Eco-Friendly Concept Incorporates Car Wash, Retail and Renewable Fuels
MILWAUKEE, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Being an eco-friendly American no longer begins and ends with plastic bottle recycling and using rechargeable batteries. Those choices now extend to the shopping experience with the opening of Good to Go, the nation’s first ecologically friendly convenience store, car wash and alternate fuel station on May 1, 2008, in Grand Chute, Wis.
“When it comes to our customers, we haven’t set out to change the direction the wind blows. Rather, we have adjusted our sails,” said Angie Nikolas, vice president of neighborhood relations for Good to Go. “We’re very proud to bring 24-hour convenience that minimizes the impact we make on our environment.”
Built to specifications of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, which is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington D.C.-based, non-profit coalition of building industry leaders, Good To Go expects to become LEED-certified as the first fueling station, car wash and convenience retail shop in the United States.
The company plans to bring Good to Go to at least 150 more neighborhoods in Wisconsin, Iowa and northern Illinois by 2010.
The car wash will use a water cleaning and reclamation system that will save more than two million gallons of fresh water each year. In addition to saving fresh water, the car wash uses bio-friendly detergents, efficient LED lighting and natural sunlight to cut down on electricity use.
The Good to Go ECOnvenience Center features a green roof with plants and sod that minimize absorption of sunlight that could heat the building and force overuse of its HVAC system; energy savings during the summer cooling season can be as much as 25 percent. The soil also acts like a sponge to absorb rain and reduce storm water runoff by as much as 95 percent after a one-inch downpour.
Good To Go also features an automated merchandising system that’s popular in Europe. Utilizing a keypad and robotics, it gives customers secure, 24-hour access to a broad selection of products like milk, diapers, food and other sundries.
Good to Go automobile fuel pumps have diversified ethanol-based fuel blending options including E85 and the traditional E10.
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