New Yum! Brands Restaurant Goes Green With Solarwall® |
| Released on May 11 2010 |
| SolarWall News >> Media |
Source: Design and Build with Metal
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Northampton, MA – Yum! Brands Inc., the world’s largest restaurant company, has joined the growing list of companies and governmental agencies who’ve enlisted the products of Conserval Engineering to take their energy saving efforts to the next level. Yum! Brands did it by utilizing Conserval’s patented SolarWall® solar air heating and ventilation system on a newly constructed KFC/Taco Bell in Northampton, MA. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Taco Bell are among Yum! Brands’ segment-leading restaurant properties.
SolarWall is a solar air heating technology that uses the sun’s energy to heat ventilation air as it is introduced into the interiors of commercial and industrial buildings. The system, which counts perforated metal exterior wall panels as its most prominent component, has been shown to substantially reduce heating costs and carbon dioxide emissions. The system is also virtually maintenance free and lasts upwards of 30 years.
The system utilized for the KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton is expected to displace more than nine tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce approximately 100 million BTUs of thermal energy per year. If those projections hold true, the system will have displaced more than 270 tons of carbon dioxide during its 30-year life.
“This latest effort is a testament to the commitment we place on implementing environmentally-friendly solutions and continued research in the field of green technology,” said Jonathan Balas, LEED AP, KFC Project Architect.
“In an era where a lot of companies are talking green, Yum! Brands is walking green,” remarked Duncan Coutts, VP of Worldwide Sales at Conserval. “Yum!’s incorporation of solar into one of their facilities highlights how they are putting environmental objectives directly into action and showcasing to the public how CO2 reductions are achievable with the design of smart buildings.”
About Yum! Brands Inc.
Headquartered in Louisville, KY, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 locations in more than 100 countries and territories. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 list, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008. Four of the company’s restaurant brands—KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s—are the global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, pizza and quick-service seafood categories, respectively.
About Conserval Engineering, Inc.
With over 30 years of experience in solar energy, Conserval Engineering is the world leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering solar air heating, cooling, and hybrid PV energy solutions for the Industrial-Commercial-Institutional (ICI) building sector using their patented SolarWall technologies. Conserval has offices in Buffalo, NY; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Paris, France. It also has distributors in 25 countries. For more information, visit www.solarwall.com.
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