Grocery retailer gets EPA Platinum certified

New Seasons Market in Mercer Island, Washington, has gone platinum.



The new supermarket received EPA GreenChill Platinum Certification for its efforts in reducing refrigerant emissions (by at least 95%). The 37,000-sq.-ft. store uses a natural refrigerant solution designed for minimal greenhouse gas emissions and superior energy efficiency.



The solution, Hussmann’s Purity Transcritical CO2 refrigeration system, operates efficiently in low, medium and high temperature applications and can be used in combination with all three.



“We have been wanting to do a “greener” refrigeration system project, and the Mercer Island store provided us the opportunity to do so by installing a transcritical CO2 refrigeration system, which removes HFCs from our store and reduces our businesses carbon footprint,” said Beau Butler, director of construction and facilities, New Seasons Market, which has 20 locations in Washington, Oregon and California. “This is our first transcritical CO2 project, but hopefully not our last.”