Chapel Hill -- SUBWAY is continuing to do its part to help the environment.  This month, Franchisee Mike Abdallat will open an eco-friendly SUBWAY restaurant on Market Street in Chapel Hill. 

SUBWAY and Abdallat are working with Green Tech Consulting, Inc. to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for the Market Street SUBWAY®, which should be complete within two months of opening the restaurant.  LEED is a third-party certification program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Eco-Store elements for the restaurant include recycled floor tile, high efficiency HVAC systems, low flow faucets, 1 gallon flush toilets and, less electrical light and more natural light.

The Market Street SUBWAY will be the first LEED certified SUBWAY in North Carolina and among the first for the brand.

“We applaud the commitment of SUBWAY  corporate, the franchise owners, and the contractors to meet LEED requirements in this milestone project, said Liz Bowen, LEED® AP for GreenTech Consulting, Inc.  “The store was designed to require less energy, consume less water, and have an overall smaller environmental footprint. We know that customers will enjoy the enhanced indoor air quality, daylight and views, and environmentally sensitive features of the store.”

About SUBWAY Restaurants
With more than 28,500 locations in 86 countries, the SUBWAY Restaurant chain is the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise. In 2002, the SUBWAY chain surpassed McDonald’s in the number of restaurants open in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Milford, Conn., the SUBWAY® Restaurant chain was co-founded by Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. Their partnership continues today, making it possible for thousands of individuals to own, build and succeed in their own business. The SUBWAY® brand was recently ranked as the number one global franchise opportunity in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2008 Annual Franchise 500® listing. For more information on SUBWAY® Restaurants, please visit www.subway.com.