Microsoft uses biomimicry to hide data centers in forests; will it quiet community opposition?
If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?
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Microsoft announced a biomimetic redesign for data centers, adding gardens and native trees and investing in damaged-ecosystem restoration to 'blend the facilities into the natural landscape'. It plans to expand the approach to more than 20 sites in the United States and Germany. Microsoft says it piloted the design at a data center in the Netherlands; in 2022 it cut down more than 2,600 trees in San Antonio to build a data center, sparking local controversy.
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