b'TERMINALSPIT 15construction is finished, Sponza says. And it wasnt just to checkConstruction of a microgrid, five natural gas generators and the box in terms of a score card, she specifies, but rather to doinstallation of 10,000 solar panels on top of a former landfill the right thing and have the most positive impact.all moved forward. Combined, these projects provide resilient Rainwater collected from the new roofs is stored in tanks andelectricity to the old and new terminals and are saving the airport used for irrigation in landscaping around the airport, including themore than $1 million per year in utility costs. PIT is the first airport new outdoor terraces. Procurement and use of local materialsin the world to be powered entirely by its own solar- and natural was prioritized, as was the recycling of construction waste,gas-powered microgrid, notes Hoback.including 86,000 tons of crushed concrete reused for roads. TheThe forced pause caused by the pandemic provided the new terminal is expected to achieve LEED Gold Certification.opportunity for the design team to make sure the terminal design met the Airport Authoritys goals in a post-pandemic world, Coordinating Constructionwhich influenced some aspects of the project. For example, an Noting the timeline, Hoback identifies COVID-19 as the primaryeight-week charette with HDRs healthcare experts addressed challenge faced during this project. In March 2020, the design waspassenger and workplace safety, leading to changes in the HVAC 90% complete. Then industry instability and uncertainty delayedsystems and air handling in the new facility. final approval from airline partners and adjustments were needed.I think all of the things we did during that period really paved the The project had received unanimous verbal support from itsway for a very successful post-pandemic airport, Sponza reflects.airlines, but only two signatures, when the pandemic hit, HobackMarrying the new terminal with the existing facility was another recalls. Even with the industry in flux and so many unknownschallenge. One particularly tricky transition was in the baggage looming, PIT leadership pressed on. We didnt just stop in theclaim hall. Those floor heights did not match up at all with the middle of the project, Hoback explains. We went on and didexisting building, so we needed to make some adjustments to other enabling work and continued to refine the design.make sure that everything lined up perfectly, says Sponza. When theres a lot on the linePaint equipment built to optimize time, money, and safety. Marks up to 36 wide in a single passAccommodate multiple additional guns to be able to paint patterns and colors in a single passExclusive use of latex paint, creating less runway debrisContract #080521-EZL1920 Albany Place SEOrange City, IA, 51041(800) 373-4016sales@ezlinerarrow.comezlinerarrow.comAirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2025'