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Article: Wal-Mart's "Green" Prototype.
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- Texas Contractor
- Article date:
- December 19, 2005
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Turner Construction is rapidly becoming one of the most experienced builders of sustainable structures. In Dallas, Turner is currently building SMU's first LEED certified building, the Embrey Engineering Building, and the nation's first LEED certified auto dealership, Pat Lobb Toyota. Earlier this year in McKinney, the contractor completed Wal-Mart's first experimental "Green" Prototype Supercenter. The Wal-Mart store in McKinney is one of two experimental, environmental locations that the retailer opened in 2005. The other is in Aurora, Colo. In addition to sustainable methods and fixtures that have become commonplace, the McKinney Wal-Mart also ...