McDonalds In Raleigh May Go ‘Green’

McClatchy Washington Bureau:

The golden arches are turning green in Cary.

McDonald’s franchisee Ric Richards is planning an environmentally friendly redo of his restaurant in Saltbox Village shopping center, off Kildaire Farm Road.

The 4,150-square-foot restaurant, which has been there since 1985, is to be torn down and rebuilt with a design aimed at earning a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

If successful, the $2 million project would be the first LEED-certified McDonald’s in the state, and the third in the nation.