2024-11-05T05:27:15-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150164030/sea-walls-coming-soon-to-an-airport-near-you Antonio Pacheco 2019-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 >2019-10-14T18:45:27-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f38215007ae1e04866a01c2c5f67c6f4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Concerned that rising waves will flood runways and buildings in the coming years, officials at San Francisco International Airport are moving ahead with a $587 million plan to build a major new sea wall around the entire airport.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Under the proposed plan, <em>The Mercury News</em> reports, a system of concrete walls and steel plate-supported earthen levees will take shape around the airport's 10-mile perimeter. The walls will be designed to guard against a three-foot sea level rise and five-foot storm surge.&nbsp;</p> <p>SFO is the nation's seventh busiest airport, while its runways sit roughly 10-feet above current sea level.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/30215329/sfo-terminal-2-is-the-first-u-s-airport-to-achieve-leed-gold-certification MikeChino 2011-12-08T12:47:00-05:00 >2012-10-01T17:51:14-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gp/gpt4vfpdmtv1jy7y.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>With innovative mechanical systems, natural daylighting, clear signage and a variety of behind the scenes sustainability strategies, San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 2 has become a destination unto itself. And the LEED Gold certification? Well, that's just an added bonus.</p></em><br /><br /><p> San Francisco's Terminal 2 just became the first airport in the United States to achieve LEED Gold certification, and Inhabitat hit the scene yesterday to bring you exclusive photos of the airy, energy-efficient building renovated by Gensler.</p>