The QTS Experience
The QTS Experience
Dave McCall
Ep241: David Quirk — Liquid Cooling Chaos, AI Reality, and the Future of Data Centers
1 hour 43 minutes Posted Feb 23, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Introduction: A Neighborly Surprise
Liquid Cooling vs. Immersion: Setting the Record Straight
Hybrid Designs and Adapting Legacy Buildings
How AI is Rewriting the Rulebook
From 10kW Fireplaces to Megawatt Racks
Thinking in 5D: Time and Change Management
The History of ASHRAE TC 9.9
The ”Kumbaya” Culture and Market Dilution
Interconnectedness: You Fall, We All Fall
The Hyperscale Identity Crisis
Explaining S Class and Standards of Care
AI, Human Flourishing, and Bigger Industry Questions
Disruption Season: Opportunity vs. Uncertainty
Closing Thoughts: Why Good Things are Coming
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Show notes
David Quirk joins me to unpack liquid cooling, AI infrastructure chaos, and why the data center industry might be losing—and rediscovering—its collaborative DNA. We talk standards, disruption, and what happens when innovation moves faster than certainty.
References Mentioned
ASHRAE TC 9.9: https://tpc.ashrae.org/?cmtKey=fd4a4ee6-96a3-4f61-8b85-43418dfa988d
ASHRAE Standard 90.4: https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/about/government%20affairs/advocacy%20toolkit/virtual%20packet/standard-90.4-2022-fact-sheet.pdf
Guest Links
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-quirk-258b8b40/
Company: https://www.dlbassociates.com/