High Tech
High Tech industry is one of the cleanest industries – it doesn’t create pollution (well, very little anyway), and in fact doesn’t do as well if there’s pollution in the area.
High Tech employs a good chunk of Executive workers in the game. In fact it’s the only industrial building that has Executives as the main focus. It also doesn’t employ Unqualified workers to any degree. If you’re trying to minimize the poor population of your city, High Tech is something to look into.
Being one of the more “elitist” industries, high tech doesn’t really create pollution, and it also doesn’t have much of a tolerance for pollution either. What this means is that you should probably treat it like a residential building – keep it away from pollution. You’ll also want to make sure it’s got good access to freight.
The biggest downside to High Tech buildings is that they produce a lot of waste, and thus you’ll either need to create some landfills, or buy some Waste tokens from the game’s marketplace. It also creates demand for manufacturing which may be either a good thing or a bad thing depending on your city.
In short what this means is that while High Tech industry itself is pretty friendly to the environment, it relies on other things that aren’t quite as enviro-friendly. If you’re building a clean city, note that you’ll have to buy/import tokens to meet it’s dirty needs.
While the reliance on polluters can pose issues for some, high tech does have a few notable benefits:
- employs Executives
- creates demand for Office Services
- creates high-tech industry tokens
- non-polluting itself
All 3 density types are available (Low, Medium, High), with high being slightly larger than the others. They’re average money makers – not terrible, but nothing to brag about either.
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Hi Tech Chart
Building | Employs | Creates | Needs | Benefits From | Suffers From |
Low Density | Qualified (Medium) Executives (Medium) |
Hi Tech | Waste Office Services Manufacturing |
Freight | Air Pollution |
Medium Density | Qualified (Low) Executives (Medium) Elites (Low) |
Hi Tech | Waste Office Services Manufacturing |
Freight | Air Pollution |
High Density | Qualified (Low) Executives (Medium) Elites (Low) |
Hi Tech | Waste Office Services Manufacturing |
Freight | Air Pollution |
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Suggestions and Notes
- Keep High Tech away from pollution. You can probably integrate them into your residential areas if you’d like as long as they maintain good access to freight (it’ll also give the Elites a shorter drive to work).
- Remember that while High Tech doesn’t really pollute, it relies on other polluting industries.