Project Description
I shortened the project title in the "name" field above. thinking it'll look cleaner on the site/in newsletters. also, can you make sure the promo headline and abstract fields on the overrides tab match the title and the description on the SEO tab? looks like they're not the same at the moment. I added ", by PAU" on the SEO tab, btw.FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
Practice for Architecture and Urbanism’s adaptable and sustainable design for a new generation of air traffic control towers builds on the legacy of I.M. Pei’s iconic mid–century towers, providing a distinctive architectural solution that blends aesthetics and function for the 21st century. Updated to address the evolution of aviation technology and safety along with changing environmental and climate conditions, PAU has created a new prototype that will replace aging control towers at more thanover 100 regional and municipal airports across the United States. PAU’s streamlined model uniquely expresses its structural, mechanical, and operational building systems, featuring a composition of visually interesting geometries and exposed beams and columns.
The new air traffic control towers are standardized yet highly flexible, allowing for customizable colors and materials to meet the needs and reflect the local identities of their respective sites. They will also accommodate varied structural systems, ranging in height from 63 to 119 feet and utilizing different combinations of precast concrete and sustainable cross-laminated timber for floors and walls to meet requirements for a range of seismic and climate zones. The interior spaces prioritize the health and wellness of air traffic controllers, providing integrated daylighting and comfort systems and fresh air ventilation to create the most hygienic environments possible, and incorporating materials and finishes that ensure ease of maintenance over extended periods of time.
Where possible, PAU’s design will employ geothermal heating and cooling to generate clean, renewable energy. Other sustainability features include high recycled content steel and metal products, low embodied carbon construction materials, ultra efficient water fixtures and equipment, advanced measurement and energy monitoring, high performance facades with minimal thermal bridging, and all electric building systems. Designed in shippable parts, PAU’s modular prototype also enables an efficient construction process, emphasizing shop fabrication over on-site work and decreasing each tower’s carbon footprint.
PROJECT CREDITS
Project: Sustainable Air Traffic Control Towers at Municipal and Smaller U.S. Airports
Project Team: PAU;, Thornton Tomasetti;, HDR;, JB&B;, Connico;, Billings Jackson.I italicized this and added semicolons, FYI!
Client: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration