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Google’s first Wyoming data centre will run on gas with carbon capture

Google will build its first Wyoming data centre, a $17B investment near Cheyenne. Most of its power will come from natural gas, including a 702 MW fuel cell plant from AEP and Bloom Energy, with carbon capture meant to store most emissions underground. Google will build its first data centre in Wyoming, a long-term $17B […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Rustoordlaan / Atelier M Architects + Planners bv

Nestled within Heuvelhofpark in Kessel-Lo (BE) lies the new replacement housing project for the social housing company Dijledal. To maximize the preservation of the existing trees and the park, the building's footprint was kept highly compact and rotated 17 degrees. Wrapped in light green terracotta panels and finished with reseda green windows, the 30 units offer residents the ultimate luxury: a living experience right up among the treetops.

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French Creek Workshops House / Wittman Estes

This home for a newly retired couple sits beside a wetland on a four-and-a-half-acre site once used as an animal sanctuary. Conceived as a serene retreat immersed in nature, it offers comfort and beauty throughout the seasons, sheltering its occupants during the cool, rainy months and opening outward during the dry, warm season.

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That Which We CAN Do: Sustainability in a World of AI

As computing use grows, so does its environmental footprint. While hardware and software have become significantly more efficient, AI demand is growing even faster, outpacing those efficiency gains and increasing the overall environmental impact of computing. What’s more, measurement standards are still playing catch up, making it difficult for companies to measure and reduce their environmental impact. We’ve grappled with this challenge for years (starting with cloud computing and now AI), and we know we’re not alone. Environmental impact has been growing exponentially as computational power

Etsy Engineering | Code as Craft · EN