The country's first LEED certified airport - the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, also the first international airport to be built since 9/11 - is on track to open in May 2010.
The 4,000-acre international gateway has landed both Southwest and Delta airlines as mainstays of a terminal that is on its way to becoming the first U.S. LEED certified. According to a news release, development includes sustainable construction materials and minimal irrigation landscaping. And to offset the building of the property, an Airport Conservation Easement has been set aside, containing - and maintaining - 9,600 acres of West Bay coastland, wetlands and pine forest.
To watch an interview with airport construction manager Roy Willett, peek here, and see how the surrounding grounds are being protected during project work.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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