Engineering and the environment
Although less was known about the environmental impact of materials when the Inmos factory was built in 1979 than it is today, considerations of environmental economy played an important part in its design. The structure is outside the enclosing walls so that the internal volume - and the energy needed to cool it - is minimised. Services, placed outside for the same reason, can be maintained without disrupting production processes.
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