Accelerating the Development and Implementation of Low-Carbon Concrete for Data Center Construction.pdf

1、Julius Kusuma,Julius Kusuma,Amruta Sudhalkar&Amruta Sudhalkar&Douglas MoutonDouglas MoutonMeta Platforms,Inc.AI for Data Center Concrete:An Idea Whose Time Has ComePriya ChhibaPriya ChhibaGoogleJulius Kusuma,Amruta Sudhalkar&Douglas MoutonMeta Platforms,Inc.AI for Data Center Concrete:An Idea Whose

2、Time Has ComeDC SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITYDC FACILITIESPriya ChhibaGoogleConcrete is a major contributor to embodied CO2 emissions in data center constructionWorlds total annual concrete production$440B global spend 30B tons of concrete(Mar 2020 GCCA market data,Sep 2021 Nature)Billions of tons of

3、 CO2 emitted annually due to concrete(more than Agriculture and Deforestation)Concrete is 8%of human-caused CO2 emissions.Data Centers consume large volumes of concrete Total global data center construction spend by 2030:$370B(Feb 2024 Market.us market estimate)Hyperscaler Journey on Concrete Carbon

4、 ReductionRequire Product-specific EPDs(CO2 content)for all concrete productsTransformed designto minimize concrete use(e.g.,in structure,duct banks and hardscape)Piloteddifferent forms of Low-Carbon Concrete:-Fly ash-Slag-Ground glass-MetakaolinExecuted performance-based specifications with carbon

5、intensity capson specific concrete applications to achieve moderate reductions in key applications(*)Metahas funded American Concrete Instituteto create evaluation framework to vet Low-Carbon Concrete technologiesFormed Industry PartnershipsScaled&Operationalized Low-Carbon Concrete RequirementsTest

6、ed Low-Carbon Concrete Streamlined Data Center DesignImproved Benchmarking(*)Need more significant reductions in all applications!AI for Sustainable(Data Center)ConcreteAI can significantlydecrease the carbon intensity of concrete mixes via optimization of mix designsNew concrete formulas are needed