As data centers surge across Asia, land value is being rewritten. Floor area is no longer the anchor—power, connectivity, and resilience now define the new calculus, reshaping how sites are chosen, priced, and financed. At every stage, ESG considerations—energy efficiency, carbon intensity, and community impact—are now critical inputs from planning through execution and long-term operation.

We’ll open with a sharp dive into what’s really driving data-center decisions today: build costs, shifting land premiums, and why reliable power and strong network access increasingly outweigh traditional land measures, particularly as sustainability and regulatory expectations rise.