Course Description

The global data center market is set to double within the decade driven by AI workloads, cloud migration, and demand for resilient digital infrastructure. This course prepares you to operate at the intersection of real estate, energy, and compute.

Designed for real estate and infrastructure professionals entering the digital infrastructure space, this course demystifies how data centers are evaluated, permitted, financed, built, and leased. You’ll learn how location, power procurement, and cooling strategy drive site feasibility, and how capital, tenants, and policy shape what gets built and where.

We cover the full lifecycle of data center development: from land strategy and entitlements to development economics, lease models, and exit options. You’ll gain frameworks to analyze colocation, edge, and speculative builds—plus tools to evaluate risk, forecast returns, and engage meaningfully in this high-growth asset class.

Learning Outcomes

You will learn how to:

  • Core types of data centers: hyperscale, colocation, edge, and modular
  • Site selection criteria: power, fiber, cooling, and permitting constraints
  • Zoning, entitlements, and environmental reviews
  • Power procurement and renewable integration
  • Lease structures and economic modeling
  • JV structures, public-private dynamics, and capital stack strategy
  • Commissioning, delivery, and tenant onboarding
  • Revenue models, tax incentives, and exit pathways

Course Curriculum

    1. What is a Data Center?

    2. Hyperscale Centers

    3. Power & Cooling Basics

    4. Economic Impacts of AI & Cloud

    5. Latency & Why Geography Still Matters

    1. Site Selection Criteria

    2. Geopolitics of Location

    3. Power and Grid Interconnection

    4. Fiber Connectivity & Latency Paths

    5. Water and Cooling Infrastructure

    6. Beyond Water: Exploring Alternative Cooling Technologies

    1. Zoning Basics

    2. Entitlement Steps

    3. NEPA and Environmental Reviews

    4. Community Opposition

    5. Fast-Tracking with Federal Tools

    6. Battery Storage: Zoning and Permitting

    1. Capex & Opex Drivers

    2. Understanding Lease Models

    3. Exit Strategy Options

    4. Risk and Return

    1. Who Builds What

    2. Public vs. Private Players

    3. How JV Structures Work

    4. REITs and PE Capital

    1. Power Contracts 101

    2. On-Site Generation

    3. Renewable Integration

    4. Grid Reliability & Resiliency
  • $1,997.00
  • 58 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

Who Should Enroll

Real estate investors, developers, asset managers, infrastructure planners, advisors, consultants, utility professionals, and anyone seeking to enter the data center sector from a strategic and investment perspective.

Format

  • Expert-led video content, concise and actionable
  • Real-world case studies from hyperscale, colocation, and edge projects
  • Downloadable checklists, frameworks, and reference materials
  • Flexible self-paced learning accessible on any device