{"id":592790,"date":"2023-10-01T01:30:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T01:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:30:31","slug":"mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"#McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-455198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-455198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_01.jpg\">Living in a sustainable, conscious, and smart manner has become not only a necessity but our moral obligation and duty toward the planet. Our homes should seamlessly integrate with, and nourish the planet, not drain her resources and reduce her lifespan. Being at one with Planet Earth, while taking rigorous care of her has never been more of a priority. In an effort to encourage an eco-friendly way of life, sustainable architecture has been gaining immense popularity among architects. And, McDonald\u2019s has jumped onto that bandwagon with its outlet in Tai Wo, Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: McDonald\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-455200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"536\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_04.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-455200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_04.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"536\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"d821096f3ab126583724ac73-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"d821096f3ab126583724ac73-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s Tai Wo outlet in Hong Kong recently underwent a renovation that transformed it into a prime specimen of sustainable design and architecture. The restaurant is a testament to how sustainability can be incorporated almost anywhere with the right direction, effort, and intention. The Tai Wo location is Hong Kong\u2019s first LEED Zero Carbon restaurant certified by the US Green Building Council. The building will save 848.22 metric tons of carbon dioxide which equates to planting more than 36,000 16-foot-tall trees!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-455199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"536\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-455199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"536\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_tai_wo_carbon_zero_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The space is defined by twenty commendable sustainability efforts, which are working throughout it. McDonald\u2019s collaborated with eco-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> startup HK TIMBERBANK, and designed the exterior facade which is crafted from local trees. These trees fell either due to old age or typhoons. In fact, even the furniture and d\u00e9cor inside are built using recycled materials. McDonald\u2019s also teamed up with CLP Power Hong Kong to set up a solar power system on the rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>The entire building is marked with smart devices to monitor energy consumption and indoor air quality. In fact, the restaurant has also signed a \u201cgreen lease\u201d with the landlord to share data connected to sustainability and lay down low-carbon operational guidelines. It incorporates an education corner that is packed with sustainability-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d books, providing integral reading material to the next generation. Cool phone-charging bikes that can be ridden by visiting families have been added to the space as well. McDonald\u2019s is also releasing a new line of Happy Meal books and coloring <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s that encourage children visiting to learn about environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-455197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_carbon_zero_tai_wo_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"536\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_carbon_zero_tai_wo_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-455197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_carbon_zero_tai_wo_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"536\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/09\/30\/mcdonalds-opens-its-first-leed-zero-carbon-restaurant-in-hong-kong\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"McDonald\u2019s Opens Its First LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Hong Kong\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/09\/tai-wo-mcdonalds\/mcdonalds_carbon_zero_tai_wo_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"d821096f3ab126583724ac73-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"d821096f3ab126583724ac73-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Srishti Mitra<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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