Wal-Mart to open 2nd
experimental green store in Colorado
Oct. 17
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open a second experimental store in Aurora,
Colo., on Nov. 9 to test more efficient water and energy systems and
other environmental projects.
The store will test solar energy use in a retail setting as well as
wind energy projects. It also will use waste oil boilers that will burn
used motor oil and vegetable oil. Other features include an
environmentally friendly gas station, waterless urinals and the use of
recycled material from a local airport in the building“s foundation and
monument signs.
Wal-Mart opened a similar experimental store in July in McKinney,
Texas. The company has commissioned the Building Technology Center at
the U.S. Department of Energy“s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to study
the impact of the 26 environmental projects at the McKinney store.
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