How Assessing Wind Informs Vertiport Design and VTOL Operations
Wind plays a major role in the safe design and operations of heliports and is a critical part of vertiport…
Sector: Airports
Operational Excellence Meets First-Class Passenger Experience
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Airports are evolving from transit hubs to main attractions. With our expertise, you can confidently create exceptional airport experiences that prioritize safety, sustainability, and passenger comfort.
From planning to operations, we provide tailored solutions that enhance traveler satisfaction while minimizing environmental impacts. Transform your vision into a resilient airport that meets the demands of today and adapts to the challenges of tomorrow.
Addressing airport challenges
Successful airport design, development, and operations come with many challenges from climate change and sustainability to shifting travel and traffic patterns. Striking the right balance between growth and environmental goals is important as air travel shifts to pre-pandemic traffic levels. The changing climate is also a challenge as airports strive to create more resilient infrastructure that is able to withstand changing weather patterns. From regulations, increasing construction costs, to unexpected weather, disruptive noise, and operational interruptions, we bring the right engineering solutions to even the most unique airport challenges. Create airports that are both functional and future-proof.
The right insights at the right time
From airport development and master planning to operations and renovations, we have the right experience and expertise to solve any challenge. Explore services for every stage of airport development below.
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Services
- Air quality
- Building-induced windshear and turbulence
- Environmental noise sustainability strategy
How we help
We collaborate and support your vision with technical expertise across every climate and performance engineering discipline. Create more resilient airports that exist in harmony with their environment and community.
Elevate passenger comfort and experience
Today’s traveler expects a seamless airport experience. We help create spaces that integrate the natural and built environments for a better passenger experience. Our expertise in acoustics, ventilation, daylighting, and microclimate engineering ensures your airport is designed with passenger comfort in mind.
Achieve your sustainability vision
Reduce your environmental footprint with sustainability strategies tailored to your specific airport and climate. Minimize your carbon footprint and maximize facility performance with our expertise in greenhouse gases, energy and water modeling, building enclosures, commissioning, and renewable energy.
Strengthen structural resilience and safety
Optimize structural resilience and potentially save on building costs and embodied carbon with reliable wind and snow load assessments. We evaluate wind effects on air traffic control towers, providing mitigation solutions for both structural integrity and occupant comfort.
Safe and efficient operations
Minimize delays, manage winter operations, and protect passenger and worker safety in all weather conditions with our state-of-the-art weather forecasting solutions.
Holistic engineering solutions
Airport design challenges are complex. Our holistic suite of services offers climate responsive design and human-centric solutions that maximize performance while minimizing impact.
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Kuala Lumpur airport
Billy Bishop Airport, Toronto
wind tunnel model
Weather, climate, and wind analysis
We optimize your airport structures to deliver peak performance, substantial cost savings, and enhanced climate resilience. Our expert team leverages advanced aerodynamics and structural engineering knowledge to conduct thorough wind and snow load assessments on your terminal buildings and air traffic control towers. By applying cutting-edge modeling techniques, we help you improve structural integrity while potentially reducing construction costs and embodied carbon. Our climate expertise ensures your airport is designed to withstand unique environmental challenges, enhancing long-term sustainability and operational efficiency. You’ll benefit from a holistic approach that not only fortifies your facility against extreme weather but also contributes to significant lifecycle cost savings and improved overall performance.
Kuala Lumpur airport
Create better airport experiences with human-centric design solutions
We enhance the passenger experience through advanced engineering, focusing on key areas that impact passenger comfort such as acoustics, ventilation, daylighting and microclimate management. Our strategies optimize sound for better speech intelligibility, improve air quality with effective input to the mechanical design, and maintain comfort in both indoor and outdoor spaces, including terraces. Its just one of many ways that our human-centered approach creates better airport experiences.
Billy Bishop Airport, Toronto
Hassle-free land use planning and environmental services
Our environmental services enable airports to integrate with their local ecosystems and communities. We help you navigate complex land use compatibility issues surrounding your airport, focusing on noise, air quality, and odor concerns. Our team can identify potential impacts on neighboring communities and develop tailored mitigation strategies. We assist you in meeting regulatory requirements and preparing detailed environmental impact assessments. By leveraging our advanced modeling techniques and deep understanding of airport operations, we provide you with valuable insights to mitigate potential impacts. This proactive approach not only helps you minimize risks and foster positive relationships with community stakeholders but also supports your long-term growth plans.
United States
Dulles Airport Automated People Mover
Collaboration on the design of a smoke management strategy for two automated people mover train stations
Asia Pacific
Australia & Oceania
Sunshine Coast Airport
Noise and vibration assessment guiding a major airport expansion
Central & South America
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Confronting wind and turbulence risks at 8,000 feet
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FAQs about our airport services
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We’ve supported airport operations with advanced weather forecasting services that enhance safety and efficiency. Our work includes delivering timely, accurate weather insights tailored to aviation needs, helping operations teams make informed decisions around scheduling, runway management, de-icing, and emergency response. These forecasting solutions have become a critical part of day-to-day operations at the airports we serve.
Targeted engineering is key to delivering a better overall airport experience for passengers. We’ve worked with airports to create more comfortable, human-centered environments by managing temperature, air quality, and lighting across terminals and surrounding spaces. Our engineering solutions have addressed issues like floor vibrations, excessive noise, and glare from both natural and artificial light. By optimizing ventilation and microclimate conditions, we’ve helped airports deliver a smoother, more relaxed experience from curb to gate.
We’ve helped leading airports improve energy efficiency by designing and implementing sustainable systems that reduce consumption and waste. Our past work includes optimizing HVAC and lighting systems, integrating on-site renewable energy sources, and deploying smart technologies to monitor and manage energy use in real time. These solutions have helped our clients lower carbon emissions, reduce operating costs, and transform their terminals into greener, more sustainable travel hubs.
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