Microsoft mass timber data centres, Northern Virginia

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Hybrid cross-laminated timber/steel/concrete hyperscale builds cutting embodied carbon ~35% vs steel, ~65% vs precast.

Hybrid cross-laminated timber/steel/concrete hyperscale builds cutting embodied carbon ~35% vs steel, ~65% vs precast. First hyperscale use of engineered timber in US data centre structure; prefab CLT also speeds installation. Who: Microsoft, Gensler, Thornton Tomasetti. Status: Under construction / completing 2025-26.

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