Spark Notes with a deep dive on AI’s impact on data centers

AI is pushing today’s data centers to the brink and accelerating a whole new wave of innovation. With nearly 100 GW of new capacity projected this decade, the industry is being forced to rethink everything and that pressure is unlocking smarter, faster and more sustainable solutions across the stack.

JLL Spark’s Ajey Kaushal and Carolyn Trickett break down how AI-driven demand is reshaping data center strategy, from power and cooling to construction and operations in our latest blog post: AI overload drives data center innovation.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANY UPDATES
What’s new with our startups

OpenSpace announces general availability of OpenSpace Field, bringing visual intelligence directly into field execution
An image-based, field-first system of work that helps jobsite teams turn visual capture into action, faster and with less friction.

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IN THE PRESS
Insights in the media from JLL

In PropTech, overpricing is now an issue
Principal Ajey Kaushal is featured in the Commercial Observer article on price discovery and valuations.

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EVENTS
Connect with our team at the following events

RETCON
Las Vegas, Nevada USA | March 9-11, 2026
Laurent Grill and Ajey Kaushal will attend.

MIPIM
Cannes, France | March 9-13, 2026
Sean Wright and Arnaud Bouzinac will attend.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
CRE and technology topics on our radar

The 2026 operator mindset: Why high-reliability offices could win the market
forbes.com | January 22, 2026

Y Combinator is no longer investing in Canadian startups
thelogic.co | January 26, 2026

Construction companies see promise in AI agents
wsj.com | January 27, 2026

Microsoft pledged to save water. In the AI era, it expects water use to soar.
nytimes.com | January 27, 2026

Large companies push coworking expansion
facilitiesdive.com | February 3, 2026