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Chick-fil-A’s newest restaurant goes green

March 13, 2011

Chick-fil-A’s newest restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, is serving as the chain’s prototype for sustainable features.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the unit is the first within the company to fit the standards of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

The restaurant includes low-flow fixtures in restrooms and the kitchen, a cistern to collect rainwater for landscaping, energy-efficient appliances and skylights. Chick-fil-A said these components will cut water usage by 40 percent and energy usage by 14 percent.

Chick-fil-A plans on upgrading existing restaurants to include more efficient features, as well.

From the story:

Building a restaurant with the extra environmental touches is about 15 percent more expensive than a standard unit, said David Farmer, vice president of innovation and service. But the added expense should pay off in higher efficiency, he said.