Developers Deploy Temporary Villages to House Workers

Developers building AI-driven data centers across the U.S. are increasingly deploying temporary housing villages, often called man camps or "workplace hubs," to attract specialized tradespeople, Bloomberg reported Jan. 14, 2026. Firms like Target Hospitality and Civeo offer modular housing, meals, gyms and amenities and have secured multi-million-dollar contracts — Target projects $331 million from three data-center projects — to support remote construction.