Improving airport sustainability
Sustainability is a key dimension of our design solutions, resulting in low carbon, energy efficient buildings and net zero terminals which meet the most stringent operating criteria while providing improved sustainability outcomes.
Our airport planning team have helped San Francisco International Airport to define and implement their Zero Net Energy plan. Achieving this kind of goal means shaping aviation development from the outset through masterplanning, including pathways to decarbonisation and reducing Scope 1 to 3 emissions. This means more efficient landside, terminal and airfield arrangements; electrification of the airside and landside; safeguarding for future sustainable energy and aviation fuels; mitigation of noise and local emissions; sustainable surface access; economic, employment and social value strategies; as well as climate change resilience and adaptation.
Sustainability often means working smarter, optimising the reuse of existing infrastructure and giving robust planning advice which avoids a piecemeal approach to short-lived infrastructure.
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Projects
Explore more aviation projects:
Crafting a New York–inspired atmosphere for passengers traveling through JFK’s global gateway to the world
JFK New Terminal One Art, Branding, and Digital Experience Program, USA
Helping Vancouver International Airport to prepare for unexpected weather
Vancouver International Airport After Action Review, Canada
Seamless redevelopment and renovation at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, USA
Designing the expanded Gold Coast Airport’s operational readiness model
Gold Coast Airport ORAT, Australia
Aviation
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