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Making the Most of Public Projects and Improvements

Joel NelsonSalt Lake City International Airport Property Manager

IRWA Federal Agency UpdateLas Vegas, NV – January 26,2010

12010 IRWA Federal Agency Update

• Energy Efficiency

• Resource Conservation

• Minimal Impact on Community Resources

2010 IRWA Federal Agency Update 2

Energy Efficiency

• LEED Silver Standards

• Addition of Light-Rail


Energy Efficiency

• Occupancy Sensors have been installed for all Airport Lighting

• All Florescent Lighting has been Upgraded from T-12 to T-8, resulting in an annual energy savings of more than $14,000

• Converted Interior Illuminated Signs to LED


Resource Conservation


• 1,200 New Passenger Seats are Currently Being Installed throughout Airport Concourses

• The New Seating is manufactured using 65% recycled material, which is made up of 100% aluminum arms and legs, with steel seats, backs and beams. Bottom line results in a 95% recyclable chair and the end of its useful life.


• The Airport Currently Maintains a Fleet of 90+ Alternative Fuel Vehicles

– 10 Electric

– 60 Natural Gas (Including Entire Shuttle Bus Fleet)

– 20 Propane and Hybrid Vehicles


Resource Conservation• Since the Airport Recycling Program was expanded in 2005, we have seen some

amazing results.• For Example, in 2008, the Airport Recycled the Following:


Item Recycled Amount (Measured in Tons)

Total Savings ($) Total Revenue ($)

Batteries 6.2 $136

Tires 5.2 $114

Waste Oil 23

Scrap Metal 37 $809 $3,338

Cardboard 247 $5,432 $19,038

Plastic/Newspaper 67 $1,448

Construction Material 104,000 $3,125,487

Glycol 92,696 (Gallons) $459,967


• The Airport has converted over 12 acres to water-conserving landscapes, saving approximately 197 million gallons of water

• The Airport has installed water-conserving plumbing fixtures in all public use restroom facilities, resulting in a 50% reduction in water usage

• A Building Automation System (BAS)is set up to effectively manage and conserve energy consumption throughout Airport property


Resource Conservation• In an effort to replace natural wetland

environments that were adversely impacted by construction of an additional runway, a 465 man-made wetland was completed in 1992.

• The wetland site is one of the largest replacement projects ever undertaken in the U.S., and is unique for not only its size, but for the diversity of habitats replaced

• Grass Carp replacing Magnacide H herbicide for floating and submerged weeds and algae in irrigation canals.


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Our Tenant’s Initiatives• American Airlines

– Converted to Paperless Check-In– Offers Customers an “E-Freight” Option– Recycle more than 10 million aluminum per year

• Continental Airlines– Eco-Skies Program– First Bio-Fuel Aircraft tested in North America– Electric Powered Ground Equipment, where feasible– Expanded on-board recycling (aluminum cans,

plastic, newspapers/magazines)– In 2008, in-flight and catering divisions were

responsible for recycling more than 640,000 pounds of aluminum and plastic, and more than 1,100 tons of cardboard


Our Tenant’s Initiatives• Delta Airlines

– Delta has deployed more than 1,200 electric ground service vehicles, all with zero emissions, to reduce pollution and lower our total carbon footprint

– Delta’s partnerships and generous contributions to the Conservation Fund and the Nature Conservancy allow Delta passengers to offset the carbon emissions from their travel

• Frontier Airlines– Frontier is firmly committed to recycling,

reclamation, and greenhouse gas emission reduction, and will entertain viable business alternatives to enhance these practices in a positive manner.


Our Tenant’s Initiatives

• JetBlue Airways– All waste that is produced on each Flight, at

each Station, and in each City that they operate is recycled

– Pursue every opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint

– Have adopted earth-friendly corporate buying habits wherever possible

– Challenge each Crew Member to develop and implement new, environmentally friendly, work practices



• Southwest Airlines– Southwest has implemented active

programs to recycle materials used both on and off Aircraft

– Uses the patented Pratt & Whitney “EcoPower” Engine Wash System

– Southwest has a “Green Team” made up of individuals throughout the organization committed to furthering environmental efforts



• United Airlines– Working to expand on-board recycling

program, which includes the recycling of all aluminum and plastic beverage containers

– Nearly 25 % of the ground support equipment used to move people and cargo is powered by electricity and alternative fuels

– Uses the patented Pratt & Whitney “EcoPower” Engine Wash


Outdoor Code

“As an American, I will do my best to

Be clean in my outdoor manners,

Be careful with fire,Be considerate in the

outdoors,and be conservation-

minded.”

("Boy Scout Handbook" 28)


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