Session 4: Market Trends, Policy Developments, and the Data Center Opportunity

IDEA2026 Data Centers Workshop Session 4: Market Trends, Policy Developments, and the Data Center Opportunity

The State of Play: Data Centers, Heat, and Policy Signals Data Heat Report Presentation & Discussion -Gerard MacDonald, Reshape Infrastructure Strategies

Topic: Data Centers and District Energy


Gerard MacDonald, LEED AP, P Eng (Non-Practising)

Gerard MacDonald, LEED AP, P Eng (Non-Practising)

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Reshape Infrastructure Strategies

Gerard is a Principal with Reshape Infrastructure Strategies, an development and advisory firm based in Vancouver, BC that operates across North America. He is a Professional Engineer (non-practising) with a Master’s degree in Clean Energy Engineering. Gerard has twenty years of experience in green buildings and district energy/thermal energy networks. He supports energy utilities, master plan developers, campuses, and municipalities to accelerate the energy transition. 

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