IKEA Merriam will be 2nd US IKEA Store with Geothermal
MERRIAM, Kansas — Retailer IKEA reported it will use an all-underground geothermal system for its new store outside Kansas City, Missouri. It is reported the store will become the largest single building with a geothermal heating/cooling system in either Kansas or Missouri.
The 359,000-square-foot IKEA store will include 1,200 parking spaces and will be built in the city of Merriam, Kansas, 8 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. IKEA’s Merriam facility is expected to open this fall.