Mara Ervin
Director - Data Centers Stonebridge Data Centers
Seminars
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Panel: Building the Next Generation of Skilled Trades to Ensure Long-Term Workforce Stability Across the Mid-Atlantic
9:00 am
- Investing in regional apprenticeship programs and establishing pre-apprenticeship pipelines so we can ensure a steady flow of labor to meet long term project demand
- Promoting industry backed initiatives to attract youth and new entrants: how can we work collectively as a region to increase our workforce?
- Leveraging safety programs, incentives, and awareness campaigns to make data center construction careers more appealing
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Case Study: Adaptive Reuse for Data Centers: Repurposing Existing Buildings & Dormant Power Assets for Faster Project Timelines in a Crowded Mid-Atlantic Market
2:00 pm
- Understanding how stranded industrial infrastructure, legacy substations, and dormant generation assets are emerging as high-value solutions for markets facing long interconnection queues and limited grid headroom
- Evaluating adaptive reuse opportunities across aging office, industrial, or telecom facilities to reduce development friction, accelerate permitting, and shorten time-to power
- Creating a development and due diligence playbook for evaluating reuse candidates, stranded megawatts, and small-format sites to determine cost, schedule viability, and long-term expansion potential
