Arcadis

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Arcadis is helping reimagine New York's waterfront to protect against rising seas. See what's possible when we rethink how a shoreline can work.

Arcadis is helping reimagine New York's waterfront to strengthen climate resilience and create a place people can enjoy for generations. See how a different way of thinking is reshaping the shoreline.

Sydney Metro is reshaping how people move through the city, with 31 new stations and more than 66 km of metro rail. Explore how Arcadis turned complexity into progress through engineering, planning, certification, and digital design.

For me, one of the biggest takeaways from this year’s German Datacenter Conference is clear: speed-to-market has become a real competitive advantage. But faster delivery doesn’t simply mean building faster. It means making the right decisions earlier and bringing design, delivery and key partners together from the outset. Three things I believe can make a real difference: 1️⃣ Integrate design and delivery from the outset: We need to plan backwards from the required operational date, aligning designers, contractors and key partners early. Design should be an accelerator of delivery, not a standalone phase. 2️⃣ Build on standardization and prefabrication: The fastest projects benefit from repeatable, proven approaches. Standardized designs, BIM-enabled workflows and factory-tested prefabricated technical modules can help us reduce complexity and accelerate delivery. 3️⃣ Make key decisions early and combine them with strong local expertise: Late changes and underestimated local requirements can put both schedules and budgets at risk. Clear requirements, early decisions and an understanding of German permitting, certification, environmental and construction standards are therefore critical. Ultimately, the goal is simple: reduce complexity and bring capacity online faster. #DataCenters #SpeedToMarket #DigitalInfrastructure #GDACon26 German Datacenter Association e. V. Arcadis

Grid access is becoming one of the defining challenges for data center development. That’s one of my key takeaways from this year’s #GDACon26. Across the industry, developers are competing for increasingly scarce grid capacity. At the same time, data centers often secure power based on their future peak demand, while only using a fraction of that capacity during the early years of operation. This is where Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) can create an opportunity. By integrating battery storage, we can: - put unused capacity to work - enable and support flexible operations - improve how power is managed across a site. What became clear at GDACon26: the future isn’t just about securing more power. It’s about using available power more intelligently and enabling growth through greater flexibility. And if you’d like to dive deeper into how energy storage can help address the power challenge for data centers, take a look at our whitepaper: https://lnkd.in/dH8K4vCx #DataCenters #BESS #Arcadis