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Roy Torbert and Matt Jungclaus

How your local McDonalds could become zero net energy store

March 31, 2015 by Roy Torbert and Matt Jungclaus Leave a Comment

Not many people associate fast food with clean energy. But that’s exactly what one of the largest quick-service restaurants in the world is exploring. RMI recently completed a net-zero-energy study for McDonald’s, which explores how to offset the energy consumption of an entire restaurant with renewable energy. Working alongside the net-zero-energy visionaries at New Buildings Institute (NBI) and […]

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