{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Pulse MCS","home_page_url":"https://pulsemcs.com","description":"Pulse MCS","author":{"name":"Pulse MCS"},"items":[{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/the-owners-blind-spot-why-no-one-is-actually-accountable","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/Data%20center%20under%20construction%20sunset.png\"/><p>Every data center project has a team.</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/the-owners-blind-spot-why-no-one-is-actually-accountable","title":"The Owner's Blind Spot: Why No One Is Actually Accountable","summary":"Every data center project has a team.","date_modified":"2026-03-25T16:42:31Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/substantial-completion-is-not-operational-readiness","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/Modern%20data%20center%20at%20twilight.png\"/><p>One of the most predictable gaps in mission-critical construction happens at the moment everyone thinks the hard part is over.</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/substantial-completion-is-not-operational-readiness","title":"Substantial Completion Is Not Operational Readiness","summary":"One of the most predictable gaps in mission-critical construction happens at the moment everyone thinks the hard part is over.","date_modified":"2026-03-25T16:05:48Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/the-nuclear-option-power-and-water-strategy-for-hyperscale-data","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/article%20nuclear%20option.jpg\"/><p>Mini Nuclear Power Plants + Saltwater Desalination: The Mission-Critical Power & Water Lifeline for Data Centers… or an Environmental Brine Bomb?</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/the-nuclear-option-power-and-water-strategy-for-hyperscale-data","title":"The Nuclear Option: Power and Water Strategy for Hyperscale Data ","summary":"Mini Nuclear Power Plants + Saltwater Desalination: The Mission-Critical Power & Water Lifeline for Data Centers… or an Environmental Brine Bomb?","date_modified":"2026-03-23T19:38:54Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/the-handoff-problem-where-data-center-projects-quietly-fail","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/split%20data%20center%20test.jpg\"/><p>Every data center project has a moment where construction management and operations stop talking to each other.</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/the-handoff-problem-where-data-center-projects-quietly-fail","title":"The Handoff Problem: Where Data Center Projects Quietly Fail","summary":"Every data center project has a moment where construction management and operations stop talking to each other.","date_modified":"2026-03-23T17:21:53Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/geothermal-cooling-in-data-centers-feasibility-risks-and-roi","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/aerial-view-large-scale-data-center-campus-id.webp\"/><p>Geothermal cooling sounds like the holy grail for data center operators: free cooling, sustainable, always-on, no chillers running 24/7. Use the stable temperature of the earth to reject heat, cut your PUE (Power Usage E...</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/geothermal-cooling-in-data-centers-feasibility-risks-and-roi","title":"Geothermal Cooling in Data Centers: Feasibility, Risks, and ROI","summary":"Geothermal cooling sounds like the holy grail for data center operators: free cooling, sustainable, always-on, no chillers running 24/7. Use the stable temperature of the earth to reject heat, cut your PUE (Power Usage E...","date_modified":"2026-03-12T18:00:09Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/nuclear-power-and-data-centers-hype-vs-reality","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/nuclear-power-plant-data-center-campus-energy.jpg\"/><p>Tech giants are making headlines with nuclear power announcements. Microsoft is restarting Three Mile Island. Amazon is investing in small modular reactors. Google is exploring next-generation nuclear partnerships. The m...</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/nuclear-power-and-data-centers-hype-vs-reality","title":"Nuclear Power and Data Centers: Hype vs. Reality","summary":"Tech giants are making headlines with nuclear power announcements. Microsoft is restarting Three Mile Island. Amazon is investing in small modular reactors. Google is exploring next-generation nuclear partnerships. The m...","date_modified":"2026-03-11T17:13:52Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/liquid-cooling-in-ai-data-centers-when-it-makes-sense","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/liquid-cooling-data-center-ai-servers.jpg.jpeg\"/><p>The headlines are everywhere: AI is driving data center power density through the roof, and liquid cooling is the only answer. Hyperscale operators are announcing billion-dollar liquid cooling deployments. Equipment vend...</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/liquid-cooling-in-ai-data-centers-when-it-makes-sense","title":"Liquid Cooling in AI Data Centers: When It Makes Sense ","summary":"The headlines are everywhere: AI is driving data center power density through the roof, and liquid cooling is the only answer. Hyperscale operators are announcing billion-dollar liquid cooling deployments. Equipment vend...","date_modified":"2026-03-11T16:32:03Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/oac-meetings-that-actually-drive-accountability","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/Blog%20OAC%20Meetings.webp\"/><p>Most OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) meetings are theater. Status updates read from PowerPoint slides. Polite nodding. Action items that never close. Open issues that reappear week after week with no resolution. Everyon...</p>","url":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/oac-meetings-that-actually-drive-accountability","title":"OAC Meetings That Actually Drive Accountability ","summary":"Most OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) meetings are theater. Status updates read from PowerPoint slides. Polite nodding. Action items that never close. Open issues that reappear week after week with no resolution. Everyon...","date_modified":"2026-03-03T19:44:48Z"},{"id":"https://pulsemcs.com/articles/f/how-to-choose-the-right-construction-manager-for-your-hyperscale","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b504a6a4-7ab4-4fbb-829a-eead48bd59f4/data%20center%20complex-6a502bb.png\"/><p>The hyperscale data center market is moving at a pace most construction organizations were never built to handle. 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