{"id":4971,"date":"2021-12-09T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=4971"},"modified":"2022-02-03T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:56:58","slug":"maximum-eco-efficiency-for-kia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/maximum-eco-efficiency-for-kia\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum eco-efficiency for KIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
Obtaining LEED certification for the new passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport (KIA) was a project requirement proposed by the Kuwait Ministry of Public Works and designers Foster + Partners. This LEED certification is promoted by the US non-governmental organisation USGBC (United States Green Building Council), which awards the final certificate to the building upon completion of the independent review of the entire project documentation. The London-based architectural firm was commissioned to design the project in accordance with these sustainability strategies. Subsequently, the Turkish construction company Limak, winner of the construction competition, is executing the design in accordance with the best construction practices required by the certification.<\/p>\n
The project aims to generate at least 10% of the energy consumed inside, and reduces overall consumption by 27% compared to a reference building<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ineco is providing project management services for the three work packages into which the project has been divided, aimed at significantly increasing the country\u2019s passenger transit capacity, and establishing a new hub in the Persian Gulf. The project consists of a state-of-the-art infrastructure, which will set a new environmental benchmark for airport buildings. Its design responds to the local climate, one of the warmest inhabited environments on earth, and is inspired by local building shapes and materials.<\/p>\n
The passenger terminal has a floor plan with three symmetrical wings, where each fa\u00e7ade is 1.2 kilometres long, all extending from a spectacular 25-metre-high central space. The project aims to achieve LEED Gold certification for environmental design, and to being one of the largest passenger terminals in the world to do this.<\/p>\n