Boston Logan Airport and LEED

Logan ranks 20th in the USA in passenger volume and employs about 12,000 workers and stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately $7 billion per year.

Did you know?

• The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building rating system is the US benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance ‘green’ buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognising performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. The programme is administered by the US Green Building Council: www.usgbc.org.

What are we doing?

• The airport’s new $390 million Terminal A was developed and built using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles.
• It was the first airport terminal in the USA to be LEED certified. The project included elements of sustainable design such as alternative transportation options, priority curb locations for high occupancy vehicles, storm water filtration, a heat island membrane, mechanisms to reduce water use, day lighting for energy efficiency, use of sustainable materials, and measures to enhance indoor air quality.

What is the result?

• Using LEED design principles, the airport has realised 12% energy savings, equating to almost $US300,000 annually, and 36% water savings (or 1.7 million gallons per year).
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