Land, Permitting, and Environmental
Geotechnical report evaluates subsurface soil, rock, groundwater, and foundation conditions. Data center campuses need geotech diligence because heavy equipment, floor loading, substations, stormwater, and grading assumptions depend on ground conditions.
Tax abatement reduces or exempts taxes for a defined period or amount to encourage investment. For data centers, abatements may be tied to capital investment, jobs, equipment, local approvals, and performance commitments.
Read definition →Cross connect is a dedicated physical or logical connection between two endpoints inside a data center or campus. It can connect customers to carriers, cloud on-ramps, other tenants, or internal network nodes.
Read definition →Certificate of occupancy is local confirmation that a building or space may be occupied for its approved use. It may not equal ready-for-service, because utility energization, commissioning, tenant fit-out, or SLA milestones can remain separate.
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