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I saw your observation on our Hybrid parking spaces. Our Waterworks restaurant in Fox Chapel has two spaces reserved for energy efficient vehicles. That is the only restaurant where we plan to have these spots. The spaces are actually around the side of the building. We have handicapped spaces reserved closer to the entrance door. We have these spaces at this particular restaurant because this is our “green” restaurant. The restaurant was designed to meet LEED Gold standards for energy efficient building design. Part of designing a building for those specifications is not only to build energy efficient technology inside the building but also to encourage green practices within the community. In the case of this restaurant, those elements include the two hybrid parking spaces, bike racks and walking paths to the nearest bus stop. Where you see hybrid parking spaces reserved, it is likely related to a building that is trying to meet LEED building standards. In addition to these elements, we have numerous energy and water saving technologies throughout the building, including a large wind turbine which generates electricity. This restaurant uses significantly less electricity and water than a typical restaurant.

There are very few restaurants in the country that have met the Gold level for LEED building, and it was a goal we set for ourselves. I hope that helps explain the thought behind the building.

Sincerely,
Kevin O’Connell
Eat’n Park

There are very few restaurants in the country that have met the Gold level for LEED building, and it was a goal we set for ourselves.

First off, thank you for taking the time to sign up and respond in person. Not many companies are interested in customer service enough to respond to comments on a internet forum.

Second, congratulations on Gold LEED certification. It is a major accomplishment. We looked at LEED certification for the building I manage and realized it is a huge expense, takes an excessive amount of man hours to complete and has very little to do with actual energy savings. In fact, LEED is mostly based on the phoney global warming / CO2-is-pollution science that most rational scientists are running from as fast as they can.

However, they do give you a certificate and let you use their logo on your advertising, so it makes people feel good. I guess that's worth something. Congratulations once again and if I'm ever in town and driving a coal burning electric car I'll stop by for a sandwich.

P.S. Do you have an Energy Star?

Well that explains why my breakfast at ENP that used to be $7 is now pushing $10.

I respect ENP’s right to build the building they want & I’m all for reducing energy consumption, but I’m saddened that 1. ENP has bought into the global warming myth, 2. that ENP is naiive enough to think hybrid vehicles are actually good for the environment (when in fact their production is much more harmful), and 3. ENP’s insinuation that those customers drinig hybrid vehicles are somehow more deserving than others. What a crock.