{"id":31349,"date":"2025-07-15T06:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/pcl-taps-company-vet-to-head-burgeoning-data-center-market\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T06:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:46:10","slug":"pcl-taps-company-vet-to-head-burgeoning-data-center-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/pcl-taps-company-vet-to-head-burgeoning-data-center-market\/","title":{"rendered":"PCL taps company vet to head burgeoning data center market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1752500066\/news\/text_to_speech\/pcl-taps-company-vet-to-head-burgeoning-data-center-market_kcgiig.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Amid a boom in data center construction driven by the advent of artificial intelligence, PCL Construction has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcl.com\/ca\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/pcl-construction-appoints-tyler-kautz-to-lead-data-center-expansion-amid-market-boom\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>tapped Tyler Kautz as vice president<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, data centers, according to a July 7 news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kautz, formerly vice president and district manager in PCL\u2019s Seattle location, played a pivotal role in expanding the company&#8217;s presence across the Northwest.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kautz will also lead the company&#8217;s Mission Critical Center of Excellence, which has delivered over 120 data center and mission critical projects that include complex, large-scale retrofits, new builds such as Tier IV fault-tolerant projects and critical environment upgrades.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The news comes as contractors <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/contractors-data-center-demand-growing-bubble-fears\/750985\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>remain bullish on data center construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> overall. Although fears of a bubble persist, driven by tech giants pulling back on certain projects and data center vacancy rates <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/data-center-building-boom-capacity-crunch-rent-spikes-cbre\/752214\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>hit a record low<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in the first three months of the year, demand for the structures <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-planning-climbs-again-core-sector-momentum\/752639\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>remains high<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Mission Critical projects are facilities that must operate at all times without failure, which <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrmcm.com\/jrm-news\/mission-critical-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>includes data centers and military facilities<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image-right inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A headshot of Tyler Kautz\" data-imagemodel=\"182604\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/E8QMD4BmoyehqsPFISyZa8vGTv10M83IwaIopeT1XH4\/g:nowe:323:5\/c:577:721\/rs:fit:0:860\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9UeWxlcl9LYXV0ei5qcGc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Tyler Kautz<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of PCL Construction<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>This isn\u2019t the first time that the company has shored up a segment based on solid growth trends. In January, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/pcl-manufacturing-collective-trump-tariffs-taxes\/738831\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>PCL launched its Manufacturing Center of Excellence<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which the company said would greatly streamline new plant facility planning, engineering, construction and production start-up, while gathering its manufacturing experts into one team.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>While in Seattle, Kautz was instrumental in building relationships with major technology clients, and led the original business case study that inspired the launch of PCL&#8217;s dedicated data center division, according to the release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>&#8220;Tyler represents the future of PCL \u2013 he brings deep expertise, strong client relationships, and a collaborative leadership style that reflects our values,&#8221; said Cathy Orquiola, president of western U.S. for PCL, in the release. &#8220;As we expand our mission critical and data center operations, I&#8217;m confident his leadership will continue to position PCL as the builder of choice in high-tech, fast-growing markets.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Edmonton, Alberta, firm, with its U.S. headquarters in Denver, also continues to have high hopes for the sector \u2014 it cited statistics in the release that project the data center construction market to grow from $287 billion in 2025 to $1.3 trillion by 2035.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/pcl-data-center-lead-tyler-kautz\/752916\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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