Sunday, October 30, 2011

Retail Profile Category: A Closer Look


We chose to examine the Retail section of the profiles due to the fact that there was only one example in this section.  The business is Chipotle Mexican Grill (which the U of I campus also has one in the Old Capitol Mall) located in Gurnee Mills, IL.  The highlights of this project include 33% energy use savings, 43% water use savings, and an astonishing 86% of the waste from construction was diverted from landfill endpoint.  The score allotted to this project was 53 (though it was only out of 71), making it a Platinum rated facility.  A breakdown of the rating categories is as follows:  

                Sustainable sites:  10/16
                Water Efficiency:  4/5
                Energy and Atmosphere:  13/17
                Materials and Resources:  7/13
                (Indoor) Environmental Quality:  14/15
                Innovation and Design (Bonus):  5/5

Chipotle was able to achieve this platinum status due to innovative and energy efficient ideas that were put to use in the construction and implementation of the business.  There is an outdoor rainwater collection basin that holds over 2500 gallons, which is used for ALL outdoor uses.  There is also an excellent energy management system that controls when lighting, HVAC, water heating, wind turbine, and exhausts need to be used and at what percentage of full-output is needed.  Innovation like this helped obtain a high status of “green building” and will hopefully set precedent to others in the future. 

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