Edmund's The Driving Woman Blog Features Ask Patty

The First "Green" Car Dealership

Here's the first "green" car dealership -- the 53,000-square-foot two-story Pat Lobb Toyota
in McKinney, Texas. The dealership has a car wash and an irrigation system that uses recycled water and a heating system that runs in part on waste oil from oil changes. Bike racks and preferred parking for vanpools encourage car shoppers to "walk the walk."

It's not surprising that this is a Toyota dealership, given Toyota's leadership position in the hybrid market. But the last place I would have expected it would be in Texas, the country's oil capital.

Gensler, the architectural firm that designed the facilily, used 80 percent recycled materials to construct the building's exterior and installed a carpet containing recycled automotive windshield glass. Gensler is all about designing with the environment in mind... and has pretty cool site of its own.

Wouldn't it be nice if everything were designed like this?

(Thanks to AskPatty, which pointed out this entry on TreeHugger.com.)

Go here for original post on The Driving Woman.

Go here for original post on Ask Patty.

Tags

Recent Posts

• Winter Driving Safety Tip #1: Slow down!
• December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
• Do You Have Alignment Know-How? Ask the Alignment Maven, Ms. QuickTrick
• Valvoline Instant Oil Change Franchisee to hit $100k Donation with Sales of Pink Wiper Blades
• Get Certified
• Go Pink at VIOC and Double Your Donation
• What Can Auto Businesses Do to Communicate More Effectively with Women? Step One: Get Certified!
• Wipe Out Breast Cancer with AskPatty.com and Valvoline Instant Oil Change
• Lynn Kehoe on Lessons Learned On and Off the Racetrack
• AskPatty.com Partners with Aunt Flow to Benefit PERIOD.