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After dealing with the shopping center itself, there are of course many developments with stand-alone retail spaces, including both large spaces (30,000-ft2 or more) and smaller spaces, including banks, coffee shops, juice bars and so on. This chapter deals mostly with the larger stand-alone stores, which are easier to certify as green buildings, since the fixed costs of additional design and construction costs can be applied to more square footage.

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Notes

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    See recap of studies by the Heschong Mahone Group for the California Energy Commission,http://www.h-m-g.com/projects/Daylighting/summaries%20on%20daylighting.htm#Daylight%20and%20Retail%20Sales%20%E2%80%93%20CEC%20PIER%202003, retrieved February 15, 2009.

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    This requirement may bother some retailers, because without heat recovery ventilation, it can lead to greater energy use for heating in cold climates and cooling in very hot climates, especially in stores (such as department stores) with very high ceilings. However, the benefits of adequate fresh air are significant for both employees and customers.

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    CFCs are chlorinated fluorocarbons and HCFCs are hydrochlorinated fluorocarbons. Both have been shown to damage the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer and are being phased out of production globally.

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    Note that any electricity produced with fossil fuels, which is used to charge batteries, will still result in carbon dioxide emissions.

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  1. The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Research Scholar for Retail Real Estate Sustainability, New York, NY, USA

    Jerry Yudelson

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Yudelson, J. (2009). Greening Retail Buildings. In: Sustainable Retail Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2782-5_8

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