▲ 168 ▼ Federal Reserve Says AI Data Center Buildout Is Making Everything More Expensive: "I’m getting increasingly nervous that that’s just straight, old-fashioned overheating demand." (futurism.com) submitted 1 day ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (4 children) Why fewer workers building homes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 15 points 19 hours ago (2 children) I assume it’s because of all the trades required to build these mega data centres. Usually there are a lot of bonuses associated with mega projects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 child) Ah. But they really do not build THAT many and THAT distributed everywhere. Not even sure if the trades are really the same. Perhaps the foundation can easily be adapted across different scales. But a sparky or plumber or whatever working on homes has no idea how to make such a big/different building? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 point 7 hours ago Trades are trades and work to engineering drawings. My observation is that companies tender for a sub component, plumbing or bricklaying etc and send their tradies . Whether that is sufficient to affect housing in the US is hard to say but it certainly could have a more local effect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago People who could build homes can get more money to be on datacenter builds instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 15 points 19 hours ago (2 children) I assume it’s because of all the trades required to build these mega data centres. Usually there are a lot of bonuses associated with mega projects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 child) Ah. But they really do not build THAT many and THAT distributed everywhere. Not even sure if the trades are really the same. Perhaps the foundation can easily be adapted across different scales. But a sparky or plumber or whatever working on homes has no idea how to make such a big/different building? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 point 7 hours ago Trades are trades and work to engineering drawings. My observation is that companies tender for a sub component, plumbing or bricklaying etc and send their tradies . Whether that is sufficient to affect housing in the US is hard to say but it certainly could have a more local effect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 child) Ah. But they really do not build THAT many and THAT distributed everywhere. Not even sure if the trades are really the same. Perhaps the foundation can easily be adapted across different scales. But a sparky or plumber or whatever working on homes has no idea how to make such a big/different building? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 point 7 hours ago Trades are trades and work to engineering drawings. My observation is that companies tender for a sub component, plumbing or bricklaying etc and send their tradies . Whether that is sufficient to affect housing in the US is hard to say but it certainly could have a more local effect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 point 7 hours ago Trades are trades and work to engineering drawings. My observation is that companies tender for a sub component, plumbing or bricklaying etc and send their tradies . Whether that is sufficient to affect housing in the US is hard to say but it certainly could have a more local effect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago People who could build homes can get more money to be on datacenter builds instead. permalink fedilink source parent