Heathrow Airport Will Get ‘Green’ Makeover

Heathrow Airport will go ‘green’ when BAA modifies Heathrow East airport terminal to cut down on carbon emissions. BAA is prepared to invest £1 billion and re-dub the terminal as Terminal 2. The new terminal will be able to accommodate approximately 20 million passengers a year.

BAA also intends to decrease the airports carbon footprint by 40% by outfitting other buildings with solar panels to obtain energy self-sufficiency. The company will also use the buildings natural rooftop windows to filter lighting into the building reducing the need for LED lights. The terminal will also include a new energy center to monitor the use of sustainable resources to provide heat and cooling to the rest of the building.

“The new Terminal 2 is part of a major programme of work already underway. Passengers travelling through Heathrow will be using new and extensively refurbished facilities which provide us with an excellent platform from which we can provide a better service to our customers than ever before,” said Mike Brown, Chief Operating Officer for Heathrow Airport. 

The first half of the terminal is expected to be finished in 2013, and the second half scheduled to be completed around the same time will merge the terminal with the existing terminal at Heathrow Airport. The new terminal will be 185,000m² and will increase the traffic of Heathrow airport by 2 to 30 million passengers per year. Once Terminal 2 is complete in 2019, Terminal 1 will be closed. 

Steven Morgan, capital director of BAA, said, “This is an exciting project, for the engineers and builders, and for our airlines and passengers. The challenges are not to be underestimated. We are constructing a significant new building in the middle of one of the world’s busiest airports and ensuring the operating airport is not affected is an absolute priority.” 

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