Going underground saves energy for Kraft

摘要

It looks a little like a place Batman might create if he were designing a warehouse: 400,000 square feet of refrigerated warehouse space below the ground in a limestone mine in Springfield, Mo. Touted as Kraft Foods' largest refrigerated warehouse, the space was designed with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind. Built by Springfield Underground and operated for Kraft by Exel, the facility boasts a solid limestone roof and ceiling, limestone structural columns and walls that are 35% limestone. Material recycled from quarry operations was used to provide building fill material. The combination provides natural insulation and a constant year-round temperature of 60℉.