b'12 BLV TERMINALSdifferent from dispensers in the existing terminal. Custodial staff suggested making the equipment consistent throughout the facility. That was great feedback, because it ended up being quite a big savings operationally to not maintain multiple different products for restocking, says Elliott.Axis also coordinated project phasing, including detailed contingency plans, and orchestrated the complex overnight move of the TSA checkpoint from the second floor to the first. All of the equipment had to be broken down and taken out of a second-floor window, coordinated and assembled airside, installed in the new building and then reconnected to go through Site Acceptance Testing, Elliott explains. It was a really critical move to get everything up and going so we didnt impact operations. A detailed minute-by-minute timeline that started after the last flight at 10 p.m. on a Monday dictated the process. As planned, the first checkpoint lane was up and running by 1 p.m. on Tuesday, and the second came online that evening. Because there were no flights out of BLV in that time, operations were not impacted during the transition. Phasing renovations in the existing terminal was tricky due Architects extended a canopy across the length of the new additionto limited facilitiessuch as, two baggage claims and only one but maintained focus on the arched roof and entrances of theset of restrooms. That was a big piece we spent a significant original building. Furniture that elevates traveler experienceagati.com/space-types/airport-furnitureNovember | December 2023AirportImprovement.com'