NEW GREEN GOLD @ LAX

April 19, 2012 on 12:21 am | In Bravo, Funny...Money, Government, Green, New Developments, Property Maintenance, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

by Jodi Summers

Los Angeles International Airport has the world’s first LEED Gold Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting facility. The Gold certification recognizes the project’s efforts at maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing negative environmental impacts.

Also known as LAFD Station 80 at Los Angeles International Airport, the building has incorporated a slew of green features, which yield energy cost cuts of 35% per year. Green upgrades include low-flow plumbing systems which reduce annual water usage by 39%. Water savings have further been achieved via utilizing more than 2,000 gallons of reused water for dust control in place of potable water.

The facility has installed a high-performance heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit which resets temperatures to optimum efficiency while maintaining the comfort level of the building occupants. Presence of occupancy-sensor controlled lighting fixtures contributes to the sustainability factor by reducing energy consumption.

The building has made extensive use of low VOC paints, adhesives, and sealants in the interior to upgrade indoor air quality. Other eco-friendly features include use of 20% of reclaimed materials during construction, and recycling or salvaging over 99% of construction debris.

All of these green elements have given LAX’s Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting facility LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council. It is the second building at LAX to incorporate LEED standards and receive LEED certification. The first building to incorporate LEED standards was the $737-million renovation of the Tom Bradley International Terminal – the first-ever for a renovation project at a U.S. airport. It received LEED Silver certification.

Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey said, “The LEED Gold certification reflects our commitment to contribute to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s vision of making Los Angeles the cleanest big city in America, and is in keeping with a sustainable ‘green’ building policy adopted by our Board of Airport Commissioners that commits us to incorporate LEED standards in all our future construction projects.”

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  1. There’s a lot of talk about the other green of sustainability – financial savings. However, a recent survey from Ernst & Young LLP found that many companies might be missing opportunities, as tax departments and sustainability programs lack integration. Only 16% of companies that either have or are developing an environmental sustainability strategy said their tax or finance departments are actively involved in it, according to the survey entitled Working Together: Linking sustainability and tax to reduce the cost of implementing sustainability initiatives.

    Comment by Ernst & Young LLP — April 19, 2012 #

  2. Wherever you have a new influx of capital from the energy industry, the industrial sector is sure to be in demand, and value add opportunities should be present. The influx of capital and demand in this industry is quick and dramatic, especially in areas where it hasn’t been before. Several new shale explorations across the country are creating this demand driver.

    Comment by Globe Street — April 23, 2012 #

  3. 1) Do you know why Santa Monica Airport sells jet fuel and Torrance Airport doesn’t?

    2) Do you know why some Airport tenants pay $2.36 per sq ft and other pay 2 cents?

    3) Do you know what City Council Resolution 6296 says?

    4) Do you know how much the City spends each year on subsidizing Santa Monica Airport?

    5) Do you know the difference between the three parcels of land at the airport?

    6) Do you know how the Second Circuit Court ruling in National Helicopter Corporation of America v. City of New York applies to Santa Monica Airport?

    7) Do you know why jets at Santa Monica Airport are allowed to idle and accelerate less than 300 feet from homes, but jets are not allowed within 300 feet of instrument landing system equipment or antennas “since prolonged exposure to jet fumes is dangerous to the health of personnel working on the systems?”

    Comment by ZinaJosephs — April 23, 2012 #

  4. mcallen…

    Jodi Summers = Industrial Real Estate…

    Trackback by mcallen — May 7, 2012 #

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