Pat Lobb Toyota of McKinney Texas

Date ant Time:  August 6, 2011  10:30 am

Presenter:  Pat Lobb

                  Pat Lobb Toyota of McKinney

This is the world’s first auto dealership to receive LEED Certification.  The project was designed by Gensler Architects and is rated as LEED Silver.  Sustainable features incorporated in this design are being used by other Toyota Dealerships which are also LEED Certified.  The estimated savings include 20% less energy, 30% CO2 savings and 50% less water use.  Mr. Lobb estimated a 7% increase in the cost of the project with a payback of 3 years which is an excellent ROI.  He saw it as a good business decision to add the sustainable features.  He did not see the inclusion of a photovoltaic system which would have a 21 year payback as cost effective in Texas at the present time due to lack of state tax incentives and utility rebates.

exterior view of facility

Some of the sustainable features of the dealership include:

• High Efficiency A/C systems.
• No VOC paints.
• Floor tile and carpet made from recycled materials.
• Energy conserving lighting fixtures.
• Building orientation and shading of windows.
• Insulated exterior aluminum panels made from 95% recycled aluminum
• Insulating glass
• 8660 gallon water cistern collects 16,000 gallons per month of condensation from 12 rooftop air conditioners and 7 interior systems.  Used to supply water for landscaping.

cistern

• Draught resistant landscaping (Buffalo Grass)
• Car wash uses a ‘closed loop recycled system’ of reverse osmosis water which cleans the water for re-use.  This saves 66% of water (over 1,548,000 gallons per year) used for car wash operations.
• A car wash rinsing system saves 72,000 gallons per year
• No blowers required for the car wash due to clean water
• Heat generated from waste oil.

waste oil recycling

• Recycling program: batteries, tires, paper, waste oil, etc.
• Insulated roofing system with white, highly reflective membrane.
• Parking lot concrete contains 20% recycled fly ash which increases reflectivity.
• Construction recycling:  80% of construction debris was recycled.
• Green wall:  Japanese Creeping Ivy on wall helps keep building cool.

 There is some storm water retention that was included as part of the parking lot design.  This is used to mitigate flows into the city storm water system.  A new parking lot being planned will include a cistern and that water will be re-used.

interior view of dealership

The vehicle maintenance area includes air conditioning which is unusual in dealerships.  They used a dropped ceiling in the space for a quieter shop and to reduce conditioned space.  An automatic rolling door is used to conserve energy.  

vehicle maintenance area

Following is a link to their website:

http://patlobbtoyota.com/