Land, Permitting, and Environmental
ALTA survey is a detailed land survey prepared to American Land Title Association standards for commercial real estate transactions. It helps identify boundaries, easements, encroachments, access, utilities, improvements, and title issues that can affect data center development.
Entitlement is the set of legal approvals needed to develop and use a site as intended. In data center development, entitlement risk can include zoning, site plan, environmental permits, utility approvals, road improvements, and political acceptance.
Read definition →Electrical losses are power losses in UPS systems, transformers, switchgear, conductors, and power distribution. They increase facility load above IT load and affect heat rejection, utility demand, and PUE.
Read definition →Tier III is concurrently maintainable infrastructure: each capacity component and distribution path can be removed for planned work without affecting operations. It is a common target for enterprise and colocation facilities, but certification depends on detailed design and operations.
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