Hensel Phelps and Meta pilot mass timber at Montgomery data center

Hensel Phelps will provide general contractor services for Meta’s Montgomery, Alabama data center campus, delivering a new data center hub that includes an administrative facility constructed using mass timber, as part of Meta’s effort to achieve net zero by 2030.

• Main announcement/action: Hensel Phelps is the general contractor for Meta’s Montgomery, Alabama data center campus and will deliver a new administrative facility using mass timber (engineered wood) supplied by Binderholz; this is part of a pilot to integrate mass timber into Meta data centers and support Meta’s net zero by 2030 commitment.
• Background and details: The Montgomery site is among the first in a pilot across multiple campuses to adopt mass timber; Hensel Phelps is applying mass timber across its portfolio (e.g., Caltech Resnick Sustainability Center). No contract values or specific construction completion dates were provided in the article.