Amazon is eyeing net zero carbon certification for its latest high-tech Amazon Fresh grocery store.
The new location is the fourth Amazon Fresh store in the Seattle area and the 26th in the U.S. More than a dozen upgrades and features have been incorporated throughout the design and development of the 35,000-sq.-ft. space to help make the store the world’s first grocery store to pursue the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Zero Carbon certification.
Updates to the store include transitioning to a CO2-based refrigeration system, which Amazon says reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 38 metric tons per year compared to a conventional system. The store also uses steel byproducts in the concrete floor to reduce the embodied carbon associated with the manufacturing and installation of the flooring by nearly 40%.
Source: Chain Store Age
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