Sustainability and the Airfield – What’s in Store for Airports FAA Eastern Region Conference...

Sustainability and the Airfield – What’s in Store for Airports

FAA Eastern Region Conference

March 4 - 6, 2009 – Hershey, PA

O’Hare – Sustainable Design Manual

• Completed December, 2003

• Developed as a result of Mayor Daley’s vision to make Chicago the “Greatest City”

• Four (4) Project Categories– Civil Landside– Civil Airside– Occupied Buildings– Unoccupied Buildings

www.OhareModernization.org

OMP Sustainable Design Manual

North Airfield Project Layout

OMP Sustainable Design Manual Results

CRAA – Sustainable Design Guidance Manual

• Completed February, 2008

• Institutes sustainable planning, design and construction methods into its 5-year CIP

• Establishes a Policy and Approach to Considering Sustainable Principles when initiating a CIP Project

www.columbusairports.com/construction

CRAA – Sustainable Design Guidance Manual

• Apply USGBC’s LEED rating systems concepts

– New Construction and Major Renovation (LEED-NC)

– Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) to terminal, airside and landside

projects

• Helps projects acknowledge that a LEED certification goal is

achievable

LAWA – Sustainable Airport Guidelines

• LA City Council introduced “Greening LAX” motion 10/10/06

• Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) adopted LAWA’s Sustainability Vision and Principals Policy on 8/6/07

• Guidelines completed January, 2008

www.lawa.org

LAWA – Sustainable Airport Guidelines

• LAWA’s sustainability viewpoint follows the “Triple Bottom Line” (TBL) approach

LAWA – Sustainable Airport Guidelines

• “Green” versus “Sustainable”

– A “green” project focuses solely on the Environmental

Stewardship of the TBL

– A “sustainable” project moves beyond green components and

includes Economic Growth and Social Responsibility

LAWA – Sustainable Airport Guidelines

• Contains 137 Performance Standards:– 97 – Planning and Design– 40 – Construction

• 7 General Project Categories– general construction and maintenance– occupied buildings / facilities– unoccupied building / facilities– civil – landside– civil – airside– tenant projects– federal projects

LAWA – Sustainable Airport Guidelines

• 4 “LAWA – Sustainable Levels”

– LAWA-Sustainable: Construction (CN) Level (10-12 CPs)

– LAWA-Sustainable: Level 1 (10-15 CPs and greater than 60 DPs)

– LAWA-Sustainable: Level 2 (16-20 CPs and greater than 70 DPs)

– LAWA-Sustainable: Level 3 (21-30 CPs and greater than 90 DPs)

• LEED vs. LAWA

– LEED Silver Certified = LAWA-Sustainable: Level 1

– LEED Gold Certified = LAWA-Sustainable: Level 2

– LEED Platinum Certified = LAWA-Sustainable: Level 3

ACRP – Airport Sustainability Practices

• Compendium of best knowledge available on airport Sustainability Practices across triple bottom line of:– Environmental– Economic– Social issues

• Issued in 2008

www.trb.com/news

UW – Greenroads

• University of Washington and CH2M Hill

• Version 0.951/11/09

• Categories / Points

• Rating System

www.greenroads.us

UW – Greenroads

UW – Greenroads

NYSDOT - GreenLITES

• Developed September, 2008

• To recognize project designs that incorporate a high level of environmental sustainability

• A self-certification program

www.nysdot.gov/programs/greenlites

NYSDOT - GreenLITES

• 5 Certification Categories

– Sustainable Sites

– Water Quality

– Materials and Resources

– Energy and Atmosphere

GreenLITES - Self Certification Program

15-29 pts 30-44 pts 45-59 pts 60+ pts

Questions?

Contact:

Steve Moulton, PE

Vice President - Aviation

Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.

stephen.moulton@rsandh.com

w – 630/364/5220

c – 630/561/7184