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HVAC is the lifeblood
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This sign illustrates the sentiment that air conditioning is vital to the operations inside Cheyenne Mountain.
Contrary to popular perception, there are no furnaces or other heating infrastructure inside the mountain. Rather, it features four giant chillers designed to help cool the interior. Only two are needed at any time, so two are redundant.
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June 27, 2009 6:00 AM PDT
Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET
| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman
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