1. Sustainability In Flight
Sharon Douglas
Sustainability Manager
Department of Aviation
October 24, 2013
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
City of Atlanta Ÿ Department of Aviation

2. Agenda Sustainable initiatives at ATL Sustainable management plan
Vision for the future

3. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Our Vision
Be the global leader in airport efficiency
and customer service excellence.
Our Mission
Provide 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.

4. 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
The terminal complex measures 130 acres (52.6 hectares), or 6.8 million square feet. The complex includes the domestic and international terminals building and concourses T, A, B, C, D, E and F. Within these concourses, there are a total of 207 gates comprised of 167 domestic and 40 international gates. The Airport is free of any architectural barriers to people with disabilities.

5. Sustainable Initiatives at ATL

6. 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

7. Garage Lighting Retrofit
Outcomes:
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
Cell Phone Waiting Lot
Motorists park for free
160 parking spaces along South Terminal Parkway
Reduce traffic congestion
Replaced all garage lighting
4,342 extant metal-halide fixtures
Consumes about 210w/fixture

8. Wetland Mitigation 56-acre site Certified wildlife habitat
Walking trail
Observation decks
Bird sanctuary
Open to the public
Restored 56-acre site just south of Airport
Certified wildlife habitat; half-mile walking trail; three observation decks; bird sanctuary
Free and open to the public

9. Water Conservation Annual Savings since 2008: Over 55 million gallons
Urinal and toilet retrofits
Reclaimed groundwater
Heating and cooling changes
Rainwater Harvesting

10. LED Lighting 3,000 LED edge, centerline, and guard lights installed
LED on all new or reconstructed taxiways

11. Sky Train
Opened 2009
Eliminated rental car shuttles on terminal area roads

12. Sustainable Management Plan

13. Sustainable Management Plan: Purpose
Develop roadmap to:
Reduce energy consumption
Reduce environmental impacts
Become a better neighbor
FAA provides AIP funding for studies that address sustainability as a core objective in long-range planning
Roadmap to identify ways to:
Reduce energy consumption
Reduce environmental impacts
Become a better neighbor

14. Sustainable Management Plan: Project Scope
Define sustainability categories
Include baseline inventory of natural resource usage
Establish measurable goals and identify initiatives to minimize impact or consumption

15. Sustainable Management Plan: Goals
Integrate sustainability as a core principle in all planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance
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

16. Sustainable Management Plan: Targets
GOALS
Integrate sustainability as a core principle in all planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance
Identify and adopt strategies for reducing environmental footprint, ensuring economic stability
Foster employee engagement, stakeholder involvement, community partnerships in all decision-making and development
Green Construction Policy
Green Procurement Policy
Zero Waste Policy
Policy
Green procurement language in service and construction bids
Supply chain validation
Surplus materials sharing
Procurement
Green procurement language in concessions, construction bids(e.g., require low emission construction equipment, use of materials that are compostable, recyclable, or have high recycled content

17. Sustainable Management Plan: Targets
GOALS
Integrate sustainability as a core principle in all planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance
Identify and adopt strategies for reducing environmental footprint, ensuring economic stability
Foster employee engagement, stakeholder involvement, community partnerships in all decision-making and development
LEED for new construction
Deconstruction (not demolition)
Construction
Energy conservation
Water conservation
Waste reduction
Emissions reduction
Operations & Maintenance
Green procurement language in concessions, construction bids(e.g., require low emission construction equipment, use of materials that are compostable, recyclable, or have high recycled content

18. Sustainable Management Plan: Results

19. Vision for the Future

20. 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
Shuttle bus mega car pools
Recycling and education center kiosks in airport concourses, terminals
Liquid removal from waste stream at security check points
City-wide policy on deconstruction versus demolition
Compostable collection from the concourses
Also:
Food production adjacent to population base
Mega hydroponic greenhouse adjacent to waste-to-energy or anaerobic digestion facility
Explore industry standards and metrics
ACRP’s project Recycling Strategies for the Airport Industry
Taxi and consolidated shuttle conversion to CNG
Environmental Service Companies (ESCO)
Standard Services
Investment grade energy audit
Comprehensive project design & engineering
Sources of tax-exempt project financing
Training for building operating staff
Equipment acquisition

21. Next Steps: Water Conservation
Individual Tenant Metering
Rainwater Harvesting
Shuttle bus mega car pools
Recycling and education center kiosks in airport concourses, terminals
Liquid removal from waste stream at security check points
City-wide policy on deconstruction versus demolition
Compostable collection from the concourses
Also:
Food production adjacent to population base
Mega hydroponic greenhouse adjacent to waste-to-energy or anaerobic digestion facility
Explore industry standards and metrics
ACRP’s project Recycling Strategies for the Airport Industry
Taxi and consolidated shuttle conversion to CNG
Environmental Service Companies (ESCO)
Standard Services
Investment grade energy audit
Comprehensive project design & engineering
Sources of tax-exempt project financing
Training for building operating staff
Equipment acquisition

22. Next Steps: Renewable Energy
Solar Installation
Building roof tops
Undeveloped land
Energy Park
Waste-to-Energy
Transportation Efficiency
Shuttle bus, travel plazas, remote terminals
Fleet Conversion
Travel Plazas RFP to include mandate for CNG Stations
Atlanta Gas Light grant
Waste-to-Energy
Incineration
Anaerobic digestion (combining organics collection with City of Atlanta yard trimmings)

23. 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
Fleet Conversion
Travel Plazas RFP to include mandate for CNG Stations
Atlanta Gas Light grant
Waste-to-Energy
Incineration
Anaerobic digestion (combining organics collection with City of Atlanta yard trimmings)

24. Thank You
The world’sbusiest airport

25. Sharon Douglas Sharon.Douglas@atlanta-airport.com
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
City of Atlanta Ÿ Department of Aviation