The eco-friendly building can generate enough renewable energy on-site to cover the restaurant’s energy needs for a year; customers can generate energy for the store using stationary bikes in the dining room
McDonald Corp. has unveiled a reconstructed eco-friendly McDonald’s at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, designed to generate enough renewable energy on-site to cover the restaurant’s energy needs for a year.
The Chicago-based quick-service chain is calling the restaurant a new “global flagship restaurant” that will serve as a learning hub for McDonald’s as it tests solutions for reducing energy and water use.
The 22-year-old restaurant is open for drive-thru and delivery and is expected to open for carryout and dine-in service at a later date.
A portion of the 8,024 square-foot restaurant, closed since the fourth quarter of 2019, was repurposed. The rest of building was demolished and rebuilt. Nearly 97% of the construction waste...
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