ACRP Report 80: Guidebook for Incorporating Sustainability into Traditional Airport Projects
Abstract
Sustainable initiatives in design and construction are becoming more common in airport improvement projects, as well as everyday maintenance activities. There is a widespread belief that incorporating sustainable initiatives into projects may have higher initial costs without understanding the benefits and/or the potential for lower life-cycle costs. In some cases, the lack of understanding and perception of increased costs has inhibited the implementation of these concepts and technologies into traditional (i.e., those projects not planned and designed with sustainability in mind) airport projects. ACRP Report 80: Guidebook for Incorporating Sustainability into Traditional Airport Projects describes sustainability and its benefits and identifies different applications in traditional airport construction and everyday maintenance projects. An accompanying CD-ROM provides an Airport Sustainability Assessment Tool (ASAT) that complements the guidebook and can be used to assist the user in identifying sustainability initiatives that might be most applicable to an airport project, given certain criteria that the user sets; to obtain more information about specific strategies; and to learn about sustainability initiatives that have been implemented at other airports through case studies. The guidebook and the CD-ROM will be useful to environmental managers, planners, and consultants interested in adopting sustainability strategies and initiatives in their next airport project.