Victor Avelar and Wendy Torell, Schneider Electric | May 2025

This report investigates trends in electrified heating and how they support high-performance buildings. It explores the power and heat challenges posed by GPUs used in AI workloads, noting how their high thermal design power (TDP) strains conventional air-cooled systems. Liquid cooling is presented as a superior solution, enabling higher rack density and reduced energy costs, but implementation remains difficult. The report concludes with five trends and four actionable recommendations for deploying liquid-cooled, energy-efficient infrastructure in AI-driven building systems.

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