Interior Design Blog

It features as an ozone-friendly water-cooled refrigeration system, night curtains on refrigerated cases, LED lighting in exterior signage and freezer cases, motion-activated lighting controls in frozen food cases, and an HVAC system that reduces air flow when the space is unoccupied.

Half of the store's energy consumption was offset through wind power purchases.

Materials to support environmental and health objectives include incorporating fly ash in the concrete and minimizing finishes. Low-VOC paints and plywood with no added urea formaldehyde improve air quality.

Recycled-content materials include resins, cork and tire flooring, countertops, ceiling tiles and wall tiles, reclaimed barnwood and reclaimed local brick, leather panels and apple crates.

Other sustainable materials are bio-based composites and rapidly renewable bamboo and cork. Certified materials include FSC-certified veneer for 70 percent of millwork, Green Seal for 100 percent of laminates, and SMART and Asthma & Allergy Friendly for VCT flooring.

Design and Suppliers:
Architecture
Beckham Design Group Architects, TX

Design/Visual elements
CDS, OR

Fixtures
Amtecko Industries Inc., OH
Capital Wood Products Co., MN
Hussman Corp., IL

Lighting
Western Extralite, MO,

Materials
Greenlam America Inc., FL
Columbia Forest Products, OR