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Four pillars, explained

Energy, data, food and career security — why all four, and why together.

Four pillars, explainedEnergy · Data · Food · Jobs

A data centre is a building. A campus is a set of promises. At AHI those promises come in four, and each one depends on the others.

Energy security comes first because nothing else works without it. Generating behind the fence means the campus is not a new load on Alberta’s grid — and the interconnection pathway in development means that, over time, it can add supply rather than consume it.

Data security is the reason to build in Canada at all. Your banking, your health records and your business already live in data centres; the only question is where. Canadian data belongs on Canadian soil, under Canadian law.

Food security is what the cooling design makes possible. Waste heat from the halls is engineered to catalyze year-round agritech on the campus — a regional asset from a by-product.

Career security is the pillar our neighbours feel first: Alberta trades on site today, an operations team that grows with every hall, and education partnerships so local students can step straight into these careers without leaving Central Alberta.

Four pillars, one campus, built in permitted 10 MW steps — so that each phase builds toward all four.

AHI — AI Hub of Innovation is developed by Havenz Smart Communities (Lead Developer) in partnership with Turning Stone Developments (investment partner); both are general partners of AHI. Statements about future capacity, dates and milestones are forward-looking and subject to approvals, capital and change; nothing in this article constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Growth beyond the first phase is a master-plan objective subject to its own permits and studies. Third-party names describe roles and imply no endorsement. See Important information.

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