Chick-fil-A builds its first sustainable restaurant

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has opened a new restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, that could become the prototype for its future restaurants. David Farmer, Chick-fil-A’s vice president for innovation and service, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram the restaurant is a "living laboratory."
The newspaper reports it could become the city's first restaurant to earn gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It is also the company’s first restaurant designed to the LEEDS standards.
Some of the features of the restaurant include: a 35,000-gallon underground cistern that will collect rainwater for irrigating landscape plants; low-flow faucets in the kitchen and restrooms will reduce water usage by 40%; the floor of the indoor play area was made from recycled tires; and natural light from skylights in the dining area and windows in the kitchen along with energy-efficient appliances are expected to reduce energy usage by 14%.

Pictured: Chick-fil-A has opened its first restaurant designed following the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in Fort Worth, Texas.