[WBEF Webinar 2025] Decarbonising data centres in the age of AI

[4 May 2025] In this World Built Environment Forum webinar, held in collaboration with iMasons Climate Accord, our expert panel examines the opportunities to decarbonise the energy sources, equipment systems (both IT and MEP), and building materials used for data centres. The discussion highlights effective solutions and best practices for carbon reduction as well as the innovative solutions under development shaping data centre decarbonisation in the next few years. Topics: • How to achieve the decarbonisation of data centres at the speed and scale required • How to benchmark success in decarbonising data centres • The skills knowledge needed to put the decarbonisation of data centres on track with global targets • How AI and other digital tools are being used to help rapidly reduce the environmental impacts of data centres • How approaches to data centre development and operation will change in the next five to ten years Speakers: • Anil Sawhney, Head of Sustainability, RICS – moderator • Amy Marks, Senior Vice President, Compass Datacenters • Gemma Grant, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Arup • Pete DiSanto, Executive Vice President, Data Centers, Enchanted Rock The World Built Environment Forum: http://ms.spr.ly/6051SQjkf Contact RICS: http://ms.spr.ly/6052SQjkA More on the RICS and ICA collaboration: http://ms.spr.ly/6053SQjk7.