Turner Construction has been selected to build a 700,000 sq ft data centre campus for Meta in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

The $800m development will contain a number of buildings, and will run entirely on renewable energy, with the aim of attaining LEED Gold certification.

Turner will use prefabricated modular assembly techniques during construction.

Some 1,250 construction employees will work on the site each day, and once operational the project will support 100 jobs.

Dan Harmon, Turner’s general manager, said: “We are excited to engage the community and begin work on another data centre project for Meta.

“Working with members of the community and great local and regional trade partners, we will build this sustainable data centre that will connect people to others and to resources and information around the globe.”

Construction on the project is due to begin in February 2024.