BOXABL Inc. has unveiled the Server Pod, a conceptual design for modular, factory-built data center enclosures aimed at

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BOXABL Inc. (Nasdaq: BXBL), the factory-built construction company known for reimagining how buildings are made, today unveiled its Server Pod concept. This is a design study for modular, factory-assembled enclosures intended to house AI and cloud computing infrastructure. The Server Pod remains a concept only, as BOXABL has not begun manufacturing or selling them. The company is publishing the concept to demonstrate its factory capabilities and to invite data center developers, operators, and equipment vendors to engage BOXABL for designing and manufacturing custom structures tailored to specific deployments.

BOXABL notes that factory assembly could address speed, cost, and labor challenges as the sector approaches what JLL Research calls one of the largest infrastructure investment supercycles in the modern era. According to JLL's 2026 Global Data Center Market Outlook, the sector is expected to grow at a 14% CAGR through 2030, with roughly 100 GW of new capacity coming online between 2026 and 2030, nearly doubling global capacity. Meeting this demand requires up to $3 trillion in total investment, comprising approximately $1.2 trillion in real estate asset value creation plus another $1 to $2 trillion in tenant spending for servers, GPUs, and networking equipment. Additionally, data center construction costs have risen at a 7% CAGR since 2020, and speed to power is now the top site-selection criterion, with grid connection wait times exceeding four years in many primary markets.

Paolo Tiramani, Co-CEO of BOXABL, stated, The data center industry needs to build faster than it currently can, and we think our factory can help. Construction costs are climbing and grid connection queues are years long, right when the world needs capacity faster than ever. We built BOXABL to take housing off the job site and onto an assembly line. The Server Pod concept is our way of showing the industry what that same approach could look like for compute infrastructure. We are not selling Server Pods today — we are inviting companies to bring us their data center problems and partner to design and build a custom solution. JLL's outlook also notes that AI represented roughly a quarter of data center workloads in 2025, with a shift anticipated in 2027 as inference overtakes training as the dominant AI compute requirement. This transition is expected to push workloads from centralized clusters toward distributed, regional deployments, a trend BOXABL believes factory-built, repeatable structures are well suited to support.

To illustrate the idea, BOXABL developed concept configurations that scale from compact edge deployments to campus-scale installations using a single design language. Each pod would pair filtered-air and liquid-cooled precision cooling with an energy-efficient, thermally broken building envelope, allowing operators to dedicate space to processing power rather than additional real estate. Units would leave the factory as pre-cabled, clean enclosures built around pre-installed racks on a structural pallet frame with integrated fork pockets for rapid on-site positioning. Conceptual engineering targets include 2-inch exterior wall, floor-over-frame, and ceiling assemblies each targeting an R-8 insulation value, a 50 psf floor live load, a 40 psf roof live load, and a 110 mph wind speed rating. In custom projects, on-site work would generally involve validating site conditions, site preparation, utilities, anchoring, permitting, easements, setbacks, and connecting servers, structural elements, and electrical service. All specifications remain conceptual and subject to project-level engineering review.

Companies interested in exploring a custom Server Pod or data center project can share their interest at https://www.boxabl.com/ai-data-centers. BOXABL is actively seeking partnerships with data center developers, hyperscalers, colocation providers, equipment manufacturers, and other entities to contract custom modular structures. Any product would be developed only under such an agreement, with no assurance that agreements will be reached or products built. BOXABL Inc. (Nasdaq: BXBL) continues its mission to solve the housing crisis by making building as efficient as manufacturing, while expanding into commercial categories like modular compute infrastructure. This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Server Pod concept, factory capabilities, partnership prospects, and industry projections sourced from third parties. The Server Pod is strictly a design concept; BOXABL has not manufactured, sold, or entered agreements to build them, and specifications are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially due to risks including failure to secure customer agreements or develop products, as detailed in BOXABL's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. BOXABL undertakes no obligation to update these statements except as required by law.