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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportCity of Atlanta Ÿ Department of Aviation

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportCity of Atlanta Ÿ Department of AviationHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportCity of Atlanta Ÿ Department of Aviation

Sustainability In FlightSharon Douglas

Sustainability ManagerDepartment of Aviation

October 24, 2013


Agenda

•Sustainable initiatives at ATL•Sustainable management plan•Vision for the future


Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Our VisionBe the global leader in airport efficiency

and customer service excellence.

Our MissionProvide the Atlanta region a safe,

secure and cost-competitive gateway to the world that drives economic

development, operates with the highest level of efficiency and

exercises fiscal and environmental responsibility.


At a Glance• 94 million passengers in 2012

• 931,554 total flights per year

• 250,000 average daily passengers

• Nonstop flights to 156 U.S. cities

• Nonstop flights to more than 80 cities in 50 countries

• 6.8 million-square-foot terminal complex

• 4,700-acre campus with cargo, maintenance, support facilities


Sustainable Initiatives at ATL


New International Terminal

LEED Gold International Terminal:

• 1.2 million square feet• Low flow rest room fixtures• Preferred parking for AFV• Efficient heating and cooling

system• Electric charging stations• Water reclamation system


Garage Lighting RetrofitOutcomes:• Reduce parking garage electricity use by 58%• Previous usage = 210 W/fixture• Present usage = 80 W/fixture• Savings = $418,000/year • Payback period = 3.5 years

Motorists park for free 160 parking spaces along South

Terminal Parkway Reduce traffic congestion

Cell Phone Waiting Lot


Wetland Mitigation

• 56-acre site• Certified wildlife habitat• Walking trail• Observation decks• Bird sanctuary • Open to the public


Water Conservation

Annual Savings since 2008: Over 55 million gallons

• Urinal and toilet retrofits• Reclaimed groundwater• Heating and cooling changes• Rainwater Harvesting


LED Lighting

• 3,000 LED edge, centerline, and guard lights installed

• LED on all new or reconstructed taxiways


Sky Train

• Opened 2009• Eliminated rental

car shuttles on terminal area roads


SustainableManagement Plan


Sustainable Management Plan: Purpose

Develop roadmap to:• Reduce energy consumption• Reduce environmental impacts• Become a better neighbor


Sustainable Management Plan: Project Scope

1. Define sustainability categories

2. Include baseline inventory of natural resource usage

3. Establish measurable goals and identify initiatives to

minimize impact or consumption


Sustainable Management Plan: Goals

• Identify and adopt strategies for reducing the environmental footprint, ensuring economic stability

• Foster employee engagement, stakeholder involvement, and community partnerships in all decision-making and development

• Integrate sustainability as a core principle in all planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance


Sustainable Management Plan: TargetsGOALS

1. Integrate sustainability as a core principle in all planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance

2. Identify and adopt strategies for reducing environmental footprint, ensuring economic stability

3. Foster employee engagement, stakeholder involvement, community partnerships in all decision-making and development

•Green Construction Policy•Green Procurement Policy•Zero Waste Policy

Policy

Procurement

•Green procurement language in service and construction bids•Supply chain validation•Surplus materials sharing


Sustainable Management Plan: TargetsGOALS

1. Integrate sustainability as a core principle in all planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance

2. Identify and adopt strategies for reducing environmental footprint, ensuring economic stability

3. Foster employee engagement, stakeholder involvement, community partnerships in all decision-making and development

•LEED for new construction•Deconstruction (not demolition)Construction

Operations & Maintenance

•Energy conservation•Water conservation•Waste reduction•Emissions reduction


Sustainable Management Plan: Results


Vision for the Future


Next Steps: Zero Waste Zone• Recycling and education center kiosks in airport

concourses, terminals• City-wide policy on deconstruction versus

demolition• Compostable collection from the concourses• Desk-side Recycling


Next Steps: Water Conservation• Individual Tenant Metering• Rainwater Harvesting


Next Steps: Renewable Energy

Solar Installation• Building roof tops• Undeveloped land

Energy Park• Waste-to-Energy

Transportation Efficiency• Shuttle bus, travel plazas, remote

terminals


Next Steps: Emissions Reduction

Alternative Fuel Vehicles• CNG passenger shuttle buses• Electric vehicles• Public electric charging stations Infrastructure for electric ground service

equipment (tugs, belt loaders)

Transportation Efficiency• Consolidated shuttle buses, travel

plazas, remote terminals


The world’sbusiest airportThe world’sbusiest airport

Thank You


Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportCity of Atlanta Ÿ Department of AviationHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportCity of Atlanta Ÿ Department of Aviation

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Documents

atlanta region

airport efficiency

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public slide

future slide

terminal area roads

better neighbor slide

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