As society’s dependence on data intensifies, data centers, often hidden from view, have emerged as critical yet environmentally taxing infrastructures, consuming vast energy, generating carbon emissions, depleting water resources, and contributing to mounting e-waste. Green Bytes reimagines the data center not as an isolated industrial artifact, but as a self-sustaining, site-responsive ecosystem embedded within rural landscapes and aligned with existing agricultural and infrastructural networks. By integrating digital infrastructure with regenerative agriculture, circular material systems, and decentralized energy strategies, the proposal defines a new typology—one where computation and cultivation co-exist within a performative landscape. In doing so, Green Bytes positions data infrastructure as an active agent of ecological repair, blurring the boundaries between technology and terrain, and reframing digital growth as a catalyst for environmental justice, rural resilience, and a radically decarbonized future.
Green Bytes: Designing for a Post-Extractive Internet
