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Technical Due Diligence

Know what a building can support, before you commit to it

An underused building and a working data center are not the same thing, and the gap between them is expensive to discover late.

A growing number of commercial real estate owners are looking at an underused office building or industrial site and asking whether it could become a data center instead of sitting vacant or selling at a loss. Before committing to a conversion, an acquisition, or a lease, MDI evaluates whether a specific building can support a mission-critical facility: structural floor loading, ceiling height, power and telecom access, flood risk, and the condition of existing infrastructure.

What You Can Expect

A clear technical verdict before money changes hands, not after.

Structural Assessment

Floor loading and ceiling height evaluated against data center requirements.

Facility Age & Condition

A review of the building's age and current condition.

Infrastructure Capacity

An assessment of what existing infrastructure can support today.

Site Risk Review

Physical security and flood plain exposure reviewed for the site.

Power & Telecom Access

Proximity to power, telecom, and utility access confirmed.

A Clear Verdict

Viable as-is, viable with modification, or not viable, stated plainly.

Acquisition Support

Applies to acquisitions and leases, not just ground-up conversions.

Adaptive Reuse Support

Applies equally to adaptive reuse conversions of non-data-center buildings.

Why Technical Due Diligence Matters

A building can look ready and still fail every test that matters for a data center.

How You Win

Confidence Before You Commit

Know a building can support a data center before buying, leasing, or converting it.

Fewer Costly Surprises

Avoids problems discovered only after a deal closes or construction starts.

A Path for Underused Assets

Converts an underused asset instead of selling it at a loss.

Board-Ready Documentation

An independent technical opinion to support committee or board approval.

Specialist Expertise

Expertise most commercial real estate brokers and generalist engineers do not have.

Applies Across Deal Types

The same review supports acquisitions, leases, and conversions alike.

Our Approach

Review the Building

Assess structural floor loading, ceiling height, and overall facility condition.

Assess Existing Infrastructure

Evaluate what power, cooling, and telecom infrastructure already exists on site.

Evaluate Site Risk

Review flood plain exposure and physical security conditions at the location.

Confirm Access

Confirm proximity to power, telecom, and utility access points.

Deliver a Clear Verdict

State plainly whether the building is viable as-is, viable with modification, or not viable.

Proven Success

Colohub Midwest

A technical review that confirmed a greenfield site could support 57,000 square feet of enterprise and colocation workloads before a shovel went into the ground.

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HFT Data Center Program

Technical due diligence applied consistently across eight markets and three continents for one client's facility program.

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Where This Fits

Technical Due Diligence is one of ten services MDI offers across the full project lifecycle. Clients can engage at any point, whether that means this one service or several together.

Part of Our Integrated Services Offering

Technical Due Diligence is often the first question answered before any other service begins.

A clear verdict here determines whether site selection, feasibility, or a full build makes sense next.

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Get a clear technical answer before you commit to a building.

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