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Data centers continue to play a crucial role in the overall resilience of the construction industry projects in other sectors face delays.
New York-based Turner Construction recently won one $2 billion contract to expand the Vantage Data Centers campus in New Albany, Ohio, according to a press release.
The campus expansion will add more than 1.5 million square feet of infrastructure designed to support cloud and artificial intelligence technologies. The site is about 70 acres and will provide 192 megawatts of power capacity, according to the release.
“We are thrilled to be working with Vantage on this important project,” Matt Kunz, vice president and general manager of Turner Construction, said in the release. “More than $2 billion will be invested in the campus over the next few years as it meets the need for increased demand for scalable and sustainable digital infrastructure in the region.”
The project aligns with Vantage and Turner’s shared sustainability goals, aiming for LEED Silver certification. The campus will also contribute to Vantage’s commitment to net zero operational carbon emissions by 2030 across its global portfolio.
“Ohio is a strategic market for us and our customers at scale, and we appreciate the warm welcome we’ve received from business, government and community leaders,” said Dana Adams, president of Vantage Data Centers, in the statement . “Our investment in New Albany will further strengthen the state’s economy and its reputation as a center for technology and innovation.”
Turner expects the first building to open in 2025, according to the contractor.
The $2 billion investment adds to a wave of data center investment in New Albany.
For example, QTS Data Centers, a subsidiary of the investment management company Blackstone, announced in October 2023 a $1.5 billion investment in the data center to build four data centers in the city. Amazon also got involved 3.5 billion dollars in September 2023 to establish new data centers in New Albany.
Similarly, Google announced in August 2023 an additional 1.7 billion dollars to support its data center campuses in Ohio, including the New Albany facility. Chipmaker Intel also chose New Albany in 2022 to build its $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing plant.
