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... D-1 A P P E N D I X D Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-3 1 Waste & Water Waste Diversion METRIC: Percent of total annual waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, reuse, refurbishing, selling, donating, and composting. PURPOSE Waste Diversion optimizes the use of airport materials beyond their first functional lifespan by avoiding landfilling and incineration.
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... D-4 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 2 WW 3 – Waste Diversion PERFORMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS The table below includes recommended actions from across airport infrastructure, operations, and management that can assist in improving waste diversion and achieving higher performance thresholds. The list is suggestive and not exhaustive, and airports have the flexibility to determine how they will achieve performance through these activities and others.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-5 3 WW 3 – Waste Diversion DOCUMENTATION Tracking waste diversion requires regular audits to assess the waste stream across the airport. It is important to capture as many disposal means as possible, including the landfill, incinerator, recycling, reuse, refurbishment, donation, resale, and composting.
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... D-6 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 4 WW 3 – Waste Diversion FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS Airports should take a holistic approach when assessing the financial viability of waste management options for improving performance under the Waste Diversion Activity. The higher costs of one component of an integrated waste management system, such as recordable media (e.g.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-7 1 Energy & Climate Climate Change Adaptation METRIC: Performance is gauged by the number of Performance Actions achieved PURPOSE Climate Change Adaptation promotes an airport's long-term viability by increasing the resiliency of airport operations and infrastructure to climate change impacts. DEFINITION Climate Change Adaptation increases an airport's resiliency to episodic events and longer term meteorological and environmental shifts, thereby avoiding service interruptions in air service and ground transportation.
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... D-8 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 2 EC 7 – Climate Change Adaptation PERFORMANCE LEVELS Four points are available based on the level of performance assessed by the number of Performance Actions taken by the airport. The Actions indicate the degree to which the airport has developed and implemented a plan for climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-9 3 EC 7 – Climate Change Adaptation PERFORMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS The table below includes recommended actions from across airport infrastructure, operations, and management that support climate change adaptation and achieving higher performance thresholds. The list is suggestive and not exhaustive, and airports have the flexibility to determine how they achieve performance through these activities and others.
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... D-10 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 4 EC 7 – Climate Change Adaptation FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS Airports are likely to realize economic benefits by increasing the resilience of their operations and infrastructure to climate change -- though the benefits may vary by location and may depend on the airport's vulnerabilities to climate change. The economic benefits of climate adaptation investments are not always immediate and they may vary by location depending on the airport's likelihood of experiencing short-term hazards -- such as a severe weather event -- or long-term changes in conditions -- such as more frequent seasonal flooding or rising sea levels.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-11 5 EC 7 – Climate Change Adaptation DOCUMENTATION Airports should fully document all actions taken to address climate change adaptation and be able to provide descriptions for the following: Regional and local climate scenarios Inventories of airport operations, services, and assets Vulnerability assessment reports and maps of airport operations, services, and assets Infrastructure upgrades Operational adaptation measures Written policies Updated planning documents References that may assist in addressing climate change adaptation and planning include: The U.S. Department of Transportation FHWA Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Program: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/ongoing_and_current_research/vulne rability_assessment_pilots/index.cfm The ACRP Synthesis S11-02-06, Airport Climate Change Adaptation and Preparedness The ACRP Report 02-40 (pending)
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... D-12 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 1 Energy & Climate Terminal Building Energy Use METRIC: Percent reduction of building energy use intensity per square foot (BTU/ft2) from a baseline.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-13 2 EC 1 – Terminal Building Energy Use PERFORMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS The table below includes recommended actions from across airport infrastructure, operations, and management that can assist in decreasing terminal building energy use and achieving higher performance thresholds. The list is suggestive and not exhaustive, and airports have the flexibility to determine how they will achieve performance through these activities and others.
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... D-14 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 3 EC 1 – Terminal Building Energy Use DOCUMENTATION Calculating total terminal building energy use intensity requires both the total quantity of electricity consumed and the total quantity of purchased building fuels. Establishing an appropriate baseline requires a least one full year of consecutive energy consumption data and the gross square footage of all terminal and administrative building space for that year.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-15 4 EC 1 – Terminal Building Energy Use FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS Energy conservation and efficiency practices in existing buildings provide airports with low/no-cost options for reducing the energy use intensity of airport buildings. Energy conservation -- such as turning lights off in favor of natural lighting -- is the most cost-effective means for reducing energy consumption because the action typically requires no capital cost.
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... D-16 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 1 Human Well-Being Airport Noise Compatibility METRIC: Performance is gauged by the number of Performance Actions achieved PURPOSE Airport Noise Compatibility promotes compatibility between airports and surrounding communities by minimizing noise from aircraft operations and construction activities. DEFINITION Airport Noise Compatibility is defined as airport noise exposure on surrounding communities and the effort to reduce noise exposure on incompatible land uses.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-17 2 HW 1 – Airport Noise Compatibility PERFORMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS The table below includes recommended actions from across airport infrastructure, operations, and management that can assist in improving airport noise and achieving higher performance thresholds. The list is suggestive and not exhaustive, and airports have the flexibility to determine how they will achieve performance through these activities and others.
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... D-18 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 3 HW 1 – Airport Noise Compatibility FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS Reducing airport-related noise impacts can enhance the quality of life for airport patrons and nearby residents, and increase community receptivity to future airport projects. Certain noise abatement practices for aircraft can reduce fuel burn and related emissions, shorten flight durations, and improve ground management of aircraft.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-19 1 Human Well-Being Labor Relations METRIC: Average percent annual employee retention rate across all labor categories. PURPOSE Labor Relations promotes the retention of airport personnel through reasonable compensation and benefits, along with their fair treatment.
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... D-20 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 2 HW 7 – Labor Relations PERFORMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS The table below includes recommended actions from across airport infrastructure, operations, and management that can enhance labor relations and achieve higher performance thresholds. The list is suggestive and not exhaustive, and airports have the flexibility to determine how they achieve performance through these activities and others.
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... Airport Sustainability Activities -- User Guide Excerpts D-21 3 HW 7 – Labor Relations DOCUMENTATION Tracking Airport Employee Retention Rate requires a yearly audit across all labor categories of the percent of airport employees that remain employed with the airport. The following calculation should be used to determine the airport employee retention rate for the performance year.
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... D-22 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options 4 HW 7 – Labor Relations FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS Airports should evaluate the risks and benefits of providing tools and resources for increasing employee engagement. Studies find disengaged employees take more sick days, produce lower quality work, are less productive, and generate poor sales.
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