Dave Buckner
Vice President of Design & Engineering Sabey Datacenters
Dave Buckner is Vice President of Engineering and Development at Sabey Data Centers, where he leads facility design, construction, commissioning, and engineering standards across Sabey’s data center portfolio. With over 17 years at Sabey, he brings deep owner-side experience in program management, commissioning oversight, procurement, and standards development, ensuring consistent delivery, operational readiness, and performance across large-scale, mission-critical facilities.
Seminars
Thursday 30th July 2026
Setting Water-Positive Design Standards Amid Constrained Resources to Enable Sustainable Data Center Development
1:20 pm
- Applying adiabatic and advanced water treatment technologies to lower operational water use
- Integrating alternative water sourcing and reuse strategies into cooling design to reduce environmental impact and maintain operational viability where municipal supply is constrained
- Selecting site-specific cooling approaches based on climate and regulatory pressure to enable viable deployment without overcommitting to a single solution
Friday 31st July 2026
Q&A Panel: Turning Design & Engineering Insights into Actionable Strategies to Guide Future Data Center Programs
1:00 pm
- Engaging top design, engineering, and operations experts to explore real-world challenges and leave with practical strategies to implement immediately
- Consolidating key takeaways from the day’s sessions to clarify best practices and identify opportunities for scalable, highperformance facilities
- Connecting directly with leaders shaping Western U.S. data center development to gain guidance that accelerates decisionmaking and strengthens project outcomes
Thursday 30th July 2026
Panel Discussion: Exploring Early Design Engagement & Evolving Delivery Models to Improve Collaboration & Reduce Delivery Risk
10:20 am
- Engaging architects, engineers, contractors, and key end users earlier in the project lifecycle to surface constraints sooner and reduce downstream coordination risk
- Evaluating design-build and integrated delivery models to accelerate decision-making and improve accountability between design and construction teams
- Structuring contracts, incentives, and risk allocation to support early collaboration and reduce cost and schedule exposure as scope evolves
