale facilities through smaller enterprise and edge sites
majorRiMatrix preconfigured modules provide up to 400 kW cooling capacity; micro data centers serve smaller edge deployments
majorDCBBS site infrastructure and Vera Rubin NVL72 blueprints integrate modular power, cooling and rack deployment
challengerGalleon Cruiser and Triton modular edge data centers house three or five racks with integrated power and cooling
challengerNorthstar's Quantum modules package 100 kW and up to 12 racks with integrated power and mechanical cooling
nicheDuos Edge AI's modular Waco facility entered operation in 2026 for Region 12 Education Service Center
emergingSpark modular data centers are deploying at Energy Vault's initial 8 MW Snyder site, targeted for operation in 2027
challengerE-House modular substations package switchgear and controls in factory-built electrical buildings for campus deployment
nichePowerSecure PowerBlock packages generation and electrical controls for prefabricated campus power infrastructure
nicheModular data center infrastructure demonstrated at GTC 2026 combines server deployment with power and cooling blocks
challengerAI Mod POD DC8 and DC16 provide 0.8 MW and 1.6 MW of prefabricated liquid-cooled data center capacity
majorMDC Flex packages 5-100 racks with power and thermal infrastructure, supporting specified loads up to 115 kW per rack
majorFactory-built edge data centers package 100-750 kW of power, cooling and IT space in standardized building modules
nicheSMART Granular Modular systems provide pre-engineered indoor or outdoor data center buildings with staged expansion
nicheAiredale High-Density AI IT Modular platform packages factory-tested data center power, cooling and IT capacity
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Sources: vertiv.com, se.com, eaton.com, hpe.com, dell.com, northstartgi.com
Site services & rentals
Civil contractors, commissioning specialists and rental providers prepare and support data center campuses. Scope includes earthworks, surveys, safety testing, temporary utilities and construction equipment; manufactured materials are listed separately.
E-Infrastructure crews perform large campus earthwork, underground utilities and site preparation for hyperscale builds
leaderCivil, power and telecom scope supports integrated data center site management and new turnkey campus awards
majorDedicated data center services build on-site generation, BESS, power delivery and network infrastructure
majorFirst data center award covers $24 million of earthwork, wet utilities, drainage and paving, with completion in 2027
emergingConcrete division reports 46 completed or active data center projects; data centers were 40% of fourth-quarter 2025 segment sales
majorData center construction and maintenance rentals include aerial access, temporary power, cooling and fluid handling
majorDedicated data center rental service spans site construction, load-bank commissioning and ongoing facility maintenance
majorProSolutions temporary cooling and rental equipment support data center construction and HVAC contingencies
majorModular jobsite offices and storage serve data center builds; management places the submarket below 5% of revenue
nicheTemporary generators, cooling equipment and load testing support data center construction, commissioning and grid delays
majorPurgeRite performs coolant-loop flushing, purging and filtration before liquid-cooled facilities enter service
majorDedicated data center civil division had $223 million of committed and awarded projects at June 2026, up from $65 million
challengerLone Star Paving and Overland/Ellsworth build Texas and Oklahoma data center paving, sitework and utility packages
challengerVirginia data center electrical and fire-protection packages total about $10 million completed and $10 million in backlog
nichePower Solutions, acquired in December 2025, delivers Mid-Atlantic data center electrical construction
majorRiggs Distler's July 2026 J.J. White acquisition adds data center mechanical and electrical construction capability
challengerAI facility work includes a 300 MW Alabama project and electrical/civil support for multiple US campus expansions
challengerNV5 and Acuren provide campus commissioning, construction inspection and materials testing after their 2025 merger
majorElectrical testing, maintenance and safety supplies support operating data center facilities and service contractors
nicheCranes, digger derricks and aerial equipment support data center site electrical work and utility construction
nichePhoenix hyperscale campus fit-out includes doors, frames, hardware and architectural woodwork across 640,000 sq ft
nicheUtility-side substation construction includes two completed Northern Virginia projects serving Data Center Alley
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Sources: prnewswire.com, prim.com, investors.wesco.com, isecinc.com, grainger.com, finance.yahoo.com
Building materials & cables
Concrete, aggregates, structural systems and power cables form the physical campus. Owners and contractors buy specified materials and coordinated distribution services for shells, utilities and electrical routes.
Data center electrical and communications procurement generated $1.4 billion of first-quarter 2026 sales
leaderCritical Infrastructure teams fabricate and deliver cooling-water pipe, valves, fire lines and site utility materials
majorElectrical distribution serves US campus builds; management reported data centers at 9% of US sales in July 2026
majorSteel, PVC and fiberglass conduit plus wire-basket and aluminum cable trays protect data center electrical routes
majorData Systems racks and containment pair with insulated panels, rebar and structural steel for complete facility shells
majorADVNSYS and Tate supply raised access floors, containment and data center structural systems; retained after cancelled IPO
majorOldcastle Infrastructure supplies precast utility vaults, cable-management enclosures and drainage for data center sites
majorProject Mustang in Indiana uses coordinated water, wastewater and storm-drainage supply for a campus exceeding 600 acres
majorN-12 stormwater pipe and Nyloplast basins capture roof, road and parking runoff across large data center sites
nicheCrushed-stone aggregates feed data center concrete, foundations and civil works; current demand is identified in 2026 results
majorAggregates supply six Kansas City-area data center projects identified in its second-quarter 2026 update
majorSupplies concrete and roofing for Meta Rosemount; the campus includes 570 cubic yards of an AI-designed concrete mix
majorReady-mix concrete supplies Serverfarm CTX2, a 60 MW AI-ready data center development in Houston
majorEncore Wire building wire and campus power cables connect data center substations, switchboards and data halls
majorLow- and medium-voltage power cables provide fire-rated distribution routes within data center campuses
majorQWIKwhip power whips and building wire connect data hall equipment and campus electrical distribution
majorDistributes specified cable, electrical equipment and connectivity products with logistics support for campus builds
majorRebar reinforces data center foundations and structures; 2026 results identify demand in the Mid-Atlantic and South Central US
majorNew Millennium steel joists, girders and deck form data center roofs and floors within its national fabrication business
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Sources: amrize.com, cemexusa.com, prysmian.com, nexans.com, southwire.com, sec.gov
Glossary
- MEP
- Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, including cooling pipes, power distribution and building services.
- EPC
- Engineering, procurement and construction: a contractor coordinates design, equipment purchasing and physical delivery.
- Commissioning
- Testing individual systems and their interactions to verify that a facility works safely under normal and failure conditions.
- Core and shell
- The building structure and envelope before the detailed electrical, cooling and IT fit-out.
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