en.Wedoany.com Reported - Japan's key infrastructure company NTT Facilities, Inc. has initiated the development of a new modular construction method, aiming to significantly reduce the construction time for hyperscale data centers.

The company stated that this method will compress the traditional 3-to-4-year construction period to 1 to 2 years. Named "Hyper Ready Module™," the approach involves modularizing buildings and equipment, prefabricating components in factories for on-site assembly, and standardizing the entire process from design to construction.

NTT Facilities plans to implement this construction technology by fiscal year 2028, collaborating with data center operators and related organizations, starting with Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.

The current lengthy construction period is attributed to multiple compliance requirements under local government regulations and the Building Standards Act, as well as a shortage of skilled labor in the construction industry.

The company noted that improvements in IT server performance lead to frequent revisions of server specifications from the design to completion stages, further extending project timelines.

NTT Facilities expects that the new modular method can shorten the application and design cycle to one year, followed by a one-year construction phase, thereby reducing the total time to two years.

Key architectural design modifications include low-rise, lightweight, earthquake-resistant buildings, and the adoption of a hybrid structure combining seismic isolation and vibration damping for major equipment and the data center hall housing servers.

This approach aims to maintain business continuity performance equivalent to that of a fully seismic-isolated structure, while streamlining the application cycles for various approvals and certifications, ultimately shortening construction time.