Steven Straus
Mechanical Engineer Tetra Tech
Seminars
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Panel: Defining Cross-Stakeholder Responsibilities to Transform Project Delivery
1:30 pm
- Aligning roles and clarifying ownership of key decisions across hyperscalers, colocators, engineers, manufacturers and contractors early to reduce miscommunication and improve delivery outcomes
- Bridging technical language gaps between stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of requirements, risks and performance targets
- Integrating EPC and construction expertise into mechanical design to ensure cooling systems are practical, constructible and aligned with real-world installation and commissioning constraints
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Adapting Infrastructure to Next-Generation Hardware to Manage Thermal Loads & Future-Proof High-Density Data Centers
9:30 am
- Evaluating Vera Rubin chip thermal behaviour to design cooling systems that maintain performance and reliability over multiple years
- Adapting mechanical infrastructure for 800V DC systems to handle emerging processor architectures and high-power AI workloads
- Anticipating chip-driven thermal spikes to plan capacity, redundancy and lifecycle investments before deployment
