Heartland Infrastructure Group
Independent technical review for data center projects.
We give counties, cities, community groups, and developers an independent technical read on data center proposals, ordinances, and agreements, so decisions rest on what the documents and the engineering actually say.
What we do
Three areas of work
Data center design review
A plain-language technical review of what a project proposes: power, water and cooling, backup generation, connectivity, and how the site fits the infrastructure around it.
Design reviewOperations
What running the facility actually involves once it's built, from generator testing and noise to monitoring, maintenance and reporting, so commitments made up front can be checked later.
OperationsOrdinance consulting
Reviewing and drafting zoning ordinance language and development agreement terms, written to be clear, measurable and enforceable, whether you want strict standards, flexible ones or a mix.
Ordinance consultingOur approach
No side to take. Just the facts on the page.
We don't argue for or against data centers. We look at what's being proposed, compare it with the governing code, the project documents and sound engineering practice, and report what we find, with sources, in language a council member or a resident can follow.
That holds whether we're engaged by a city, a county, a community group or a developer.
How an engagement works
Four steps
Scope
We agree on the questions to answer, the documents to review and the deadline you're working toward.
Review
We work through the proposal, ordinance or agreement against code, the record and engineering practice.
Report
You get written findings that cite their sources and separate fact from opinion.
Follow-through
If it helps, we walk your board, council or group through the findings and answer questions.
Who's behind HIG
Three backgrounds, one review.
Our team covers the technical, regulatory and financial sides of a data center proposal, so nothing important gets reviewed in isolation.
Infrastructure
Stephen Figg
Sixteen years designing, building and supporting technology infrastructure across every industry, including data centers.
Planning and risk
Kevin Bradley
Eight years of planning commission experience and more than a decade in insurance and bonds.
Operations
Jessica Jorgensen
Day-to-day operations that keep every engagement organized and on schedule.
Have a proposal, ordinance or agreement on the table?
Tell us what you're looking at and when you need answers.