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Background. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) LEED New Construction Rating System

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  1. Background • U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) • LEED New Construction Rating System • Include Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation in Design, and Regional Priority among others • Rating levels - Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum • Triple Bottom Line • Social, Environmental, Economic • Airport Sustainability – Beyond LEED • Sustainable design and construction practices

  2. Airports with Sustainable Design Manuals and Initiatives • Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) • Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) • Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) • Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport (MSP) • Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) • Vancouver International Airport (YVR) • New Chitose Airport (CTS) (Hokkaido, Japan)

  3. Airport Sustainable Practices • Developed on a project-by-project basis as a collaboration between the airport and the engineers • Many airports have adapted the LEED program and created airport-specific sustainability guidelines and metrics • Applicable to landside and airside projects

  4. SAGA Database • Sustainable Aviation Resource Guide: Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Sustainability Program at Airports • First Airport Sustainability Program and Practices Database • 972 individual sustainable practices identified as of September 2009 • Tailor practices to airside or landside and unique airport requirements

  5. SAGA Database Common Airside Sustainable Practices • Develop detailed technical specifications and standards to implement sustainability measures • Require regular sustainability progress reports during design • Develop and implement a Pavement Management Plan • Stormwater Management, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Best Management Practices (BMPs)* • Use pavement materials that have a high Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) of at least 29* • Re-use existing runway pavement (i.e., for taxiways)* • Purchase concrete materials that consist of recycled content* • Install permeable pavement where possible* *Eligible for LEED

  6. Airport Landside and Airside Sustainable Practices • Pavement Structure • Reuse of concrete and asphalt as base materials (i.e. rubblization, asphalt millings, etc.) • Processing of on-site materials for aggregate base courses • Warm Mix Asphalt • Pervious pavement system in parking lots, driveways, shoulders, airside roads, etc • On-site asphalt plant reduces truck hauling resulting in fuel savings and pollution reduction • Geothermally heated pavement with solar augmentation, eliminate use of de-icing chemicals and reduces plowing • On site material recycling • Reduces haul and energy used in production of new materials. May include asphalt reuse, base course reuse for stabilization • Pollution reduction and control practices during construction

  7. Airport Landside and Airside Sustainable Practices • Parking/Airside • Reuse of light fixtures and signs and use of LED lighting fixtures • Roof overhangs in parking facilities • Parking revenue control can reduce dwell times of vehicles exiting parking (lower emissions) • Water Efficiency • Collection of runoff and grey water for irrigation of landscape areas • Water uses; building fixtures and landscape systems, permeable pavement, redirecting drainage to swales for percolation back into soil

  8. KHA Airport Sustainability Projects • Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) • 1985 New Terminal and Parking Construction • Interim parking lot improvement project was designed to use recycled concrete as the base course for the flexible pavement design • Concrete from buildings, sidewalks and curbs was recycled on-site using a portable crushing plant • All density requirements were met • Challenge: material not worked to final grade quickly enough

  9. Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) Concrete Recycling

  10. KHA Airport Sustainability Projects • Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) • Runway 8-26 Pavement Rehabilitation • P-401 Asphalt Millings • Interior perimeter road system (Nominal 8 inches) • Contractor was compensated on a per square yard basis • Mid-field run-up area • Taxiway Alpha Relocation • P-211 Limerock base course recycling for subgrade stabilization (LBR 40) for the new taxiway

  11. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) • New Aviation Equipment and Service Facility • LEED registered project • 7,421-square-foot building on a 2.1-acre site • Design complete • The project achieved enough credits to be certified • Anticipated LEED Gold rating • This project is currently under construction

  12. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) • New Aviation Equipment and Service Facility • Earned LEED Points (Design) • Sustainable Sites (8 Pts) • Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) Plan • Site Selection (1 pt) • Alternative Transportation (4 pts) • Public Transportation Access - Bus Service • Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms • Low Emitting and Fuel Efficient Vehicles • Parking Capacity • Stormwater Design – Quantity and Quality Control (2 pts) • Heat Island Effect: Roof (1 pt)

  13. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) • New Aviation Equipment and Service Facility • Other Earned LEED Points (Design) • Water Efficiency (5 pts) • Energy and Atmosphere (5 pts) • Indoor Environmental Quality (8 pts) • Innovation and Design Process (1 pt) • Expected Construction Points = 15 • Total LEED* Points = 46 - Gold *Official LEED v2 Scores: Certified: 26-32 Silver: 33-38 Gold: 39-51 Platinum: 52+

  14. KHA Airport Sustainability Projects • Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) • City of Tallahassee Policy - All city projects must evaluate the potential use of sustainable practices • North and Old Terminal Apron Rehabilitation Project • FAA P-215 Rubblized Portland Cement Concrete Base Course • 6.4-acre area, 16 inches of concrete • Temporary access road • P-401 Asphalt Millings • Old Terminal foundation concrete slab recycling • Used in isolated eroded drainage area of the airport as rip rap

  15. Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) Rubblized Portland Cement Concrete Base Course

  16. Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) Temporary Asphalt Millings Access Road Concrete Slab Recycling for Erosion Control

  17. Conclusions • Sustainable airport design and construction practices provide environmental, social and economical benefits: • Material Recycling • Concrete • Provides high quality base course at substantially reduced costs • Preserves landfill space and virgin resources • Reduces hydrocarbon emissions due to mining and trucking new materials and hauling waste materials • Asphalt Millings • Access Roads • Provides a serviceable road for the intended users at a very low cost • Reduces emissions both during construction due to the onsite material reuse, and the future reduction of wait and engine idle times for vehicles waiting to cross the main runway (FXE)

  18. Recommendations • Inform the airport client of the available resources and practices being implemented • Collaboration between the airport, engineering and contractor team. • Sustainability must become a standard component of all airport design and construction projects • Consider various sustainable practices • Emissions reduction • Traditional Materials Recycling • Noise reduction • Alternative Fuels • Innovation Design (materials, community education, etc.) • Recommend future USGBC LEED rating for Airports

  19. Resources • FAA Environmental Desk Reference for Airport Actions • ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) • Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) • Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) • Transportation Research Board • Environmental Impacts of Aviation Committee (AV030) • ACRP Synthesis 10 – Airport Sustainability Practices • U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

  20. Questions?Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.Eileen M. Vélez-Vega, P.E.eileen.velez@kimley-horn.comDavid R. Bardt, P.E. dave.bardt@kimley-horn.comPh. 561-845-0665www.kimley-horn.com

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