BUILDING AND LONDON, CONSTRUCTION UNITED KINGDOM NEW MODEL TERMINAL 2 Heathrow Airport www.heathrow.com THE T2 ENERGY CENTRE HEATHROW’S NEW TERMINAL 2 IS DESIGNED WITH SUCH ENVIRONMENTALLY SYMPATHETIC IS ONE OF THE UK’S INGENUITY THAT IT HAS BEEN USED AS A MODEL FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST BESPOKE ENERGY LARGEST BIOMASS EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR AIRPORT TERMINALS BY THE UK’S BUILDING INITIATIVES AND AT RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT. FULL LOAD SAVES , 13 000 TONNES OF T2 has been Heathrow’s largest airside construction project, taking two and a half years to CO2 PER YEAR. complete and seeing its first flight on 4 June 2014. It was built with sustainability as a guiding principle and its detailed planning, innovation and collaboration with contractors saw T2 HEATHROW AWARDED completed on time, under budget with no impact on operations. A 15 YEAR CONTRACT TO BIOMASS ENERGY Terminal 2 is Heathrow’s most sustainable terminal and the first BREEAM (Building Research COMPANY LC Establishment’s environmental assessment methodology) certified airport terminal. It has set ENERGY, CREATING A the standard for environmental efficiency both in new developments at Heathrow and in airport SUSTAINABLE END-TO- terminals worldwide. This dynamic approach to sustainability, led to collaboration with BRE to END SUPPLY CHAIN. create its first bespoke assessment criteria for airport terminals, using T2 as a model. THE SPECIALLY- Examples of construction innovation include: 99% of construction waste being diverted from COMMISSIONED landfill; LED lighting for site boundaries reducing energy consumption by 50%; design layout CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY reduces aircraft taxi times and CO2 emissions; windows designed to maximise natural light HAS PROVIDED PRE- and reduce the need for artificial lighting; water efficiency measures projected to reduce water EMPLOYMENT TRAINING consumption by 30%. TO 369 PEOPLE AND PLACED 214 PEOPLE The new T2 Energy Centre provides 20% renewable power to T2 and is one of the UK’s largest FROM THE LOCAL biomass initiatives, improving energy efficiency by 40% more than required through building COMMUNITY INTO JOBS. regulations. Ensuring 75% of the 25,000 tonnes of woodchip required per year is sourced within an 80 kilometre radius has reduced haulage costs and associated CO2 emissions, whilst supporting local jobs and businesses. www.enviro.aero/climatesolutions I 102.