Sipping Green: New Starbucks is beyond ordinary

By Mariah Evely on October 15, 2013


Loyola students may have noticed the construction site this month on the corner of North Broadway and Devon Avenue which is now the home of a Starbucks. However, this particular Starbucks is beyond ordinary.

This particular Starbucks includes a drive-through, a walk up window for ordering and an outdoor seasonal cafe with additional tables and seating, according to Sarah Dinges, Alderman Harry Osterman’s assistant, in a Phoenix article last year.

Another thing that sets this new location apart from others is its planned design. The new Starbucks is LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certified which means that the store will be an internationally recognized green building, according to USGBC.org.

The new Starbucks is made out of reclaimed shipping containers that have reached their average 20 year life span. Normally these shipping containers would end up in scrap yards but now they have new purpose.

Starbucks joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2001 and opened their first LEED-certified store in 2005, according to Starbucks.com. Starbucks currently has certified 207 stores in 17 countries.

Gilbert Botham, junior, and Dominick Frasca, senior, take a look at the new Starbucks located on N Broadway and Devon.

Although there is a Starbucks off campus on the corner of Sheridan Road and Columbia Ave, many students are excited for a Starbucks that is closer to campus.

“I get on the bus at Clark and Devon. Then it drops me off right in front of the Starbucks. It's convenient,” said 22 year-old Julia Lechowicz, a senior at Loyola.

The Starbucks opened this past Sunday and already seems to be gaining revenue from the Loyola community.

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