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Integrating data centers into energy and innovation ecosystems can drive sustainable growth - Finland shows how it can be done. As our reliance on data grows and AI-driven technologies become indispensable, data centers are emerging as critical infrastructure for modern economies. Their expansion is an unavoidable reality – but the real opportunity lies in transforming them into strategic assets, shaping the future of energy, innovation and competitiveness.

The theme for this year’s EU Sustainable Energy Week is ’Shaping Europe’s Energy Future’ – that future holds plenty of potential and must rest on further integration across sector and policies to ensure we optimize our energy systems for optimal performance and efficiency.

Heating, cooling, and ventilation are technologies known as technical building systems (TBS). If these are incorrectly designed and installed, poorly maintained or inefficiently managed, then the whole building, and its occupants, can suffer as a result. The good news is, it doesn’t need to be this way.