The trend for green dealerships has already started in California, but will Nissan dealers NJ go green soon, too?
In Santa Rosa, construction just began on a Nissan dealer that strives to receive the Gold LEED Certification. It’s the first auto dealer along the West Coast to try to accomplish this goal.
Jim Bone, Lawrence Amaturo and Huxley Richardson are partners in the dealership. The Nissan car company recently gave them the approval they needed to launch the project to “go green.” The project should take about one year to complete.
According to Jim Bone, the Nissan dealer of Santa Rosa stands to have a significant increase in the market share due to the automaker’s fuel-efficient options. The switch to green also reflects the automaker’s plan to release a totally electric car for the 2010 model year. He also said the three partners had plans to convert the dealership “right from the beginning.”
Two of the buildings have already been demolished. The debris was separated into dumpsters so each piece could be recycled. The new building is going to be about 32,000 square feet. That’s about twice the size of the original building. Once that is completed in about eight months, the second building will be torn down.
One of the main green features includes the power source for the facility. Instead of the $7,000 electricity bill, the new facility is going to have natural light from skylights with a more efficient heating and cooling system. In addition, the roof will have solar capabilities that will produce about 75 percent of the electricity needed to run the business.
Many things that start in California make their way throughout the country and to the East Coast. That means your local Nissan dealers NJ will likely be looking for ways to go green before long. Isn’t it great to be a part of the environmental solution?
