The Riverside based McDonald's restaurant in California has been presented with a LEED Gold certification. Located at 2242 University Avenue, this restaurant is distinguished as the fourth in the country and the first in the west of the Mississippi, to be a recipient of this esteemed designation.
MCDONALD'S OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION (PRNewsFoto/McDonald's of Southern California) RIVERSIDE, CA UNITED STATES
The proprietors of this first LEED Gold certified restaurant are Tom and Candace Spiel, serving McDonald for 44 years. The restaurant underwent renovation during August 2010. The new construction was unveiled on October 14, 2010 that included massive green features like recycled denim insulations, low flow plumbing fixtures, solar panels and planting drought tolerant plants to minimize water consumption by landscape. Furthermore, the building has been incorporated with an interactive touch screen display to explain to the guests about its environmental sustainability, its features, and methods to minimize the carbon footprint.
The water and energy-conservation features of this LEED- certified University Avenue McDonald's restaurant include conservation of around 250,000 gallons of water; the solar array has generated electrical energy that conserves up to 8,950 kWH per month of utility usage that is similar to a single month power usage of 13 average Riverside homes. The potential of LED lighting and low-E glass windows facilitate extra conservation of 2,870 kWH per month, equivalent to the utility usage of additional four Riverside homes.
Approximately 283,000 gallons of rainfall water is routed from storm water system, due to permeable pavers, equivalent to nine 20 ft x 40 ft swimming pools containing water.
Source: http://www.mccalifornia.com/