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DEC 2015-JAN 2016

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10 airportbusiness December 2015/January 2016 INDUSTRY NEWS Airports Rank Higher on Smart Buildings List Honeywell and KRC Research surveyed near- ly 500 buildings across the United States in seven key cities and created a first-of-its-kind global index--the Honeywell Smart Building Score--that measures a building's IQ and "smartness" across three main indicators: safety, productivity and greenness. The results found that in general the "smartness" of U.S. buildings is low, ranking only 35 on a scale of 1 to 100, and that safety and security in U.S. buildings are higher priorities than going green. The survey covered eight verticals: educa- tion, airports, hospitals, high-rise residential, government offices, hotels, private offices and retail. The buildings that were evaluated are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. Among the key findings of the survey: f In general, the "smartness" of buildings in the United States is low. On a scale of 1-100, the average Smart Building Score among the facilities surveyed is 35. f Fifty-one percent of respondents cite safe- ty as the primary gauge of a smart building, while 27 percent say green assets and 22 percent say productive assets are the most indicative qualities. f According to the survey, the top three scor- ing assets in U.S. buildings are fire detection systems, efficient appliances and fixtures, and remote access/wired infrastructure. f Eighty-two percent of building managers agree about the beneficial nature of energy efficiency, while only 53 percent believe their building is "technologically advanced" enough to maximize efficiency. f Public buildings universally score higher on green (40 vs. 35), safe (47 vs. 35), and produc- tive (41 vs. 32) assets than private buildings, leading to an overall score of 43, compared to the overall private building score of 34. f Among the eight building types, airports (50), government offices (46) and hospitals (45) are the smartest buildings and high rise residenc- es (31) and private offices (31) are least smart. For more information on the Honeywell Smart Building Score and to download the whitepaper, visit www.buildingscore.honey- well.com/US. Gerald R. Ford International Airport … Completed a $20 million stormwater/glycol treat- ment System to eliminate environmental risks from aircraft deicing operations. Halifax International Airport Authority … Names Ian Arthur as its new Chief Commercial Officer, effective November 2. Hill Aircraft … A Phillips 66 Aviation branded FBO celebrat- ed their 60th anniversary with a block party blowout in October. Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners … Announces plans to deliver a world-class trans - portation system to Los Angeles International Airport through the estimated $5-billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP). Mountain West Aviation … Selects EPIC as its fuel provider for its new FBO locations in Nevada: one at Carson City Airport and the other at Elko Regional Airport. National Business Aviation Association … Awards aviation visionary Joe Clark, partner in Seattle's Gateway USA LLC, Clay Lacy Aviation LLC, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award. Orlando International Airport … Upgrades its automated passport control (APC) kiosks to include facial recognition for arriving passengers. Supplied by SITA, the technology is part of a new requirement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to authenticate identity by matching people's faces to the biometric record in their e-passport. Parabit Systems … Was selected to design, manufacture, install, and to provide monitoring and content updating services for the new Visitor Welcome Center installed within JFK International Airport's Terminal 4 - B Concourse. Port of Seattle … Launches the runway management solution RunWize, which includes FODetect, automat- ed Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection and BirdWize, ground level bird hazard management. Sacramento International Airport … Receives top marks from the FAA for passing its annual safety certification inspections with no discrepancies for the second consecutive year. Skanska USA … Hires Jeffrey Fucigna as project director, based in Skanska's Oakland office. Skypark Airport … An Avfuel-branded FBO, reopened with a new runway with LED lighting and PAPI—precision approach path indicators. TAG Aviation's … Flight Centre at Geneva International Airport recently took delivery of a new Mercedes Benz 'Antos' fuel truck. United Continental Holdings … Proposes a contract for its pilots that includes a 13 percent raise next year, as well as smaller raises in following years. Van Nuys Airport ... Hosts a grand reopening of grand reopening of its U.S. Customs and Border Protection office. The airport had been without a customs office since 2006. Westjet Air Center Inc. … Hosts a grand opening event to celebrate the completed construction of its $1 million new FBO facility. Will Rogers World Airport … Announces the Oklahoma City Airport Trust has approved the schematic design plans for the expansion of the airport terminal. The expan- sion will include a new streamlined security checkpoint, a public observation gallery, more shopping and dining amenities, space for future international air service and other high-tech enhancements.

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