• Neighborhood
  • Neighborhood Services
• Noise Abatement
  • Noise
  • ACT Program
  • ANAC
  • Curfew
  • SJC Flight Tracking
• Green Building
  • LEED Silver
  • Green Cleaning & Indoor Air Quality
  • Energy Efficiency & Performance
  • Materials & Finishes
  • Fuel Farm
• Air Quality
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Public Transportation
  • VALE Grant Program
  • Roadway Efficiency
  • Electric Vehicle Stations
  • ConRAC
• Water Quality
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention
  • Water Conservation
• Resource & Waste Management
  • Reduction & Recycling
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Guadalupe River & Gardens
• LEED
  • Overview
  • LEED Certification
  • Process & Team

Process and Team

• Pre Design

The programming process was a key component during pre-design. During pre-design, the project team examined the feasibility of many sustainable strategies. The primary environmental strategies and priorities that developed in the charrette sessions formed the basis of the design through the subsequent project phases.

• Conceptual sketches
  
• Design

The design team worked together from the earliest stages of schematic design. During schematic design, the project team used the LEED rating system to identify potential strategies for the building and as the design evolved several sustainable elements became an integral part of the terminal.

• Final plan which links back to plan under general description
  
• Construction

  Close supervision and involvement by the design team was important in maintaining best practices and complying with LEED guidelines. Familiarity with the LEED system was a key factor in the sustainable construction of Terminal B. Recycling of construction materials, indoor air quality monitoring, and tracking of materials were essential steps for LEED documentation. Weekly construction meetings continued collaboration during the construction of the building.

• Commissioning

  The airport terminal building systems were commissioned using the procedures outlined in the LEED rating system. The commissioning agent worked closely with the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors, and consulting engineers, to ensure the building systems operated as they were designed.

• Operations and Maintenance

  Terminal B will implement policies to ensure that it maintains its’ sustainability elements through implementation of sustainable operation and maintenance practices.

• Team Members
  • Architect: Fentress Architects
  • Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company
  • Sustainability Consultant: Ambient Energy
  • Electrical Engineers: Horton Lees Brogden (HLB) Lighting Design
  • Mechanical Engineer: Critchfield Mechanical, Inc.
  • Landscape Architect: Orsee Design Associates
  • Commissioning Agent: AECOM