Faraz Hassan
Project & Program Senior Manager Equinix, Inc.
Seminars
Thursday 8th October 2026
Q&A Panel: What Does the Future of Canadian Data Centre Construction Look Like?
1:30 pm
What does the AI revolution mean for the construction of data centres in Canada, particularly as AI sovereignty, clean energy mandates, and grid constraints reshape where and how infrastructure is built? Is the era of air cooling in construction officially over as high-density liquid systems become the new standard? Will nuclear and other low-carbon energy sources play a growing role in powering Canadian data centres in the near future? And how will the rise of edge and regionalisation reshape Canada’s cloud footprint over the next five years?
Join this Q&A panel with leading data centre experts and get your burning questions answered.
Thursday 8th October 2026
Case Study: Managing Equipment Manufacturing Capacity & Lead Times to Protect Data Centre Delivery Schedules
11:00 am
- Understanding how global manufacturing capacity limits for critical equipment (switchgear, generators, chillers) directly shape achievable construction schedules in Canada
- Assessing realistic lead time variability from OEMs and how production bottlenecks impact sequencing decisions on fast-track data centre builds
- Planning construction programmes around fixed manufacturing output constraints to maintain delivery continuity and reduce idle time on site
