Developing story · 2 episodes · 2 Oct to 5 Oct
Microsoft's Eco Data Center Camouflage Saga
The saga follows Microsoft's effort to blend its Texas data centers into the natural landscape using biomimicry and camouflage techniques. After the latest episode, the company has hidden over 20 facilities while securing a 20-year gas supply deal, cementing its push to make the infrastructure appear as part of nature.
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Microsoft camouflages 20+ data centers as nature while signing 20-year gas deal
Microsoft has applied a biomimicry approach to more than 20 data‑center sites in the U.S. and Germany, adding 100 acres of prairie and forest at Mount Pleasant, 185 acres of native pollinator…
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Microsoft tests biomimicry to blend data centers into Texas landscapes
Microsoft is experimenting with biomimicry—designing data centers to resemble natural landscapes—to ease local opposition in cities like San Antonio. The company plans to integrate native trees,…
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MicrosoftChevronPublic CitizenRoot-Pike Watershed Initiative Network (Root-Pike WIN)Root‑Pike Watershed Initiative NetworkTom's HardwareHouston Advanced Research CenterRic GalvanKaitlin ChuziJennifer LyonsDave GiordanoAdrian Shelley