Work in underway to turn Marks & Spencer’s store in Bournemouth into the retailer’s first ‘green store’, the first move in M&S’s GBP200m (US$390.55m) environmentally friendly investment programme announced last month.
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The store will be completely remodelled to incorporate a number of ecologically sound features that will reduce its carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency, the UK food and fashion retailer said. The store will be powered by renewable energy, investments in energy efficient equipment will be made and steps will be taken to reduce energy loss. When completed, the outlet will use up to 25% less energy and emit up to 50% less carbon dioxide than an average M&S store.
Niall Trafford, executive of store design and specification, said: “Improving the efficiencies of our existing portfolio of stores is the real challenge for us, especially if M&S is to meet its target of becoming carbon neutral by 2012, but it is one that we are determined to tackle.
“It’s a very exciting opportunity for us. We’re not just constructing a ‘green’ store from scratch – we’re converting a 70 year old building into a model of ecological efficiency. For the first time we’ll be testing a range of features that will minimise CO2 emissions, which is a great achievement. We’re confident that our work in Bournemouth will show us how we can carry out eco-conversions at many of our other existing stores in the future. “
The project to convert the store is itself a model of ‘green’ construction management, M&S said. Contractors will be operating a green travel plan for construction traffic, while an estimated 80% of waste will be recycled or reused.
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