New Portland Walmart to sport ecoroof
By Christina Williams
Sustainable Business Oregon
Walmart announced Tuesday that its new store in the Hayden Meadows Retail Center in North Portland will feature a 40,600-square-foot ecoroof.
Walmart will work with Philadelphia-based Roofmeadow to design the ecoroof. Roofmeadow designed the companies only other ecoroof in the U.S. on a store in Chicago.
(Editor's note: Due to incorrect information provided to Sustainable Business Oregon, an original version of this story indicated that a Portland-based company would provide ecoroof design services on that project.)
The installation would be one of Portland's largest green roofs and would contribute toward the city of Portland's stated goal of having 43 acres of new ecoroofs installed by 2013.
Walmart announced that the ecoroof will feature perennial plant sedum along with cascading ground cover and some taller native plants that would be visible from Interstate 5 and Hayden Meadows Drive.
"Walmart’s green roof not only meets the city of Portland’s internationally recognized sustainable stormwater treatment requirements, it is also one of the largest privately developed living roofs on a retail building within the city. We are proud that Portland will have this designation," said Steve Restivo, Walmart's senior media director for community affairs, in a press release.
Other energy-efficient and sustainable-design features at the store include:
- Skylights paired with an automated lighting system that will dim when light is provided naturally.
- Heating and cooling system that recycles heat from freezer units.
- Flooring made from recycled fly ash.
- LED-lit parking areas.
- Infrastructure to encourage walking, biking and transit.
In addition, the parts of the roof that aren't included in the ecoroof design, will be covered with a white membrane to improve energy efficiency.
The Hayden Meadows Retail Center is located east of I-5 near the Columbia River Interstate Bridge.
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