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I am just wondering, I can't seem to access my blog for quite a while. Hope it still does exist...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Looking Back and the New Year Ahead...
It's now 2010. Honestly, I am no longer connected with the fastfood sector. I chose to come back to do academic research and extension which I have no problem with in terms of principles. Looking back, what could be the purpose of my being involved in the fastfood industry?
As part of my academic responsibilities, I attended a workshop for our National Council for Sustainable Development which had been hibernating for quite a while. I was noticeably a new face and most of those involved were quite young but the dilemma right now is resuscitating the concept back towards mainstream knowledge. The meeting were mostly composed of technical and academic people mostly involved in policy research and I realized people like these are not easily encountered by fast food people and it seems I could work out my purpose there.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
McDonald’s Puts Green Design into New Restaurant
Posted on Thursday, Jul. 09, 2009
Watts are free at new McDonald's
By SUE STOCK
When it opens Tuesday, the McDonald's at 1299 Kildaire Farm Road will be the country's first McDonald's with an electric vehicle charging station. The station will allow drivers of electric cars to plug them in and charge them while they eat. McDonald's is one of several chains exploring green store design. Wal-Mart and Target are revamping their stores to conserve energy. Subway has opened its first stand-alone LEED-certified restaurant in the state in Chapel Hill.
There seems to be a rush to go to the LEED-way of fast food restaurants, is it a good thing or is it greenwashing?
For me, I think this is a start, though these companies are cashing in on the fact that they are certified is questionable, the hand of PR and Marketing always does some hocus pocus per se.
I am not really familiar on the LEED standard in terms of architectural planning and construction but during the operation of the proposed site, the critical measure is its actual overall resource efficiency over time compared with the existing rate of resource use in an average fast food store.
Let's not limit ourselves to the WOW factor of building designs....show us the Numbers!
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