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Video answers: ‘Can an airport be green?’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The use of elements of the natural world in terminal designs is becoming more popular nowadays.
  2. The expansion project at Oslo airport exemplifies this characteristic.
  3. They achieved their objectives by using simplicity with terminal signage, by keeping the airport as quiet as possible, by adding trees to the food court and by adding green walls and waterfalls.
  4. Large floor to ceiling glass panels allow as much daylight as possible into the building.
  5. Snow which is collected during the winter helps to cool the building during the summer.

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Video: ‘Can an airport be green?’

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This week’s video reports on how one airport is trying to be the greenest airport in the world. Watch to video to find out how it’s doing that.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What characteristic in airport design is becoming more popular nowadays?
  2. Which airport mentioned in the video exemplifies this characteristic?
  3. How did the architects of this project achieve their objectives?
  4. How has the design incorporated daylight?
  5. How is the airport using the winter months to be more environmentally friendly?

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Can An Airport Be Green? | Business Traveller

Oslo Airport is a model for how all airports could be. We meet one of its architects to discover how by incorporating elements of Norway’s natural beauty in its design, they have created a space that is calming for the stressed-out passengers passing through.