NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDING ANALYSIS FOR MCDONALDS USA, LLC
Abstract
As a leader in the global quick service restaurant market, McDonald’s USA, LLC aims
to push the limits of their energy efficiency and tasked the Duke team with exploring
the possibility of a ‘net zero energy’ restaurant. This exploration includes researching
and proposing design aspects and technologies for a restaurant in the Chicago, IL
area to achieve net zero energy (NZE) consumption onsite utilizing the LEED Volume
Prototype restaurant as a baseline comparison. The project focused on improving current
technologies and building design aspects including, but not limited to, the following
areas: the building envelope, including roof and wall insulation and window design;
the service hot water system (SHW); lighting fixtures and systems; and ventilation
system. Due to the heavy influence of McDonald’s operational design on its brand,
the recommendations included in the analysis account for the restaurant’s operational
constraints. The final deliverable presents maximum energy savings possible without
violating most of these constraints and estimates the amount of renewable energy necessary
to meet the resulting decreased energy demand of the proposed ‘Net Zero Restaurant’
to meet the goal of a net zero energy site.
Type
Master's projectSubject
Net Zero EnergyQuick Service Restaurant
Energy Efficiency
Energy Technologies
Building Energy Efficiency
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Ramirez Millan, Maria; Wallace, Lane; & Conner, Emily (2014). NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDING ANALYSIS FOR MCDONALDS USA, LLC. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/8517.Collections
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