Insights From The Field.

Research, publications, events, and commentary from the Adaptive MDC team, grounded in real delivery experience across 558+ MW and 15+ countries.

Co-authored industry research

White Paper · EUDCA

Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE)

European Data Centre Association white paper examining WUE as a metric for data centre water efficiency, covering methodology, benchmarks, and recommendations.

Co-author: Steven Parker, CTO, Adaptive MDC · ASHRAE Technical Committee Member

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EUDCA waste heat and PUE viewpoint cover

Technical Viewpoint · EUDCA

Data Centre Waste Heat and PUE Updates

EUDCA technical viewpoint on waste heat reuse and updated Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) guidance, covering regulatory context and practical implications for operators across Europe.

Co-author: Steven Parker, CTO, Adaptive MDC · ASHRAE Technical Committee Member

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Listening material

Critical Connect Podcast Ep.17, Steven Parker

The Critical Connect Podcast · Ep.17

Steven Parker on the rise of modular data centres

Adaptive MDC CTO Steven Parker sits down with The Critical Connect Podcast to unpack why modular is fast becoming the build of choice across the data centre industry. Beyond the obvious advantage of speed to market, Steven digs into the wider benefits of a modular approach, and what it means for how facilities get delivered. A sharp, accessible listen for anyone curious about where the sector is heading.

From the team

Technical Insight · Adaptive MDC

Retrofitting Liquid Cooling for AI Workloads: What Colocation Operators Need to Know

Engineering considerations for colocation operators navigating the transition from conventional air-cooled infrastructure to hybrid and direct liquid cooling, and how to get the design decisions right before AI demand forces the issue.

Steven Parker · CTO & Co-founder, Adaptive MDC · Uptime Accredited Tier Designer · June 2025

Adaptive MDC in the press

Press Release Company Launch

Adaptive MDC launches to accelerate modular data centre delivery for the AI era

London, UK. Engineering-led data centre delivery company purpose-built to close the gap between surging AI demand and infrastructure capacity.

More coverage coming soon

For press enquiries contact connect@adaptivemdc.com

Where to find Adaptive MDC

7 Sep 2026

Platform Global

Antibes, France

8–10 Sep 2026

Yotta 2026

Las Vegas, USA

11 Sep 2026

Dubai Cloud & Datacenter Convention

Dubai, UAE

16–18 Sep 2026

DCAC Live

Austin, Texas, USA

15–16 Oct 2026

Infrastructure Summit

Las Vegas, USA

13–16 Oct 2026

OCP Global Summit

San Jose, USA

Thinking in public

Tom Babbington

CEO · Commercial & Strategy

Market · Investment · Operational Readiness

Writes on why the data centre industry has an execution problem, the financial cost of programme delay, and what it takes to deploy operational capacity at the speed of AI-era demand.

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Graham Odell

COO · Delivery & Operations

Delivery · Execution · Programme Complexity

Writes on operational architecture and international growth, and what it actually takes to build the governance, compliance, and legal frameworks that allow a scaling infrastructure business to execute across multiple jurisdictions without losing control.

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Steven Parker

CTO · Engineering & Specification

AI/HPC · Cooling · Density · ASHRAE

ASHRAE Technical Committee Member. Writes on high-density cooling architecture, AI workload infrastructure requirements, and the engineering decisions that determine whether a data centre performs under real-world AI loads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

AI inference workloads typically require 20–50 kW per rack and can use hybrid air/liquid cooling. AI training and HPC workloads demand up to 130 kW per rack and require full liquid cooling infrastructure. Adaptive MDC designs for both tiers.

Our parallel EPC model compresses timelines by 20–50% versus sequential construction. Actual timescales depend on capacity, site type, and jurisdiction, but running design, manufacture, and site preparation simultaneously consistently reduces time to revenue.

Factory testing means modules are fully assembled, powered, and functionally tested before shipping. Issues are identified and resolved before the module reaches site, reducing installation risk, commissioning time, and post-handover defects.

We are not tied to a preferred equipment supplier. For each project we select the best-fit vendor based on cost, programme, availability, and technical performance, reducing supply chain risk and avoiding proprietary lock-in.