Background Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Florida’s busiest airport, serving 50 million passengers annually before projections for rapid growth driven by the city’s business growth and tourism. The new 1.8 million square foot Terminal C facility addresses the challenges of rapid growth by increasing capacity while continuing to provide an exemplary passenger experience. It features elements that maximize the safety, security, and efficiency of the travel process including 100 percent automated screening lanes, 100 percent facial recognition “e-gates” for international departure, an innovative landside terminal design, and 100 percent trackable RFID Independent Carrier System. Terminal C’s design successfully navigated an aggressive four-year construction schedule without disrupting airport operations. The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate- maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages. An ode to the region, the terminal is an architectural depiction of everything that attracts tourists to Central Florida. The terminal’s design captures the elements of water, foliage and sky with expansive glass skylights, terrazzo art interpretations of natural springs and incredibly life-like artificial palm and bald cypress trees.
Impact Terminal C at the Orlando International Airport is designed to be part of one the first LEEDv4 airport campuses, reflecting the airport’s commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. The building’s strategic design includes a 35 percent targeted reduction in potable water use through efficient fixtures and equipment, a 25 percent targeted reduction in energy costs with a focus on thermal performance and optimal heating, and a 360-panel floating solar array to name a few. Terminal C also has a tremendous impact on the local community by being one of the first airports to fully integrate multimodal ground- air-rail transportation, including rail to South Florida that is now in operation. Technical Aspects • Aggressive four-year construction schedule to minimize disruption to current airport operations • Virtual design and construction modeling identified potential risks before construction and avoided conflicts by allowing contractors to sequence mechanical, electrical and plumbing work in tight quarters • Moving of 4,000,000 cubic yard of dirt and pouring of approximately 4.6 million square feet of concrete and asphalt pavement
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