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Deploy compute without developing real estate.
A powered shell is a dedicated building with the power your deployment needs. BrainBuilders provides the facility and the infrastructure around it. You design, finance and run everything inside.
What you get, and what stays yours.
Building your own AI facility usually means finding industrial land, negotiating with the utility, managing permits and construction, and only then installing your first rack. A powered shell removes the real estate project from that path.
BrainBuilders brings the building, live power and the capacity to scale it, site infrastructure and connectivity coordination. You bring your GPUs and servers, your cooling design, your operational systems and your deployment architecture.
That split keeps your hardware choices, your cooling approach and your operating model entirely in your hands, while we take responsibility for the site they live in.
Who provides what.
A clear split, confirmed in every agreement.
| Element | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Building and envelope | BrainBuilders |
| Site access and infrastructure | BrainBuilders |
| Utility power and capacity, built to suit | BrainBuilders |
| Electrical distribution up to the handover point | BrainBuilders |
| Fiber entry and carrier coordination | BrainBuilders coordinates; you contract your carriers |
| Power distribution inside the data hall | You |
| Cooling systems | You, with space and services coordinated by BrainBuilders |
| Redundancy and backup power | Designed to your availability requirements |
| GPUs, servers, storage and network equipment | You |
| Operations and monitoring | You |
Where our side ends and yours begins.
BrainBuilders' responsibility ends at the output of our electrical distribution, where your systems connect. Everything downstream, including in-hall distribution, cooling and IT equipment, is yours to specify.
Handover points for power, cooling services and connectivity are set with each customer during design, so the line sits where it suits your architecture.
Commercial model
- Long-term lease of dedicated space and contracted power.
- Build-to-suit capacity, shaped around your requirements.
- Tenants finance and own their computing hardware and specialized systems.
- Terms are tailored to each deployment.
Why operators choose a powered shell
- Start from a powered building rather than vacant land.
- Keep capital in compute instead of industrial real estate.
- Keep full control of hardware, cooling and operations.
- Deploy where you need to be, in a dedicated facility rather than shared space.
From first conversation to commissioning.
A straightforward path from first conversation to your equipment running.
Capacity inquiry
You share your power, cooling, timing and lease requirements.
NDA
We sign a mutual NDA before sharing detailed facility information.
Technical overview
Drawings, power and connectivity details, and facility photography.
Site visit
Walk the building, the electrical room and the space for your data hall with our team.
Agreement and design
Commercial terms, handover points and a delivery plan built around your deployment.
Fit-out and commissioning
Our infrastructure work and your installation proceed to an agreed commissioning date.
Tell us what you're deploying.
We'll come back with a configuration designed around your requirements.