Observed arrival · 2026-10-30
Live, Work, Play SI Centers
A proposal for mixed-use apartment centers built around liquid-cooled data centers, with captured server heat used for cooling and hot water.
- For
- Mixed-use developers and data-center operators
- Worth noticing
- The proposed contract pairs a building owner with a data-center operator and treats apartments as a guaranteed customer for recovered heat.
Field notes
The page lays out a heat loop in four stages: server chips warm water, an absorption chiller uses that heat to make chilled water, and the system supplies apartment cooling and hot water. It cites Stockholm and Copenhagen district heating and Munich’s SuperMUC as precedents, then argues that Texas cooling demand aligns with year-round data-center heat. The page presents this as a development pitch and requests email updates; it does not show a completed site.
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