South ERCOT, Texas
An AI campus in development with on-site gas generation and storage, planned so halls energize without waiting on the interconnection queue.
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Build-to-suit data center for AI workloads
A build-to-suit data center is designed to your specification and delivered ready to operate. PacinfraX secures the land and the power, builds to your basis of design, commissions every system and hands over a hall that matches your cluster, in 10–50 MW blocks.
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1,200MW
Planned in Vietnam
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4
Site agreements in Vietnam
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10–50MW
Hyperscale block size
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Markets: Texas, Minnesota, Vietnam
Who it's for
When build-to-suit is the right model
Build-to-suit fits teams that know the cluster they want and want it built once, built right and delivered with power. It suits customers who need control over density, cooling and redundancy, and who prefer to commit capital to compute rather than construction.
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Hyperscalers and AI labs
Training clusters with a fixed design standard, repeated across blocks and campuses.
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Neoclouds and GPU providers
Large, anchor-tenant halls where the facility has to match a specific GPU platform.
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Enterprises with a long horizon
Dedicated capacity for private AI platforms, delivered by a team that handles the construction.
Prefer to fit out the interior yourself? Read about the powered shell model.
What you get
What a build-to-suit delivers
Six things a build-to-suit delivers
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A hall built to your standard
Floor loading, ceiling height, rack layout and containment follow your drawings, not a generic template.
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Power planned with the building
On-site generation and storage are part of the campus design, so the hall and its supply are delivered together.
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Cooling matched to your racks
Direct-to-chip liquid loops, coolant distribution and air-cooled zones sized to your GPU platform.
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Redundancy set per hall
N+X for power and cooling agreed at basis of design, with maintenance paths built in.
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One schedule, one contact
Land, power, design, construction and commissioning sit with one accountable team.
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A repeatable block
Block one becomes the pattern for blocks two and three, which shortens each later build.
How we deliver
Build-to-suit process: basis of design to handover
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Basis of design
We agree load, density, cooling, redundancy and handover standard with your engineers and write them into one document.
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Site, power and permits
We confirm the campus, lock the power plan and run the permitting path for the building and the plant.
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Detailed design
Architects and engineers produce drawings that follow the basis of design, with your review at set points.
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Construction
Civil works, steel, power plant and halls proceed in parallel, with progress reported against one schedule.
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Commissioning
Power, cooling, controls and security are tested together before the hall is offered for handover.
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Handover
You receive a commissioned hall, the as-built record and a plan for the next block.
Delivery phases
Power and construction run in parallel
The schedule shortens because the power plant and the data hall are built side by side. Generation, storage and switchgear reach commissioning at the same time as the first hall, which lets the first block energize while later blocks are still under construction.
See how this works for the supply side on bridge to grid.
Diagram: delivery phases
Control
What the tenant controls, and what PacinfraX delivers
You decide the things that define your cluster. We deliver the things that must be built, permitted and commissioned around it.
Build-to-suit responsibilities
| Area | You decide | PacinfraX delivers |
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| Capacity | Megawatts, block size and phasing | Campus plan that scales in 10–50 MW blocks |
| Density and cooling | Rack density, loop temperatures, cooling approach | Plant, piping, manifolds and controls sized to match |
| Redundancy | N+X target for power and cooling | Electrical and mechanical topology to meet it |
| Layout | Rack rows, containment, network meet points | Hall shell, floor, overhead routes and cable paths |
| Security | Access policy for your zones | Perimeter, controlled doors and monitored entry |
| Schedule | Target energization date | One integrated program from permits to handover |
Photo: Handshake at a site gate
Build-to-suit or powered shell
Build-to-suit compared with powered shell
Both models start from the same campus and the same power plan. The difference is how much of the interior each side delivers.
When to choose each delivery model
- Choose build-to-suit when you want a finished hall and a single party accountable for the interior systems.
- Choose a powered shell when you have a fit-out team, a standard design or a supply chain you want to run yourself.
- Choose a hall lease or colocation when you need capacity sooner or at smaller scale. See colocation and hosting.
Diagram: who does what per model
Design basis
Design basis for a build-to-suit hall
The basis of design is a short document both sides sign before detailed design starts. It records the choices that are expensive to change later.
What the basis of design covers
- Capacity: initial megawatts, ultimate block size, phasing between blocks.
- Power: redundancy topology, ride-through approach, metering at hall level.
- Cooling: liquid-cooled share of the load, air-cooled zones, loop design.
- Structure: floor loading, clear height, equipment routes and loading access.
- Controls: monitoring points shared with your operations team.
- Security and access: zones, credentials and visitor procedure.
Photo: data hall steel frame
Commissioning
Tested together before handover
Commissioning proves the hall works as one system. Electrical, mechanical and controls teams test each system alone, then together, with your representatives present for the tests that matter to your cluster.
What we test before handover
- Power: switchgear, generation, battery storage and transfer between sources.
- Cooling: loops, coolant distribution units, pumps and alarms under load.
- Controls: monitoring points, alarm routing and failure responses.
- Security: doors, credentials, cameras and escort procedure.
- Records: test results and as-built drawings delivered with the hall.
Photo: liquid cooling manifold
Where available
Build-to-suit on powered campuses
Pick the market that fits your latency, customers and timeline.
Where we build: Texas, Minnesota, Vietnam
Minnesota
Minnesota, powered industrial site.
Explore the Minnesota site →
Vietnam
1,200 MW planned across four sites. Nam Thang Binh, Da Nang leads with 200 MW and a 20 MW phase 1 targeted for 2026–2027.
Explore Vietnam sites →Next step
Start a build-to-suit conversation
Send us your megawatts, target date and preferred market. We reply within two business days, then follow with a matched site, a power plan and a written summary of the next steps. For a wider view of our offer, see AI data centers or why power-first delivery matters.
FAQ
Build-to-suit data center questions
What is a build-to-suit data center?
A build-to-suit data center is designed and built to one customer's specification. The developer secures land and power, builds the facility and hands over a commissioned hall.
How does build-to-suit differ from a powered shell?
In a build-to-suit we deliver the finished hall. In a powered shell we deliver the building and the power, and you fit out the interior.
Who owns the design decisions?
You decide density, cooling, redundancy and layout. We deliver the permitting, construction and commissioning around those decisions.
How big is a build-to-suit block?
We design hyperscale blocks in 10–50 MW increments. You can start with one block and add more on the same campus.
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Does a build-to-suit hall support liquid cooling?
Yes. Halls are liquid-cooling-ready, with direct-to-chip loops and coolant distribution planned from the first drawing.
How is power delivered to a build-to-suit hall?
The campus runs on on-site natural gas generation with battery storage, and a grid connection follows as a bridge. Your hall sees one supply throughout.
Where can we build?
South ERCOT, Texas, where an AI campus is in development; Minnesota, powered industrial site; and Vietnam, with 1,200 MW planned across four sites.
What happens after handover?
You operate the hall or agree a services scope with us. The campus plan keeps the next block ready to follow.
Request capacity
Request a build-to-suit data center
Tell us how many megawatts you need, where and when. We come back with a site, a power plan and a delivery schedule.
- A matched site and power plan
- A basis of design to review with your engineers
- One team from first call to handover
Request capacity or write to [email protected].
One form, one team. Requests go through our contact page and reach the capacity team directly.
Request capacity