Articles Tagged “Airports”

  • LA Airport Authority Receives Award

    LA Airport Authority Receives Award

    by admin on Jun 29, 2010 | No Comments

    The LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce presented the authority with its Sustainability Award.

    Posted in Energy, Environment, Exteriors, Interiors, Technology

  • WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Airport Planning FAIL

    WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Airport Planning FAIL

    by Heidi Schwartz on Sep 23, 2009 | No Comments

    Gibraltar Airport is famous for two things: transporting British tourists to and from the Iberian Peninsula and its proximity to the city it serves. While incredibly convenient, this close proximity–less than 1/3 of a mile–creates some major problems.

    Posted in Construction & Renovation, Economic Development, Facility Blog, New Facilities Construction, Topics

  • EPA Looks At Airport Deicing

    EPA Looks At Airport Deicing

    by admin on Aug 24, 2009 | 1 Comment

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule that would make deicing practices on aircraft and at airport runways more environmentally friendly while maintaining operational safety.

    Posted in Environment, Exteriors, Safety

  • WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Why did the turtle cross the tarmac?

    WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Why did the turtle cross the tarmac?

    by admin on Jul 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

    Air traffic at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport slowed to a crawl last week when a parade of more than 70 romantically inclined diamondback terrapins descended on the tarmac.

    Posted in Safety