Centerlines - September 2008 - (Page 58) E N V IR O N M E N T ACI-NA’S ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY A recent ACI-NA survey of its member airports to benchmark initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions found: • 32 airports have conducted an air emissions inventory • 15 airports have conducted a greenhouse gas emissions inventory • 24 airports have an Environmental Management System • 17 airports have established GHG/climate goals • 9 airports are generating renewable energy • 19 airports purchase renewable energy • 48 airports have installed or upgraded improved HVAC systems • 59 airports are utilizing more efficient lighting • 34 airports have infrastructure to support clean vehicles • 48 airports have at least one loading bridge with 400 HZ power • 2,187 out of 2,653 loading bridges at responding airports • 38 airports have at least one loading bridge with pre-conditioned air • 21 airports have employee trip reduction programs • 52 airports have public transit access • 26 airports have consolidated rental car facilities • 53 airports have a recycling/reuse/composting program • 33 airports have green purchasing programs • 5 airports have a LEED-certified building • 8 airports have a building for which they are seeking LEED certification There were 73 airports, representing almost 60 percent of traffic in both the United States and Canada, participating in the survey. Electric vehicles have replaced some diesel vehicles. idling” program. Motorists can pay their parking bills in the parking garages, reducing land-side congestion. On a grander scale, the Airport Link of Seattle’s Link Light Rail, which will open in December 2009, will give air travelers the option of leaving their 58 CENTERLINES | SEPTEMBER 2008 384185_KennedyJenks.indd 1 6/25/08 10:00:59 PM http://www.KennedyJenks.com
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