b'PARKING SPECIAL REPORT MCI 55monitoring equipment allows the Aviationconcrete used to Department to continually track its energybuild the structure output.was sourced from the The solar array provides power toclosest plant to the the garage electrical system, includingwork site, reducing charging the airports electric bus fleet.truck emissions and fuel (See Page 44 for more information aboutconsumption. A white the buses.) Solar panels and wiring wereconcrete mixture wasMIKE BOYDdesigned and supplied by Good Energyused on the top layer of Solutions of Lawrence, KS, and installedthe structure to increase solar reflectivity. by Staco Electric.The structures tempered and laminated To accommodate travelers with electricglass faades, by Bendheim and Lngle vehicles, the new parking garage containsGlas, provide natural ventilation. The 60 charging stations (four in ADA- shingled design creates pockets of compliant stalls) plus conduit pathwaysair that slide between the glass panels, for future expansion. Valet attendantscreating airflow in and out of the garage.have access to another four spaces forInside the new building, the parking electric vehicles, so they can ensure thatguidance system helps drivers find customers vehicles are charged andparking spaces more quickly, which ready when they return.reduces associated fuel consumption and emissions. Lighting fixtures include PHOTO: MICHAEL ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHYCloser Parking for Employees daylight sensors to adjust output based With the new terminal open, the former Bon varying conditions, saving energy and designed the terminal. The firms visuallyand C terminals will be demolished later money. Fixtures throughout the garage integrated the new garage with the nearbythis year. The C Garage will also be razed.communicate through a wireless mesh terminal by using a similar structure, roofThe B Garage, however, has years of life network to allow full programming control and glass faade.left in it and will be repurposed forand optimization of the lighting system, Inside, an automated guidance systememployee parking.says Neibling.from TKH Security helps travelers findCurrently, the Aviation DepartmentGiven its many sustainability available parkingtransports hundreds of airport workersfeatures, the garage helped the overall spots. Smart sensorsto and from a surface parking lot aboutterminal achieve LEED BD+C NC (New monitor up to sixtwo miles away. Shuttle buses run all day,Construction) Gold certification. spaces simultaneously,every day, at a cost of $1 million per year. and bright red andMoving employee parking to the B GarageChallenges and Opportunitiesgreen LED lightsnear the terminal will not only eliminateDuring construction, one particularly tricky visually guidethis expense, it will also save employeestask was erecting pre-cast concrete panels motorists to availabletime. For instance, those working thefor the garage between key areas that had spaces. I dont knowJUSTIN MEYER 3:30 a.m. shift typically catch the 2:50to remain operational. On one side was an how I will be able to park in a garage thata.m. bus from the current employee lot.elevated roadway; on the other side, the doesnt have that, jokes Justin Meyer,Soon, they can drive right to the B Garageairport police station and FAA control tower. deputy director of AviationMarketing andand walk directly to the terminal. ItsWe were able to create a laydown rock Air Service Development. My eyes nowhopefully a cost savings and quality ofsubstrate that kept the flow and avoided immediately go to the ceiling. Were goinglife improvement for everybody, Meyerwasted material moving and weather delays to become very spoiled, very quickly withremarks. due to site conditions, Boyd explains. The that kind of technology.schedule of concrete pours was a challenge The system is reducing the time it Eco-Conscious Elements during the planning phase, so our field takes guests to park by as much as 63%,Concrete and foundations for the newsupervision team took on that challenge. he reports.garage included a high percentage ofBy working with the companys pre-build supplemental cementitious materials suchshop, the JE Dunn field team was able to Powering Up as fly ash and silica fume, which reducedconstruct its own leave-in-place bulkhead A 510-panel photovoltaic solar array onthe overall quantity of cement needed. Thisand a custom expansion joint block to the south faade of the garage is designedwas important for sustainability, as cementreduce labor and expedite workflow. to provide up to 168 kilowatts of energy,is a high carbon footprint material. The construction site was also which Neibling notes is the amount used byMike Boyd, vice president of JE Dunnconstrained by the airports master plan. 20 average homes per year. The systemsConstruction, notes that the pre-castWorking within the given boundary was AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2023'