Buildings Conference: Case Study: Speed & Scalability: Rethinking Data Center Builds — Traditional vs. Modular

With the U.S. modular data center market growing at a CAGR of over 17% through 2030, it’s becoming one of the fastest-expanding segments in digital infrastructure—drawing strong interest from investors, developers, and operators. This panel brought together leaders to explore why speed to market, scalability, and adaptability are no longer nice-to-haves but critical advantages. The conversation spotlighted how modular design can drastically accelerate deployment timelines—delivering infrastructure years ahead of traditional ground-up builds. The discussion also examined how modular approaches uniquely serve the rapidly evolving demands of AI workloads, allowing operators to scale compute efficiently without costly retrofits. Whether you’re investing, building, or designing for the future of AI infrastructure, this panel recording will help you unpack the strategies and technologies enabling modular data centers to lead the next wave of growth.