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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 21:07ET
The recently completed $737 million renovation of Los Angeles International's Tom Bradley International Terminal has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Existing Building (LEED-EB) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
According to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the certification is the first for a renovation project at a U.S. airport.
The Silver certification recognizes the project's efforts at maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. The renovation achieved 20 percent energy savings and 24 percent water conservation with hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual savings expected in the future, LAWA said. For electricity use alone, reductions are expected to be 5,381,903 kilowatt hours for annual savings of $570,872. In addition, more than 75 percent of construction and demolition waste was recycled or salvaged.
Approximately 60 percent of the terminal's 1 million-square-foot interior was renovated and 45,000-square-feet of new space was added to house the inline baggage screening facility.