Yum opens first LEED restaurant as part of Green push - Portland Business Journal:

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A KFC/ co-branded store in Northampton, Mass., has been awardef LEED Gold certification, according to Yum Brands. Leadershipo in Energy and Environmental Design is a program ofthe Chicago-basedx that rates buildings on several elements, including how sustainable a site is, water-user efficiency, energy efficiency and innovation in Yum’s new restaurant is designed to use 30 percengt less energy and waterd than a conventional building, to cut carbon dioxide emissions, to reduce waste and educated customers and employees on sustainable design, the release The Yum building sets an example of what’sx possible for the restaurant Jonathan Balas, the KFC architecy who coordinated the project, said in the release.
The restaurant provideds a testing lab to study the performance of green technologies and approaches to reducerthe company’s environmental impact, he added. Solar energy to preheat fresjh air coming into the which reduces the use ofnatural gas; Rainwater for grounds irrigation, fixtureas with lower water-consumption rates and a rain garden with filters that improved storm water quality; • A lighting contro system that maximizes the use of natural light and includew energy-efficient LED lights in the restaurant, parkinbg lot and on signage; The restaurantr also composts and recycles waste, including enhanced cookingh oil reclamation.
The KFC/Taco Bell storre opened late last year as partof Yum’s ongoiny commitment to corporate social responsibility. Yum is the world’ds largest restaurant company ranked by number of with morethan 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countriew and territories.