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Hyphen director discusses data centre trends at DCD Connect Madrid

Hyphen director, Eva Diego, enjoyed discussing architectural trends in data centre design at this year’s DCD Connect Madrid.

As part of the DCD>Talks series, Eva highlighted a number of key industry trends affecting the global and local markets, including the increasing role of architects at the inception of data centre projects, their importance in navigating local regulations by collaborating with local authorities, considerations about sustainability and social impact, brownfield developments that make use of unused/neglected land, and the growing brand positioning of data centre operators.

Watch the video above to find out more.

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