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Critical infrastructure solutions at digital innovation speed

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Critical infrastructure solutions at digital innovation speed

As AI and machine learning accelerate data center growth, demand for water and power is surging. CDM Smith helps clients overcome these challenges with innovative, sustainable infrastructure upgrades that ensure reliability and efficiency. 

Water

Our water infrastructure expertise enable you to secure, treat and reuse water, propelling your sustainability goals forward with on-schedule water delivery.

Power

Our full service power solutions—substation design, procurement and construction—keep your business ahead of capacity challenges. 

Delivery

Through integrated design build and EPC delivery, we accelerate permitting, manage long-lead items and complete projects on schedule.

Due diligence

Identifying and addressing challenges to potential sites, including water supply, power availability, permitting requirements and resiliency risks.

Trusted by clients, backed by results

$100M+

in active projects

100+

data center projects de­liv­ered

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con­ti­nents with projects ex­e­cut­ed

Featured data center and high-tech projects

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A modern building with solar panels on its roof, surrounded by vegetation, ponds, and farmland, under a setting sun.
North America

Global due diligence for mission-critical water infrastructure 

Our team supports hyperscale data center site selection, design, and permitting worldwide with water and flood risk assessments.

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Switchyard with take-off tower and transformer under blue sky.
North America

Powering hyperscale data center expansion 

CDM Smith serves as EPC contractor for two substations, handling design, build, testing, and training for data center campus expansion. 

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An industrial construction site featuring large building frameworks, cranes, machinery, materials, and open land in the background.
North America

A fast-tracked FAB chemical facility 

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A facility housing water treatment equipment including cylindrical units in metal frames, a motor, and control panels, lit by industrial lighting.
North America

Reclaimed water treatment system for a data center campus 

UF/RO system will supply ~2 mgd reclaimed water for data center cooling, including design, construction and owner’s advisor services.

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The first priority for a data center project is schedule. CDM Smith has been a reliable partner in providing speed to market through attention to long-lead items, permitting and effective communications with other stakeholders.

Tim Wendler, PE

Tim brings extensive management experience serving utility, petroleum, industrial, and municipal clients, including major ports and energy companies.

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Insight

Unlocking brackish water as a sustainable solution for data center cooling

In water-stressed regions, relying solely on municipal or freshwater sources is no longer sustainable. One promising alternative? Brackish groundwater—a saline resource that’s abundant, underutilized, and increasingly viable thanks to advances in treatment technologies.
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Insight

Under­stand­ing if water reuse makes sense for your facility

If you are looking to expand your water source alternatives, consider municipal effluent as an option to future-proof your water supply.
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Prioritizing fire protection and life safety

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Related practices

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Automation

We assist clients around the world with all phases of instrumentation, process control and automation, delivering high-quality solutions that exceed expectations but not budgets.
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Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing & Fire Protection (MEP+FP)

We’ve completed hundreds of projects from planning and design to system start-up and commissioning, involving boilers, chillers, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), primary and secondary distribution, substations, power generation, cogeneration and sustainable/renewable energy systems.
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Climate Resilience

We can no longer rely on the past to prepare for the future. Our teams work across water, transportation, environment and infrastructure to implement right-size solutions backed by climate science.
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One Water

CDM Smith has been a leader in One Water for more than two decades, developing integrated water resources strategies and advancing projects that enhance our communities and protect the natural World. 
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Construction

CDM Smith is an integrated design-builder with a legacy of successful projects. We work as one entity to deliver a legendary client experience from project inceptions through design, preconstruction, construction and commissioning.
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Water Reclamation

Whether your goal is to meet your permit conditions or to build a net-zero facility, we’ll work with you to find the right solutions.
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Construction Management

CDM Smith provides full-service construction management solutions across the water, environmental, transportation, energy and facilities industries.
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Water Resources Infrastructure and Resiliency

Forward-thinking water resources planning, design construction and operations means making smarter investments that lower life-cycle costs and provide multiple benefits. 
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Conveyance

Whether you’re concerned about keeping existing water conveyance assets healthy or building new ones, we’re here to help you find the answers you need.
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Water Reuse

Water reuse is the future of water supply. CDM Smith is committed to strengthening water supply portfolios where they are most needed today and will be tomorrow.

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