Case Study
The Aircraft Rescue Fire Facility #33, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Atlanta, Ga.
Size: 21,000 SF
Date of completion: 2006
CxGBS Services:
LEED® Certification, Energy Modeling
Project Overview:
Located on a 4.25 acre site, the facility is a new addition to a series of existing aircraft rescue fire facilities at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The fire station is one of the City of Atlanta’s first LEED certified projects. The station achieved LEED Certification in July of 2007. The construction of the facility served as a driver to improve marketability for construction waste products.
Sustainable Design Features:
- Reduction of construction waste by 75 percent
- Utilization of wood construction waste mulch to control sedimentation and erosion during construction and for landscaping
- Increased building envelope insulation combined with mass wall construction
- High efficiency glazing
- High efficiency lighting design
- Lighting controls including dimming and motion detectors
- High efficiency air conditioning and heat pump units
- Demand-based ventilation using CO2 levels to determine rate of ventilation for each zone
Team:
- Owner: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
- Project Manager: Hartsfield Support Services Team
- Architect: Matrix 3D
- Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineer: Engineering Consulting Services, Inc.
- Civil Engineer: BeCa Consulting
- Contractor: Malone Construction Company
- LEED Consultant: Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc.